Middle East/Culture

The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair brings many valuable items for auction, and this year it features a famous 15th century incunable worth over $250,000

'Terrestrial Verses' is a unique look at daily life in Iran, composed of short snapshots of people arguing with authority figures who are never shown on camera

'It is important to pay tribute to all women journalists who are prevented from doing their jobs and who face threats and attacks on their personal safety'

Program will discuss philosophical exchange and mutual influence between Judaism and Islam

'Cleopatra was Greek, which means she was blonde, not black'

Diane Neal's great grandparents escaped the Holocaust, now she's escaping antisemitism in the United States

'Something very interesting has happened, something that I wasn’t expecting at all. Arab women started buying on my website'

Mummies of dogs, goats, cows, gazelles and mongooses were also exhumed by a team of US archaeologists

The holy month for observant Muslims around the world will officially begin on Thursday as Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court ruled

Ramadan officially begins on first day of the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, which is determined by the sighting of the crescent moon

Artifacts on Siniyah Island in Umm al-Quwain date back to the region's pre-Islamic period in the late 6th century

"We want to teach people about art and why it's important to invest in"

'It's the culture, the education, that were deliberately destroyed, attacked, in a country with a thousands-year-old history'

Some artists are highlighting social concerns in the world, such as environmental issues, while others put an emphasis on political shifts

'One objective is to show what is happening in Iran. The second objective is for [Iranian] interrogators to see themselves in a mirror'

As well as damage to the old city of Syria's Aleppo and a fortress in southeastern Turkey, UNESCO says three other World Heritage sites could be affected

More than 120 artists from 35 countries will exhibit their work – from culinary experiences to art exhibits

'The series Fauda describes so well our local reality that it becomes almost anxiety-provoking, I am unable to watch it'

'The camels know the tone of their owner's voice and respond to him immediately, and if someone else calls them, they will not respond to him'

'At the time of the coronavirus pandemic, we did not see anyone in Petra. We hope from God Almighty that people will stay well'

'It's illogical to consider anything being traditional as a reason for it to be acceptable'

Her visit could tell a story of cautious optimism, as another example of how ties can be built between Arabs and Israelis

Hezbollah urges France to 'take firm measures to punish the perpetrators of this act, who attacked what is sacred and flouted the dignity of an entire nation'