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Egypt unveiled Sunday a restored version of the “Tondo of the Two Brothers,” a prized 2nd-century painting from the famed Fayoum portraits. Specialists from Rome worked alongside conservators from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir — where the collection is usually kept — for three weeks to restore the artwork, officials said at a press conference.
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Josh Brolin on ‘Whalefall,’ parenthood, lessons on discomfort
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French archaeologist documents AlUla’s historic civilizations
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Already named the 2025 Oxford Word of the Year, "rage bait" has also been widely adopted in German slang.
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Mongolian falcon fetches record SR1.4m at Riyadh auction
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Graffiti artist honours Spain’s housing rights figure ‘Maricarmen’
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Senior Iranian officials have criticised the comments made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about Iranian history during a speech in Athens on Wednesday, in which he drew parallels between ancient Greco-Persian conflicts and modern tensions between Tehran and Washington.
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‘Conversation with the Sea,’ ‘Thirteen in Gaza’ head to Doha Film Festival
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These oral genres functioned as the primary historical vessel of the desert long before written records took root
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Paris: Laura Cappelle In 2006, the American director’s whimsical, candy-colored “Marie Antoinette” divided audiences with its Manolo Blahnik shoes and contemporary soundtrack. Yet the film has since become a classic, and Versailles is honoring its 20th anniversary with an exhibition at the Petit Trianon, the small chateau on the royal estate given to the queen for her private use in the 1770s, where part of “Marie Antoinette” was filmed.
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The recovered Renoir paintings, valued at millions, were stolen in a daring heist at Cagnes-sur-Mer last month.
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The two-day celebration returns to Radisson Blu, Dubai Deira Creek, on October 16 and 17 with music, dance and Indian food
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Red Sea Museum opens ‘Photographing Distance’ exhibition in Historic Jeddah
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Jasmine Jobson goes the distance as the British-Somalian boxer battling pain from her past and her family’s disapproval in a heavyweight, tick-the-boxes production
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Gaza playwright Ali Abu Yasin won the Writer of Courage 2026 award for his work exploring Palestinian life, occupation, and war through theatre.
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AI is a hot topic at this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. An international literary scandal has raised questions about machine-generated texts.
