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'Songs of Adam' by director Oday Rasheed screened at the fourth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival

‘Songs of Adam’ tells the tale of an Iraq that does not age

Screened at the Red Sea International Film Festival, the latest film by Iraqi director Oday Rasheed is the story of a child who refuses to grow up

Hussam al-Khawli 21 December 2024
A still from 'Naga'.

Saudi filmmaker Meshal Aljaser's psychedelic thriller 'Naga' takes viewers on a wild ride

Between bizarre hallucinations, a countdown to a 10 pm curfew, and the search for a rare Samsung phone charger, Sarah and Saad, under the influence of drugs, must also escape from a vengeful camel.

Firas Al-Madi 21 December 2023
CEO of Red Sea International Film Festival, Mohammed Al Turki speaks on stage during the Closing Night Gala Awards at the Red Sea International Film Festival on December 08, 2022 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Getty

Red Sea Film Festival kicks off with international and Saudi productions

The festival kicks off with the world premiere of the Saudi film "Inheritance", directed by Yasir Al-Yasiri, along with 35 other Saudi films.

Abdul Rahman Farouk 30 November 2023
Jomana Alrashid chairwoman of the Red Sea Foundation(L) and Mohammed Al Turki, Red Sea International Film Festival CEO at the 76th annual Cannes Film Festival. EPA

Red Sea Film Festival shines in the heart of Cannes

This year had the largest Arab presence in the history of Cannes, with nine Arab films featured. The Red Sea International Film Festival supported five of these films, in addition to the opening film.

Mohammed Rouda 24 May 2023
Red Sea Film Festival

Status of Arab Cinema Still Stagnant

As the Red Sea Film Festival gears up for its second round in December of this year in Jeddah, an important share of its agenda will focus on Saudi and other Arab productions. The festival…

Mohammed Rouda 09 September 2022
The number of visitors to the second edition of Riyadh Season (from October 20, 2021 until the end of March 2022) exceeded 10 million people.

Kingdom’s Vision 2030 Transfers Saudi Arabia to Vital Destination for Culture, Entertainment

There are many things in common between culture and entertainment in Saudi Arabia. A significant part of cultural activities bears a huge recreational aspect, while entertainment presents an…

Motasem Al Felou 18 February 2022
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US President Donald Trump speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet to negotiate for an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, US, August 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
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Trump-Putin meeting already seen as a win for the Kremlin

14 August 2025

Putin heads to Alaska, marking his first visit to the US in a decade and his first meeting with a US president since June 2021, when he shook hands with Biden in Geneva

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Tom Barrack: the businessman with a huge Middle East remit

08 August 2025

Donald Trump's ambassador to Türkiye and envoy to Syria has been having some critical conversations in regional capitals since April, from disarming Hezbollah to preventing another war with Israel

Omer Onhon
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Politics

Instead of respite, Gaza's war-torn brace for full Israeli occupation

16 August 2025

After nearly two years of bombing, death, and displacement, a further mass evacuation order from the north to the south is pending, with the Israeli endgame being the settlement of the Strip

Salem Al Rayyes
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How Vision 2030 diversified the Saudi economy

16 August 2025

In the second instalment of a two-part series, Al Majalla looks at how Saudi Arabia moved from a horizontal to a vertical development model, powered by an ambitious package of reforms

Hussein al-Sharaa
Syrian Defence Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and Turkish Defence Minister Yaşar Güler hold up an MOU on security cooperation in Ankara on August 13, 2025. Syrian Foreign Ministry
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The implications of expanded Syria-Türkiye military ties

15 August 2025

Israel has made clear its objection to Turkish military bases in Syria. Could a recently signed MOU between Ankara and Damascus to boost security cooperation threaten Türkiye's good ties with the US?

Omer Onhon

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