7+ hour, 18+ min ago   (476+ words) How Creative Industry Summit is rethinking the conference format after more than a decade of enabling MENA’s creative ecosystem. Saudi Arabia’s creative crowd has a new date to circle. From October 3rd to 5th, Cairo-born Creative Industry Summit returns to Riyadh for…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (234+ words) Saudi Arabia has documented more than 74,000 cultural assets and digitally catalogued over 80,000 artefacts nationwide. Saudi Arabia’s Heritage Commission has documented more than 74,000 cultural assets across the Kingdom, covering archaeological, architectural and historical sites, according to Nayef Alqanour, head of archaeological…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (422+ words) Everyone’s asking AI for an ’80s makeover. These MENA icons were already there. Nadia El Gendy was not interested in blending into the background. In 'Al-Batniyya', the Egyptian actress wears a hot-pink satin dress with a plunging neckline, thigh-high slit and statement…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (252+ words) GPS tracking and field surveys are being used to monitor endangered vultures across key habitats including Sharaan Nature Reserve. Environmental teams in AlUla are expanding monitoring of endangered vultures through field surveys and GPS tracking, with studies focused on their…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (233+ words) Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi is expanding its Wizarding World with three new lands, bringing Diagon Alley, Hogwarts and the Forbidden Forest to Yas Island. For anyone who has ever wished they could walk through the brick wall at King’s…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (218+ words) New Airbus A350 seats introduce electrically operated dividers, wireless charging and upgraded 4K entertainment screens. Emirates has unveiled a new premium economy seat for newly delivered Airbus A350 aircraft, introducing electrically operated privacy screens between seats in what the airline says is a…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (210+ words) After a pause, Mohamed Ramadan is back at work on ‘Number One’, his first film with screenwriter Mohamed Sayed Bashir. Mohamed Ramadan is getting ‘Number One’ moving again, returning to preparations for the film after receiving the final script from…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (219+ words) MedFest Egypt and Al Ismaelia are turning Downtown Cairo into a moving cinema, with four international shorts projected onto city walls along a secret walking route. Downtown Cairo is becoming a cinema, and this time, the audience won’t know where…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago   (727+ words) Don’t Worry, Be Happy, and an evening at a local ahwa, this is Cairo According to: Miguel El Aspany. Here, Cairo's Arabic-speaking Spaniard tells us where precisely his life in Egypt first began, his favourite food spots out of the…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (320+ words) This week's edit explores the colour replacing black in fashion's most sophisticated wardrobes. That perspective runs through this edit. Tailoring feels sharper, eveningwear feels richer, and accessories carry more intention simply because the colour asks them to. From Farah Seif…...