Emirati artist Dr. Karima Al Shomali has won second place at the Fine Arts Exhibition hosted by the "Salon des Beaux-Arts" in Paris. The exhibition featured 153 participants from around…

Albanian novelist and poet Ismail Kadare died of a heart attack in Tirana, the capital of Albania, on Monday, July 1, 2024. He was 88. Kadare was one of the…

The Ministry of Culture has announced the launch of the fifth edition of its Summer Camp 2024, which will run until July 31, 2024. The Summer Camp aims to harness…

The Abdul Rahman Kanoo Cultural Centre in Bahrain organised a seminar titled “Poet Ali Al Sharqawi... The Richness of the Experience".  The event featured director Ahmed Yaqoub Al Moqla, composer…

In collaboration by the Sharjah Department of Culture and the Moroccan Ministry of Youth, Culture and Communication, the House of Poetry of Tetouan will host the 5th edition of the Moroccan…

The Kuwait-based Souad Al Sabah House for Culture and Creativity has announced the commencement of submissions for its annual awards for 2023-2024. Entries are now open for the Sheikh Abdullah…

Moroccan writer and academic Abdelfattah Kilito, who was born in Rabat in 1945,  won the Grand Prix de la Francophonie, one of the two prestigious prizes that the French Academy…

A documentary film about the life of iconic Bahraini poet Qassem Haddad is continuing to make waves internationally. The film, “Qassem Haddad… The Last Door’s Hour,” has won the “Pen…

The American University of Sharjah (AUS) has launched its Artist-in-Residence program at a special ceremony on campus, in the presence of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of AUS. The…

The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has chosen Morocco as the Guest of Honour at the 43rd Sharjah International Book Fair, scheduled to be held in November at Expo Centre Sharjah.…