Why a desert in Qatar holds one of the world’s most bizarre car collection? Mystery unveiled
The Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani Museum in Qatar features an extensive collection of over 30,000 artifacts, including ...
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Patterns of Life installation recreates homes destroyed by domicide
Data journalist and illustrator Mona Chalabi has worked with architecture studio and research lab Situ to examine the ...
Report documents devastation of ancient city of Palmyra, a World Heritage Site, after the fall of the Assad regime
Palmyra is one of the most famous sites in Syria for its extraordinary heritage and archaeological remains. Inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1980, the city saw much of its heritage destroyed ...
Why there’s a huge collection of vintage cars stored in the middle of the desert
A vast and eccentric collection of everything from vintage Rolls-Royces to an entire house relocated from Syria, the Sheikh ...
‘Everything is better than before’: How Syria is reopening to tourists
Syria’s status as a classic Middle East tourist definition was shredded by civil war. Visitors are now beginning to return, ...
Syria’s mass graves: Accounting for the dead and disappeared is crucial for the nation to heal
(THE CONVERSATION) Shortly after the fall of Bashar Assad in Syria in December 2024, reports emerged of mass graves being uncovered in liberated areas.
Roundup: Art exhibition at Grand Egyptian Museum showcases creativity of Arab artists
The sixth edition of Art Cairo, currently underway at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), is captivating art lovers with a stunning array of contemporary Arab art.
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How Art Cairo is expanding an appreciation for Arab art in Egypt
Art Cairo has returned to the Grand Egyptian Museum for the third time, but both the fair and its venue are markedly ...
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Syrians back to famed Palmyra ruins scarred by IS
Syrians are once again picnicking and smoking shisha amid the ruins of ancient Palmyra, once desecrated by jihadists but ...
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Atatürk’s Ankara
This is the twelvth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...
Spain’s NextGen Producers Takes Center Stage at Berlin’s Country in Focus
Country in Focus: Spain at the Forefront, the European Film Market ’s 2025 territory highlight, cuts two ways. TV will be spotlighted Feb. 17 in a Berlinale Series Market double-backed session, ...