Syrian-Egyptian composer, singer, virtuoso oud player and actor Farid Al Atrash is the subject of a new Google Doodle. The illustration marks what would have been his 110th birthday, on October…

The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award, HIPA, has announced it concluded the September edition of the Instagram Photo Contest themed ‘Your Office’. Five winners were…

Anonymous street artist Banksy has struck again, doing what he does best – clandestinely painting murals on public walls. The England-based illustrator has revealed he is behind a new mural that…

Thirteen books from seven countries have been shortlisted for the 12th Etisalat Award for Children’s Literature. Organised by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) and sponsored by…

Artist Ohud Abdullah Almalki has become the first Saudi woman to achieve a Guinness World Record title singlehandedly with her impressive feat — the largest coffee painting in the world…