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A displaced woman sits next her tent in an unofficial camp, erected along Beirut’s seafront area on 22 March 2026. DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP

Beirut's daily grind: between refuge, ruin and routine

Beirut continues to host exhibitions and sustain cultural life, but in a subdued, robotic fashion shaped by war and emotional numbness

Mimoza Al-Arrawi 25 March 2026
Iraqi painter and sculptor Dia al-Azzawi

Dia Azzawi’s latest murals mourn the ruin of Arab cities

Iraqi sculptor's epic wall-mounted installations evoke the destruction of Aleppo and Mosul, displayed in Beirut in the shadow of ongoing genocide in Gaza.

Mohamed abi Samra 11 October 2025
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Artist Elias Izoli returns with an exploration of balance

The Syrian painter's new exhibition shows how tragedies around the world have shaped him and his work

Mimoza Al-Arrawi 01 October 2025
The newly opened teamLab Phenomena, an immersive artwork experience museum, in the Saadiyat Cultural District in Abu Dhabi, on May 8, 2025. Giuseppe CACACE / AFP

TeamLab Phenomena in Abu Dhabi: where tech meets art

Different installations engage the five senses and offer visitors an immersive experience like no other

Abeer Younis 13 August 2025
Randa Fakhry's latest exhibition at the Zamalek Art Gallery in Cairo is titled Tiryāq (Elixir).

Egyptian artist Randa Fakhry unveils the final part in her trilogy

An exhibition is Cairo shows how the artist's work is evolving, with the more prominent inclusion of animals. Her works are soothing yet still filled with sadness and grief, reflecting her own journey

Mimoza Al-Arrawi 11 July 2025
"Just in Case" exhibition Courtesy of the artist and Sfeir-Semler Gallery Beirut/Hamburg

Gaza in metaphors: Taysir Batniji's latest art shown in Beirut

In his current collection, Palestinian artist Taysir Batniji tries to depict the Gaza war with art that has almost entirely lost its form, in part because events since October 2023 go "beyond descript

Nawal Al-Ali 10 March 2025
Alshaikh Idris, “Abstract 5” on view at Sotheby’s London as part of the Hafla exhibition Sotheby’s

Sotheby’s exhibition celebrates 50 years of Saudi art

What entered school curriculum in the late 50s under the influence of Crown Prince Faisal experienced a renaissance with the advent of the internet, which continues to this day

Bryn Haworth 26 September 2024
Sebastiao Salgado/nb pictures.com

Sony World Photography Awards: Snapshots of the apocalypse

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.

Bryn Haworth 20 May 2024
It makes no sense being beautiful if no one is ugly Makeupbrutalism (Eszter Magyar) Wellcome Collection (c) Benjamin Gilbert

The filtered life: Cult of Beauty exhibit shows the morbidity of selfhood

Though it appears to trace the history of beauty, what really interests the curator of The Wellcome Collection is beauty's fabrication and its obsolescence.

Bryn Haworth 05 March 2024
Hood. Photo of Philip Guston's work, taken by Bryn Haworth.

Cartoon villains: Inside Philip Guston's Tate Modern exhibition

Philip Guston, whose paintings are on show at Tate Modern in London until early 2024, went from being a representative of 'abstract expressionism' to a visual storyteller on the verge of figuration.

Bryn Haworth 30 October 2023
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Why a cornered Iran is also a problem for China

02 May 2026

Even when appeals to open the Hormuz Strait come from a close ally like Beijing, they fall on deaf ears in Tehran. But hope is not yet lost.

Xiaotong Yang
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Business & Economy

Global airfares soar amid ongoing US-Iran turmoil

04 May 2026

Airspace closures, rising fuel costs, shifting flight maps and delayed aircraft deliveries have repriced flights around the world, with some travel routes hit worse than others

Abdel-Rahman Ayas
A man holds a flag featuring the late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei and the new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran on 29 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
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Real Iran splits and the myth of division

04 May 2026

The argument is over the price and presentation, not the basic instinct to preserve the system

Alex Vatanka
A Lebanese guard stands in front of  Magen Abraham, the last Jewish synagogue in Lebanon at Wadi Abou Jmil, Beirut's former Jewish neighbourhood, in the war-devastated city centre. JOSEPH BARRAK / AFP
Culture & Social Affairs

New book recalls Beirut’s once-vibrant Jewish quarter

01 May 2026

Veteran Lebanese journalist Nada Abdelsamad transports readers back to the time when Beirut's Jewish quarter, known at the time as Wadi al-Yahud, was thriving

Abdul Rahman Mazhar Halloush
Turkish fighter jets fly over a warship in Kyrenia, in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. AFP
Politics

How the Iran war changed Türkiye’s security calculus

05 May 2026

Ankara's national security priority is no longer Kurds or Gülenists, but Israel. Likewise, in Tel Aviv, Türkiye is increasingly seen as a future Israeli adversary. Both are preparing accordingly

Rustum Mahmud

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