'Norah' is the first Saudi film to be featured at the Cannes Film Festival. In an interview with Al Majalla, its director discusses the challenges he faced and how he feels about the landmark moment.

The images in this year's exhibition belie the air of reliable permanence. They show that the world is changing and at an alarming pace.

"Fallout" is the latest in a successful run of adaptations

The first ever Saudi opera singer tells Al Majalla about working with one of Britain's finest operatic performers on an ancient pre-Islamic tale sung in Arabic and performed in Riyadh.

In an interview with Al Majalla, the Istanbul-born author of 'The Circle' reveals how and where she writes, what has inspired her to capture tales of memory and minorities and what she is doing next

In Palestine, a future has unfolded from which all of us need to defend ourselves. We must find new political techniques to avert this nonsensical era of the worst that cannot stop worsening.

A curator's battle to commemorate Germany's forgotten genocide in Namibia

Erast Belling, an émigré from the Bolshevik revolution, soon found himself in tune with Damascus society and helped found a rich musical tradition, both there and in Lebanon

Israel has destroyed historic landmarks with deep religious and cultural significance that helped Gaza foster its unique sense of place and identity

Is the world's most populous country booming or broken?