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More analysis needed on King Tutankhamun ‘hidden chamber’
Further analysis is needed of the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun to determine if the resting place also contains the remains of legendary beauty Queen Nefertiti, Egypt's antiquities minister said Thursday.
Khaled al-Anani appeared to dim...
Zaha Hadid, architect famed for futuristic curves, dies aged 65
Zaha Hadid, the world's most famous female architect who attracted plaudits for works of sweeping curves and controversy for huge cost overruns, died on Thursday at the age of 65, her company said.
Iraqi-British Hadid,...
Saudi film fans revel on ‘green carpet’ as festival begins
The "red carpet" was made of green artificial turf and women wore traditional black robes instead of plunging necklines when the third Saudi Film Festival opened on Thursday night.
About 400 enthusiastic film fans filled...
Online streaming top earner for US music business
Streaming has become for the first time the top money-maker for the US recorded music business, but it has struggled to offset falling CD sales and downloads, industry data showed Tuesday.
Releasing its 2015 figures,...
Mosque attack drama headlines Saudi Film Festival
A drama about an attack on a mosque is headlining the third Saudi Film Festival, which opens Thursday amid hopes the conservative kingdom may finally allow public cinemas.
The modest festival, which will feature 70...
Scenes from the Riyadh International Book Exhibition
Saudi people browse the annual Riyadh International Book Exhibition in the capital Riyadh on March 17, 2016. Over 500 publishing houses and more than 400 exhibitors took part in the exhibition.
Religious TV channels on the rise across Middle East
The number of religious television broadcasters across the Middle East has risen by 50 percent, reflecting a rise in sectarianism in the region, according to a study published Thursday.
The Northwestern University in Qatar in...
Turkish first lady says harems were schools for women
The wife of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday hailed the harem of the Ottoman sultans as "a school for preparing women for life".
Emine Erdogan's comments come a day after the president triggered...
Gaza marvels at student dubbed the new “Samson”
A modern-day Samson is performing feats of physical strength in Gaza.
"Go Samson go!" yelled a crowd in the Palestinian enclave cheering on Mohammad Baraka as the 20-year-old with the Biblical nickname used a rope...
Young Pakistani female boxers punch through gender barriers
In a dense and dusty neighbourhood in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi, eight young girls lined up against a cement wall, touching their hands to their faces in prayer before boxing practice began.
For...
