The delicate notes of Yousef Shawki’s “Omaniya Symphonica Suite” resonated beautifully around the Royal Opera House of Muscat’s new House of Musical Arts, inaugurated with a gala concert Tuesday night. Performed by the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra alongside the Opera Choir Group and the Military Choir of the Royal Guard […]

Archaeologists excavating a pyramid complex south of Cairo, Egypt have made a phenomenal bulk discovery: eight ancient mummies dating back to over 2,300 years. To read more, click here. 

Today marks the opening of the much-anticipated Jameel Arts Centre, an innovative cultural destination developed by Art Jameel, the independent organization that supports arts, education and heritage in the Middle East. Designed as a 10,000-square-meter, three-story, multi-disciplinary space by UK-based Serie Architects, Jameel Arts Centre is the first non-governmental contemporary […]

The Embassy of Italy to the State of Qatar and Triennale di Milano, in partnership with Msheireb Properties, presented on the 17th of October, in the prestigious location of the Msheireb Enrichment Centre, the exhibition “The Shapes of Water”, a survey on social design and product design projects related to […]

Salvator Mundi, a masterpiece by Leonardo da Vinci, will be unveiled to the public at Louvre Abu Dhabi on September 18, 2018. Acquired by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) in 2017, Salvator Mundi is one of fewer than 20 known surviving paintings by […]

Zayn Malik has melted a million hearts in one fell swoop by announcing that he has recorded a song completely in Hindi. The Bradford-born singer spoke about his future music plans, explaining he has recorded a song for a Bollywood film, ‘It’s one of the first songs I’ve sung in full […]