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Frontman Adam Levine and Maroon 5 brought their catalogue of hits to Dubai to ring in the new year. Photo: Atlantis, the Palm

Maroon 5's New Year’s Eve concert in Dubai is a smashing success

Coming after their 2024 outing in Abu Dhabi, Atlantis The Palm show proves they can handle intimate venues as well as enormous arenas

Music & On-stage

Prague's Savarin district to be reimagined by Arab architect Omar Koleilat

Stranger Things finale: Five predictions for the show's last episode

From Amr Diab to Elissa, 15 Arabic New Year's Eve anthems for your playlist

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Guide to video games releasing in 2026, from Grand Theft Auto 6 to Tomb Raider

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Six novels that tell Sudan’s story across generations
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Celebrities marking milestone birthdays in 2026
Cynthia Erivo and Idris Elba on King Charles's New Year Honours List
From Ziad Rahbani to Lotfy Labib, Arab celebrities who died in 2025
11 ways to wish someone a Happy New Year in Arabic
Top 21 New Year's Eve concerts in UAE, from Alicia Keys to Najwa Karam
Arabic word of the weekHow 'halawa', or sweets, has connotations beyond taste

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Freedom Recalled runs until January 11 at Beit Beirut in Lebanon. Photo: Robert McKelvey

An artist-led exhibition reckons with Lebanon’s trauma

Freedom Recalled brings together 36 artists to confront the country's scars from the civil war to today

Mumbai exhibition traces artistic exchange between India and the Arab world

Zayed National Museum opened its doors on December 3. Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi / UAE Presidential Court

Zayed National Museum launches softer lighting and sound elements in galleries

30 most anticipated films of 2026, from Toy Story 5 to Dune: Part Three

Joshua Liam Herderson, Stefania Gadda, Jade Oukid, and Tonin Janvier in Sirat (2025) photo: Los Desertores Films

The 10 best films of 2025

Private struggles and cultural impact of women behind golden age of Arab music

Six films of note by late Palestinian actor and director Mohammad Bakri

How the Emir wore his agal, and other cultural insights as Qatar museum turns 50

Metallica in the Middle East: Band documents regional tours on YouTube

Music & On-stage

The final episode of Stranger Things will run at a little more than two hours. Photo: Netflix

Stranger Things finale: Five predictions for the show's last episode

One of Netflix's most popular shows is finally coming to a end

The 10 best films of 2025

30 most anticipated films of 2026, from Toy Story 5 to Dune: Part Three

What time is season five, volume two of Stranger Things coming out worldwide?

Private struggles and cultural impact of women behind golden age of Arab music

Timothee Chalamet held Odessa A’zion’s hand through Marty Supreme

Six films of note by late Palestinian actor and director Mohammad Bakri

Prague’s historic centre will soon include a new development that will transform an entire inner block into a public destination. Photo: Crestyl Group

Prague's Savarin district to be reimagined by Arab architect Omar Koleilat

The company will spearhead the 15,000-square-metre project, due to open in 2029

An artist-led exhibition reckons with Lebanon’s trauma

Mumbai exhibition traces artistic exchange between India and the Arab world

Zayed National Museum launches softer lighting and sound elements in galleries

Sudanese author Leila Aboulela. Gary Doak / Writer Pictures

Six novels that tell Sudan’s story across generations

Sudanese fiction traces country’s political and social shifts

ReviewSheikha Bodour's book is self-portrait of one of Gulf’s key cultural thinkers

Ruth Ware, Asma Khan and Scott Turrow lead Emirates LitFest 2026 line-up

Five Emirati novels that reflect the UAE’s modern transformation

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