Eight Egyptian architects have won an international competition for the reconstruction of the historic Al-Nouri Mosque complex in Mosul, Iraq, selection organiser UNESCO said Thursday.
In alleys criss-crossing the Libyan capital's Old City, construction crews are hard at work restoring former glory to architectural treasures neglected under ex-dictator Moammar Ghadafi and in the decade since.
Artists Ayman Baalbaki and Mouna Rebeiz have been chosen to represent Lebanon at the 59th International Biennale of Contemporary Art in Venice in 2022.
History buffs will be able to roam the ruins of Rome's "Area Sacra," perhaps catching a glimpse of Julius Caesar's ghost, after the site becomes an open-air museum next year.
Art Design Lebanon, a new online gallery launched in the memory of designer Gaia Fodoulian, a victim of the Beirut blast, recently held its inaugural...
In Saudi Arabia's west, classic muzzle-loading rifles are carefully prepared for the traditional "Taasheer" war dance, a striking display of leaping and...
Though their Karantina theater was badly damaged by the Aug. 4 port explosion, the Zoukak Theater Company is forging ahead with an ambitious program
The world's most expensive painting, the "Salvator Mundi," may be the work of Leonardo da Vinci after all, with several media reports contradicting doubts...
The 58-year-old fears his ancient trade could disappear entirely in Italy, the country that invented the pianoforte at the end of the 17th century, largely...
An area roughly the size of Belgium, Al-Ula, with its Nabatean tombs and art chiselled into caramel-hued rock, is being groomed as the centrepiece of Saudi...
American recession drama "Nomadland" and British coming-of-age story "Rocks" lead nominations at this weekend's BAFTA awards with seven nods each, but the...
‘The request by “MBS” was very clear: Show the Salvator Mundi next to the Mona Lisa, and present it as 100 percent a da Vinci,’ the French official says, but...
‘Our objective is to assess, in the light of new evidence that may emerge, if these [three] verdicts [against Dante] could be the subject of a...
Archaeologists Saturday showed off their finds at what they say is the "largest" ancient city ever found in Egypt, dating to a golden age of the pharaohs...
After a South Korean couple accidentally vandalized his $440,000 painting JonOne, the artist, expressed a desire for his work to be restored in a way that...
‘I have not seen the painting, but I was not convinced at all by the photo of it,’ said an old masters specialist. ‘We can’t be sure but ... I don’t see...
The city was built more than 3,400 years ago during the opulent reign of Amenhotep III, one of Egypt's most powerful pharaohs, said Zahi Hawass, the Egyptian...
‘I was curious to see – and to show – the faces of these men and women of different ages and backgrounds, who share the common responsibility of providing...
The sculpture ‘Sinnataggen’ (Spitfire) is considered a national treasure and is arguably the most famous work by Norwegian artist Gustav Vigeland, who died in...
in 'First Person Singular,' Murakami's narrators are all men who can’t seem to get past women's appearance
The “Two Laughing Boys,” by 17th-century Dutch master Frans Hals, was stolen in a burglary in August from the Hofje van Mevrouw van Aerden museum in Leerdam....
As a child, Hemingway’s mother treated him and one of his sisters as twins, often dressing them in identical outfits, sometimes as boys, sometimes as girls....
Sophia is Hanson Robotics’ most famous robot creation, with the ability to mimic facial expressions, hold conversations and recognize people. In 2017, she was...
The tour features 360-degree imagery around the entire sanctuary, 3D digital modelling of the temples, reconstructed from the year 215, and audio commentary...
Egypt held a gala parade on Saturday celebrating the transport of 22 of its prized royal mummies from central Cairo to their new resting place in a massive...
The autocratic emirate moved aggressively to reopen in July to tourists. Coronavirus numbers however spiked to levels unseen following New Year’s Eve. Other...
Founded in 1968 by Abdul Halim Caracalla, the troupe was the first professional dance theatre in the Middle East, becoming famous for their fusion of ballet...
Ai took his offending picture of Tiananmen Square in 1995. It kicked off a series now known as “Studies in Perspective.” Wherever Ai went in the world he...
Lebanese artist Nadim Choufi discusses his ‘The Sky Oscillates Between Eternity and Its Immediate Consequences,’ the sci-fi inflected work that grew out of...
Fasiki’s artistic training involved reading comics as a child, drawing in her bedroom as an adolescent, and ‘meeting authors at comics festivals’ when she was...
Presented in an online screening by the Heinrich Boll Foundation’s ‘Still Our Right’ platform, Wael Kaddour’s theater piece was developed during a residency...
The three-judge Second Circuit panel cautioned against judges making “inherently subjective” aesthetic judgments, saying they ‘should not assume the role of...
‘We have never planned for [a regime-critical photo by dissident artist Ai Weiwei] to be included in the opening exhibition, so there is no question...
France is fond of naming institutions after past presidents. The Centre Pompidou is France’s foremost modern art museum, while the National Library is...