In his new book, 'A World Without Law, Politics Without Principles', Ahmed Abdel Rabou asks if international law is still capable of addressing contemporary crises
In this monthly round up, we survey the latest releases from Arab and international cinema, from arthouse films to blockbusters and everything in between
From meaning to memory, artists who endured the war have used their work to reflect how their understanding of 'home' has been changed by the devastation
The winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize for Literature has drawn on the ancient Greeks to invent new forms of writing "in playful dialogue with the classical tradition"
From Gaza to Egypt, Lebanon, Morocco, Jordan, Iraq, and Algeria, this year's Arab Oscar submissions explore stories of conflict, displacement, memory, and survival
Each time the veteran Lebanese painter displays his past works, they bring a new lustre. It is not so much a push into the past as a pulling of the present
Both Tehran and Washington have powerful incentives to resolve the conflict through negotiations, but actors on all sides have reasons to derail these efforts
Beijing has been expanding its base in Djibouti, the tiny state that sits opposite Yemen across the Bab al-Mandab Strait. With numerous other states also in play, this is a region to watch
From machines that develop human emotions to societies governed by artificial intelligence, Arab novelists explore the promises and perils of a radically transformed future