This week, we kick off an ongoing series by esteemed film writer and critic Mohammed Rouda, where he delves into an analysis of film & war and how cinema changes when a country, or a people, experience conflict. Stay tuned for Part 2 coming soon!

The Ajyal Film Festival this year will hold a special anniversary edition where more than 500 youth, aged 8 to 25, will watch, discuss, and evaluate short films.

MIME has once again partnered with Soleil Space for a Short Film Saturday that will bring together two extraordinary women filmmakers, in a selection not to be missed.

With three whole suites inside the prestigious JW Marriott on the Croisette, DPA, Nathalie Dubois and KICC provided a luxurious respite for VIPs at this year's festival.

The newest fragrance will be launched in occasion of International Women Day, on March 8.

'Chess of the Wind' is Mohammad Reza Aslani’s 1976 long unseen and rediscovered gothic family drama, starring Oscar-nominated actress Shohreh Aghdashloo.

The Dubai-based independent film distribution company lead by CEO Gianluca Chakra was chosen by 'Enough!' filmmaker Daizy Gedeon because of their "socially conscious" track record in the Region.

Based on the research behind the new book 'Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt’s Roaring ‘20s', an online course by its author Raphael Cormack uses the stories of the singers, actresses, and dancers of this period to tell a different kind of Middle Eastern history.

The Arab British Centre and SAFAR are partnering with the BFI Southbank on a new Arab Film season starting August 27 through October 5 in London.

Three people – a Jordanian, an Israeli and a Palestinian -- decide to undertake a heroic swim across the Dead Sea, to save the famous body of water for posterity, in an upcoming documentary by filmmakers Ido Glass and Yoav Kleinman.

A group of filmmakers from culturally diverse backgrounds set out to make a film about the South Asian Muslim community in NYC and in the process, came up with the quintessential contemporary American movie.

From its first screening in Competition at the Venice Film Festival, through to the US release nearly two years later, we look at the international posters for Haifaa Al Mansour's quiet masterpiece.

Once you let go of geopolitical divides, the entire Middle East offers great viewing material and here are five masterpieces you can begin with, right now.

Argentinian-born perfumer Julian Bedel’s connection with Qatar didn’t start off in the most idyllic way, but it sure ended up as a perfect match

The world’s most beloved tenor, Maestro Andrea Bocelli, gave a stunning performance within the surrounds of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hegra, helped by two of his talented children

In person, the Saudi Arabian native is kind, illuminated, spiritually aware and an undeniably modern woman. In fact, she is the perfect example of a “woman’s woman”, the kind every one would want to be friends with, or claim as a sister — the complete opposite of her character Ms. Hussa, the unpleasant school mistress in Haifaa Al-Mansour's 'Wadjda'.

Sayed Kashua is an Israeli Arab, a best-selling Palestinian novelist who writes exclusively in Hebrew and whose books have been published in more than 15 different languages. His 2016 television series 'The Writer' tried to make public sense of his multiple nationalities.