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Zach Bryan wears ‘Free Palestine’ T-shirt at Kraft Group's stadium
Zach Bryan wears ‘Free Palestine’ T-shirt at Kraft Group's stadium
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تحسن كبير في الصحة النفسية: لماذا يحتاج الجميع إلى صقل مهارات "البوشكرافت"
حافلة "بوشكرافت" تعيد الأوروبيين إلى أحضان الطبيعة.
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Who won Netflix's Physical 100: Italy and what happened in the finale? | The National
After a series of gruelling challenges and shock eliminations, the first Italian spin-off has crowned its winner, who takes home a €100,000 prize
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Watching Egypt's 2027 Oscars entry made me rethink my family's history | The National
Abu Bakr Shawky's 'The Stories' prompted me to look beyond the history I was taught as a child – and towards the people in my own family who lived through it
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Arabic word of the week: 'Qadar' is the destiny we cannot control | The National
The term explores how choice, chance and divine decree can shape the course of a life
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The nays have it: Palestinian musician uses ancient flute to campaign for recognition of Arab classical music | The National
Faris Ishaq hopes to elevate instrument in classical music traditions with his first solo album
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Ramla Ali’s In the Shadows: From Somali refugee to Olympic boxer
We speak to Ramla Ali about fleeing Somalia, secretly finding boxing and making Olympic history – and why ’In the Shadows’ is a story about more than sport
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Oscars 2027: All the Arab films submitted for Best International Feature | The National
Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine have entered submissions for the 99th Academy Awards
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Cotton Queen: Sudan’s colonial past meets its cinematic future
We speak with Suzannah Mirghani about ’Cotton Queen,’ Sudan’s disrupted film history, the legacy of British colonialism and making cinema during wartime
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Row erupts over Cairo mural depicting Tutankhamun and Nefertiti with dark skin
Artwork created in Tahrir Square for Chinese president’s state visit to Egypt is painted over amid allegations it revived Afrocentric claims about pharaohs’ origins
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Angry bird, cowardly lion: Funniest finalists revealed at Comedy Wildlife Awards 2026 | The National
More than 10,000 photographs from 112 countries were submitted to this year's contest
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When the World Saw van Gogh as ‘a Madman,’ she Saw his Genius
By Nina Siegal It was April 1912, and Helene Kröller-Müller was on a shopping spree. She wasn’t interested in the latest shoes or fashions. She was on the hunt for Vincent van Gogh’s portrait of Madame Augustine Roulin. She managed to find “La Berceuse,” as the painting is known, at a Paris gallery, and bought it on the spot. The next day, she went from gallery to gallery, looking for more van Gogh paintings, and took home a great haul: 15 in a single trip.
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Ten books by Arab writers to look out for this October | The National
A prize-winning Libyan novel and Iraqi poetry join new essays, English translations and a reissue of Qatari historical novel The Corsair
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Syrian Culture Minister Visits Madinah Research and Studies Center
Syrian Minister of Culture Mohammed Yassin Saleh visited on Thursday the Madinah Research and Studies Center, where he reviewed the center's scientific and cultural work and projects, as well as its efforts to document the history of Madinah and preserve its heritage and civilizational legacy.
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Saudi coffee: A cup of hospitality, heritage and identity
On International Coffee Day, explore Saudi coffee's cultural significance, regional flavors, hospitality traditions and the heritage of Khawlani coffee cultivation in the Kingdom.
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Saudi Coffee Celebrates Its Cultural Heritage on International Coffee Day
Saudi Arabia commemorated its cultural heritage as Saudi coffee renewed its authenticity on International Coffee Day, observed worldwide on October 1 each year, reflecting customs and traditions, as well as the values of generosity and hospitality. Saudi Arabia is among the world's highest coffee consumers, with Saudi coffee served as a cultural element symbolizing the noble values that characterize the Saudi people, including generosity and warm hospitality, according to SPA.
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2077: The Palestinian play asking who gets to survive the future
Play Review: Palestinian play 2077: Who Wants to Survive imagines a dystopian future of AI, surveillance and technological control
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Gaza documentary NAZA tops Italian box office, beats Avengers
NAZA was initially released as a three-day cinema event across 515 cinemas in Italy, with many screenings selling out.