Arts and Literature

Abu Dhabi International Book Fair kicks off with Pakistani writers participating for first time

F.P. Report ABU DHABI : The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair, considered one of the world’s most important cultural platforms,…

6 days ago

Titanic’s richest passenger’s gold pocket watch fetches $1.48M

LONDON (DPA) : Agold pocket watch retrieved from the Titanic's wealthiest passenger recently fetched an astonishing 1.175 million pounds ($1.48…

6 days ago

Khaled Akil on his first solo exhibition in the UAE, which took two years to complete

Maan Jalal Everything is connected. Molecules and micro-life, stars and planets, all of them exist separately but together, simultaneously and…

6 days ago

Five rediscovered paintings that sold for more than a million dollars

Maan Jalal Aonce-believed lost work of the Austrian painter Gustav Klimt sold at auction this week for $32 million. Entitled Portrait of Fraulein…

7 days ago

Gaza puppet maker turns tins into toys crafting hope from war’s rubble

GAZA : On a cinder block work table in the war-torn Gaza, puppet maker Mahdi Karira is busy turning old…

7 days ago

Tate Modern hosts ‘Expressionists’: Blue Rider group exhibit

LONDON (DPA) : After decades, the U.K. is hosting a significant exhibition solely dedicated to the Blue Rider group of…

1 week ago

Heba Ismail brings Saudi representation to NFT ecosystem

Afshan Aziz JEDDAH: Saudi artist Heba Ismail showcased her work at the Outer Edge Innovation Summit in Riyadh this week.…

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Rare Münire Sultan Qur’an sets record at Sotheby’s Islamic art auction

LONDON (IHA) : Arare manuscript of the Qur'an, commissioned by Münire Sultan, the daughter of Sultan Abdülmecid I., fetched 114,300…

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French national library quarantines ‘poisonous’ books

PARIS (AFP): France's national library said Thursday it had removed four 19th-century books from its shelves whose emerald green covers…

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European police smash rare book theft ring

BRUSSELS (AFP): European police said Thursday they had busted a criminal gang suspected of snatching at least 170 rare books…

2 weeks ago

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