https://www.arabnews.com/lifestyle/art-culture en https://www.arabnews.com/node/2622103/art-culture <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-11-10 19:20</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Cultural Cafe, the literary partner of the Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission in Tabuk, recently hosted an evening titled “When Poetry Speaks,” the Saudi Press Agency reported on Monday.</p> <p> Writers, intellectuals and enthusiasts who attended discussed contemporary poetic structures and expressions of reality and life.</p> <p> Several attendees read their creations which included poems in traditional and modern styles. There were subsequent discussions about how poetry has been affected by rapid cultural and social changes in the world.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/10/4656869-657267099.jpg" width="1000" height="666" alt="" title="The Cultural Cafe, the literary partner of the Literature, Publishing and Translation Commission in Tabuk, hosted an evening titled When Poetry Speaks. (SPA)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/literature-publishing-and-translation-commission-lpt">Literature Publishing and Translation Commission (LPT)</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/tabuk">tabuk</a></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 16:25:49 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2622103 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2622045/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/234626">Saffiya Ansari</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-11-10 08:31</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: From learning her craft in a Cairo workshop in 1969 to launching boutiques from London to Riyadh, veteran jewelry designer Azza Fahmy is placing another bejeweled feather in her cap with a retrospective inside her boutique at the Grand Egyptian Museum.</p> <p> The retrospective of her eponymous brand combines archival and current pieces from the label’s Ancient Egyptian collections and the soon-to-be-launched Scarab Collection.</p> <p> Pieces from Azza Fahmy Jewelry’s collaboration with Beirut-based textile studio BOKJA are also on show.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/10/4656728-1875439811.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/fashion">Fashion</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div> Mon, 10 Nov 2025 05:41:35 +0000 saffiyanews 2622045 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621920/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/jumana-khamis">Jumana Khamis</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2025-11-08 22:18</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: Across the Arab world, traditional crafts are finding new life in the hands of modern makers. From Sharjah to Damascus, Beirut to Amman, artisans are reviving techniques once at risk of disappearing — transforming heritage into livelihoods and art into survival.</p> <p> In Saudi Arabia, 2025 has been declared the Year of Handicrafts — a nationwide initiative led by the Ministry of Culture and the Heritage Commission to highlight traditional crafts and bring them into the modern economy.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/09/4656331-498252114.jpg" width="1500" height="1410" alt="" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arab-artisans">Arab artisans</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/editor%E2%80%99s-choice">Editor’s Choice</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Sat, 08 Nov 2025 21:07:49 +0000 romulo 2621920 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621776/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/jasmine-bager">Jasmine Bager</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-11-07 20:43</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DIRIYAH: Rows of art books, a DJ spinning records and an endless sea of colorful posters can mean only one thing — the second annual Paperback Art Book Fair is back at JAX District in Diriyah, running for three days and ending this Saturday.</p> <p> Organized by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation, the now-annual event has become a fixture in its cultural calendar and will continue to take place during the first week of November each year.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/07/4655910-1813705648.jpg" width="1200" height="700" alt="Organized by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation, the now-annual event has become a fixture in its cultural calendar. (AN photo)" title="Organized by the Diriyah Biennale Foundation, the now-annual event has become a fixture in its cultural calendar. (AN photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Saudi Arabia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/second-annual-paperback-art-book-fair">The second annual Paperback Art Book Fair</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/jax-district-diriyah">Jax district in Diriyah</a></div></div></div> Fri, 07 Nov 2025 18:00:00 +0000 malawi 2621776 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621712/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/110766">Adam Grundey</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-11-07 10:16</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: German filmmaker Edward Berger’s 2022 take on “All Quiet on the Western Front” was a masterpiece, and his English-language debut, last year’s “Conclave,” was a nuanced, smart political thriller. There’s no doubting his talent.</p> <p> However, “Ballad of a Small Player” is not on that level. While it’s a visual delight, reminiscent of Wes Anderson’s vividly realized worlds. But the unusual stylistic choices often seem forced — art for art’s sake. It’s not helped by Rowan Joffé’s screenplay, which fails to build on initial intrigue and ends up feeling thrown together.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/07/4655739-1212924881.jpg" width="1410" height="900" alt="" title="Colin Farrell in &#039;Ballad of a Small Player.&#039; (Netflix)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/entertainment">Entertainment</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/ballad-small-player">Ballad of a Small Player</a></div></div></div> Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:18:39 +0000 hams.saleh 2621712 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621710/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/khaled-al-khawaldeh">KHALED AL-KHAWALDEH</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-11-07 10:09</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: For centuries, the courtyard was the center of Arab homes. It acted as a meeting place that was visible to all and invited social cohesion and connection. </p> <p> The courtyard can be found in design practices across the Middle East and North Africa, valued for both its social and utilitarian properties — particularly as a central channel through which air could flow and as a place of welcome and hospitality.  </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/07/4655733-1247371835.jpg" width="1350" height="900" alt="" title="Abdullah Abbas (L) and Omar Darwish, founders of Some Kind Of Practice. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/when-does-threshold-become-courtyard">When does a threshold become a courtyard</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/some-kind-practice">Some Kind of Practice</a></div></div></div> Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:14:58 +0000 hams.saleh 2621710 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621709/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/shyama-krishna-kumar">Shyama Krishna Kumar</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-11-07 10:05</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: In the latest installment of the “Predator” franchise, director Dan Trachtenberg is breaking uncharted territory by challenging the boundaries of traditional genre constraints, according to stars Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi. </p> <p> “Predator: Badlands,” set further into the future than any previous entry in the “Predator” universe, introduces two complex characters who defy expectations. Fanning plays Thia, a Weyland-Yutanisynthetic android, and describes her character as a revolutionary departure from previous portrayals of humanoid machines.  </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/07/4655727-867971181.jpg" width="2148" height="900" alt="" title="Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek in &#039;Predator Badlands.&#039; (Courtesy of 20th Century Studios)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/entertainment">Entertainment</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/predator-badlands">Predator: Badlands</a></div></div></div> Fri, 07 Nov 2025 07:08:34 +0000 hams.saleh 2621709 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621625/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2025-11-06 13:18</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: The Grand Egyptian Museum will host the seventh Art Cairo fair from Jan. 22-26.</p> <p> The 2026 event takes the theme “Arab. Art. Here,” with curators aiming to celebrate the Arabic language as a living art form, a bridge between past and present, and a source of creative expression.</p> <p> It will be enhanced by the venue — the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization, which was officially opened in a glittering ceremony on Nov. 1.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/06/4655521-1053483212.jpg" width="900" height="506" alt="" title="Organizers have reported that total sales at the sixth edition of the fair exceeded $1.2 million. (Supplied) " /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div> Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:21:02 +0000 saffiyanews 2621625 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621611/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/jasmine-bager">Jasmine Bager</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2025-11-06 11:01</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: Salone del Mobile Milano — billed as the world’s largest design and furniture fair — will make its Middle East debut in Riyadh’s King Abdullah Financial District on Nov. 26.  </p> <p> Titled “Red in Progress. Salone del Mobile.Milano meets Riyadh” the three-day showcase is being organized in partnership with the Architecture and Design Commission under the Ministry of Culture. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/06/4655487-1993276255.jpg" width="1600" height="900" alt="" title="A render of Gio Forma&#039;s site-specific installation for Salone del Mobile Milano in Riyadh. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/salone-del-mobile-milano">Salone del Mobile Milano</a></div></div></div> Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:04:24 +0000 shyama.kumar 2621611 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621569/art-culture <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/jasmine-bager">Jasmine Bager</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2025-11-05 23:29</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> As the Kingdom celebrates the Year of Handicrafts, Thaqeb, a Saudi brand from the Eastern Province, is bringing locally inspired products into the spotlight.</p> <p> Founded in 2020 by four design graduates from Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal University — Aseel Alhussaini, Sarah Alghamdi, Raghad Sendi and Farah Aldossery — the brand fills a gap in the market for contemporary, sustainable Saudi souvenirs that blend tradition with modern, eco-conscious design.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/05/4655376-1756931389.jpg" width="1114" height="1485" alt="" title="(AN photo)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/05/4655378-1210613901.jpg" width="1114" height="1485" alt="" title="(AN photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/what-we-are-buying-today">What We Are Buying Today</a></div></div></div> Wed, 05 Nov 2025 20:35:02 +0000 Sajjadkk 2621569 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621560/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/nada-alturki">Nada Alturki</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2025-11-05 22:45</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The annual Noor Riyadh, the region’s largest international festival of light and art, has announced its list of participating artists, gearing up for the 2025 launch that will run from Nov. 20-Dec. 6. </p> <p> The show, curated by Mami Kataoka, Li Zhenhua and Sara Almutlaq, takes place in various hubs across Riyadh and will include 60 artworks by 59 artists, representing 24 nationalities, with 35 newly commissioned pieces. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/05/4655355-843513697.jpg" width="964" height="715" alt="" title="The show will include a special installation titled &quot;Scenes of a Matrimony&quot; (pictured) dedicated to the work of the late Safeya Binzagr (1940 – 2024), a leading figure of Saudi Arabia’s modern art movement and the first female Saudi artist to hold a solo exhibition in 1968. