Last week, Syrian social media accounts posted a declaration attributed to an until recently unheard-of group naming itself the 10 August Movement…

Why have short films been forgotten, despite the fact that they started it all?Cinema began with shorts (before moving on to full-fledged feature…

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For someone who has historically been viewed with deep suspicion by the West, the new-found popularity of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi bears…

Upon reaching the two-storey bridge in the centre of Baghdad from the Rusafa direction, you can start seeing the Green Zone and high rise towers…

The rise in the number of people living alone is one of the most important social changes unfolding in the modern world. Until the mid-20th century,…

In 2023, as the West is preoccupied with the war in Ukraine and the governments of the Middle East embrace a self-described era of “de-escalation,”…

Lebanon’s culture minister recently banned the summer blockbuster "Barbie" from cinemas, but the news has left many scratching their heads over the…

Ever since its inception in 1980, Al Majalla has been a leading Arabic-language news magazine. As such, it has a rich archive to pull from that…

Ongoing archaeological digs in Saudi Arabia are continuing to unearth clues that may help solve the famous mysteries of a bygone age.As the third…