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Al Waraqoon and UPP team up to bring Arabic culture, tradition...

Al Waraqoon, a research and publishing house based in the Kingdom of Bahrain has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with United Printing and...

‘Gulf Nights’ sets the tone for serious discussions on regional cinema...

The third edition of the Gulf Film Festival, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman...

Sharjah – A World Book Capital 2019, UNESCO

Signalling a ground-breaking achievement for the UAE and the Arab world, Sharjah has been crowned with the prestigious ‘World Book Capital’ title for 2019...

Gulf Film Festival offers young filmmakers a growth platform, say documentary...

The third edition of the Gulf Film Festival, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al ...

Materialism and Commerce Have ‘taken Christmas hostage’

This year, Pope Francis warned that the holiday season has been taken hostage by the “lights of commerce.” During his annual Christmas Eve mass at...

Celebration of Russian Art with Eternity Art & Culture Foundation

Eternity Art & Culture Foundation, a pioneering promoter of Russian art and culture in the Middle East, was officially launched in the United Arab Emirates during a glamorous event held at the Mehteran Theatre, Jumeirah Zabeel Saray

Dubai Culture Launches ‘Reading Box’ Initiative

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate's dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, announced the launch of its ‘Reading Box’ initiative...

Artists-in-Residence Dubai invites submissions for 2013 edition

The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated Authority for culture, arts, and heritage - in partnership with the Delfina Foundation,...

Historical Photography Exhibition at The Dubai Mall

Rare opportunity to see pictures of old Dubai, as old as half a century.

Bollywood: An Afternoon with Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka, Farhan, Ritesh

Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra, actor-director Farhan Akhtar and producer Ritesh Sidhwani will participate in a public interactive session as part of the eighth Dubai International Film Festival

To 10 E-books of 2015

Whether consumers purchase print or e-books often depends on the genre. Children’s books saw print sales increase from 2013 to 2015. Meanwhile, the e-book...

‘Reading Box’ Opens in City Walk

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has announced the launch of the second edition...

Four Books for Young Library Lovers

When the weather outside is frightful, families head to the library for fun. Four recent books for young readers ranging from toddlers to teenagers,...

Our Summer is Filled with Culture & Arts Programme Kicks Off

Dubai Public Library Launches Eighth Edition of ‘Our Summer is Filled with Culture & Arts’ Programme · 11 day children’s programme to provide a variety...

Young women filmmakers dominate Student Competition selection at GFF

The third edition of the Gulf Film Festival, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Majid Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al ...

Dubai Festival for Youth Theatre honours finest Emirati talent at...

The best of youth theatre talent in the UAE was honoured at the closing ceremony of the fourth edition of the Dubai Festival for...

‘Young Artist Award’ competition introduces ‘Architecture’ category

The Cultural Office of Her Highness Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s announceed new updates to the ‘Young Artist Award’ competition in...

Easter and History behind Easter Traditions

For a large part of the world Easter is among the most important holidays of the year. We usually associate it with the Easter...