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">Saudi Arabia</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/noor-riyadh">Noor Riyadh</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-art">Saudi Art</a></div></div></div> Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:51:11 +0000 Sajjadkk 2621560 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621499/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/fady-francis">Fady Francis</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2025-11-05 14:03</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> CAIRO: The Grand Egyptian Museum opened its doors to the public on Tuesday and attracted around 18,000 visitors, underscoring widespread enthusiasm to explore Egypt’s newest cultural and archaeological landmark.</p> <p> Fittingly, GEM opened on a historic date, marking 103 years since the legendary discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb on Nov. 4, 1922.</p> <p> The largest archaeological museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization, GEM is located around 2 km from the Giza Pyramids and covers a total of 490,000 sq. meters.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/05/4655184-1469254990.jpg" width="900" height="675" alt="" title="The mask of Tutankhamun is a gold funerary mask that belonged to Tutankhamun. (Arab News Photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div> Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:09:58 +0000 saffiyanews 2621499 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621445/art-culture <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111791">Afshan Aziz</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-11-04 23:44</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: British Indian filmmaker Rowan Athale’s “Giant,” the boxing biopic starring Amir El-Masry and Pierce Brosnan, is set to open the fifth edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival.</p> <p> The festival held a press conference on Nov. 4 at Culture Square in Al-Balad to announce the lineup and major highlights of the event, which takes place from Dec. 4-13.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/05/4655052-905869845.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="Amir El-Masry and Pierce Brosnan. (Getty Images)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/red-sea-international-film-festival-rsiff">Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF)</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/amir-el-masry">Amir El-Masry</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/pierce-brosnan">Pierce Brosnan</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 21:04:03 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2621445 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621402/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/rahaf-jambi">Rahaf Jambi</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-11-04 17:37</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The fourth edition of the European Film Festival began on Monday in Riyadh, featuring 15 films from as many European countries — all subtitled in Arabic and English — until Nov. 11.</p> <p> The bridge-building event has been organized by the Delegation of the EU to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in collaboration with Arabia Pictures, VOX Cinemas, the Saudi Film Commission, as well as embassies of member states. </p> <p> On Monday, ambassadors, media representatives and other individuals were shown the Latvian film “Flow,” winner of the 2025 Oscar for Best Animated Feature.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/04/4654951-1089111766.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="The fourth edition of the European Film Festival began on Monday in Riyadh, featuring 15 films from as many European countries. (AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/04/4654952-1479785991.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="The fourth edition of the European Film Festival began on Monday in Riyadh, featuring 15 films from as many European countries. (AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/04/4654953-18194328.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="The fourth edition of the European Film Festival began on Monday in Riyadh, featuring 15 films from as many European countries. (AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/04/4654954-908538212.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="The fourth edition of the European Film Festival began on Monday in Riyadh, featuring 15 films from as many European countries. (AN Photo/Huda Bashatah)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/european-film-festival">European Film Festival</a></div></div></div> <span class="label abs-el uppercase special"> Special </span> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:41:46 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2621402 at https://www.arabnews.com https://www.arabnews.com/node/2621401/art-culture <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-11-04 17:17</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> LONDON: Campaigners in Egypt have demanded the return of artefacts held in Europe after the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo.</p> <p> It comes as Dick Schoof, the outgoing prime minister of the Netherlands, announced that a 3,500-year-old stone head from the dynasty of Thutmose III would be returned to Egypt during a summit with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in Cairo on Sunday.</p> <p> The handover, to take place later this year under the 1970 UNESCO Convention, comes after the item was seized in Maastricht at an art fair in 2022.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="https://www.arabnews.com/sites/default/files/2025/11/04/4654949-1113213432.jpg" width="1000" height="667" alt="" title="Visitors hold mobile devices in front of the golden burial mask of King Tutankhamun after the official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, Egypt, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. (AP Photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/egypt">Egypt</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/rosetta-stone">Rosetta Stone</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/grand-egyptian-museum">grand egyptian museum</a></div></div></div> Tue, 04 Nov 2025 14:25:21 +0000 seamus.obuachalla 2621401 at https://www.arabnews.com