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Saudi creatives urged to embrace reflection as catalyst for innovation
Saudi creatives urged to embrace reflection as catalyst for innovation
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Car Sick’ explains why city streets are not safe for anyone who’s not in a car
What We Are Reading Today: ‘Car Sick’ explains why city streets are not safe for anyone who’s not in a car
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‘I Am a Woman’: Saudi play finds universal meaning in women’s stories
JEDDAH — The experiences of women can resonate across cultures and circumstances. That idea runs through the cast and crew of Lana Komsany’s play I Am a...
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Saudi Culture Ministry to Launch Quarter Tone Exhibition at Fenaa Alawwal Center in Riyadh
The Ministry of Culture is scheduled to launch the Quarter Tone exhibition next Wednesday at Fenaa Alawwal Center, where it will run through November 7. The art exhibition offers a sensory experience exploring the intersection between music and visual art. The Quarter Tone exhibition is an artistic project conceived by artist Naseer Shamma. Its concept uses sawdust and wood remnants generated from the making of the oud to create visual artworks that transform the material from its traditional function into compositions evoking sound, maqam, and rhythm, SPA reported.
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KSGAAL Opens Fifth Annual International Conference on Arabic Language and Culture
The King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL) opened its fifth annual international conference today in Riyadh, convening prominent researchers, linguists, and cultural scholars from Saudi Arabia and abroad for a two-day forum. The conference highlights the pivotal role of the Arabic language in shaping cultural identity, collective memory, and intellectual discourse, while exploring its contributions to civilizational exchange, translation, and intercultural dialogue, SPA reported.
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Stone Towers of Aseer: A Legacy of Defense and Storage
The “qasabat” (watchtowers) stand among houses and farms in several villages of old Aseer Region, bearing witness to an architectural tradition closely linked to residents’ security and daily lives. Depending on their design and function, they monitored roads and village entrances and stored grain and provisions, forming part of the region’s architectural and social heritage. The qasaba, the singular form of qasabat, is one of the architectural forms for which the villages of Aseer are known, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
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Did the fall of al-Andalus reshape Europe forever?
Deja Vu traces Europe’s Muslim history from Al-Andalus to today. Why are Muslims still treated as outsiders?
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Two Mongolian saker falcons fetch $147,000 at Riyadh hunting exhibition
Two Mongolian saker falcons fetch $147,000 at Riyadh hunting exhibition
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Much-loved UAE theatre veteran and educator Eric Dury dies | The National
British performer spent more than 25 years on UAE stages while teaching at the University of Sharjah and Zayed University
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After BTS, Stray Kids boycotts Grammys; Blackpink ineligible for nomination
The absence of Kpop's major players from the Grammys throws the legitimacy of the Asian Pop category into further doubt
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Saudi exhibition traces kings’ bond with falconry through rare photographs, artifacts
Saudi exhibition traces kings’ bond with falconry through rare photographs, artifacts
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The story of a book in Gaza: A treasured possession given new lease of life
With libraries, schools and homes destroyed in Gaza, surviving books have become treasured possessions.
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Kuwaiti artist Aseel Al-Yaqoub wins Ithra Art Prize 2026
Kuwaiti artist Aseel Al-Yaqoub wins Ithra Art Prize 2026
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Baghdad Secures Limited US Approval for Iranian Flights
Under pressure from armed factions, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s government secured US approval for Iranian airlines, excluding Mahan Air, to operate 40 daily flights to and from Najaf airport, drawing praise from Iran-aligned figures and groups in Iraq. The US Treasury Department issued a tightly restricted, one-month license last Tuesday, allowing Iraqi Airways to fly to Iran exclusively from Najaf airport.
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Perform Sharjah 2026: Shows to see, from audience-made theatre to giant puppets | The National
All performances are free, with works spanning theatre, dance, puppetry and multimedia performance
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Cartoon by Amjad Rasmi. (Courtesy of Asharq Al-Awsat)
Cartoon by Amjad Rasmi. (Courtesy of Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Remains of Bulgaria’s Czar Samuel return ‘home’ after 1,000 years
The emperor is a symbol of Bulgarian national identity whose repatriation stoked tensions with Greece.