March 21st is World Poetry Day, a day to celebrate the beauty and power of words. This special occasion shines a spotlight on ...

The poet says that while censorship in a dictatorship is nothing new, the same in a democracy feels like entering a new totalitarianism ...

His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the 19th ...

Azza Fahmy Jewellery is delighted to unveil the 2025 Valentine's Collection, an homage to the timeless elegance and profound emotion of love. This cu ...

Languishing in a dungeon cell of Syria's then-ruler Bashar al-Assad, an unknown prisoner scrawled a verse of Arabic poetry on his cell wall — an expression of pain and love amid his torment.

Love is in the air! Here are nine words or phrases related to romance, passion and relationships in different languages.

Women folk singers are preserving one of Morocco’s most cherished culturual traditions, a genre of folk singing known as aita ...

Born in 1898 in a small Nile Delta village, Umm Kulthum rose from humble beginnings to become the most celebrated voice in the Arab world. Her father, an imam, recognised her talent early on, but ...