لُبْنَانُ يُعِيدُ سَبْعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ قِطْعَةً أَثَرِيَّةً إِلَى مِصْرَ
Lebanon returned 37 Egyptian artifacts that were seized in Beirut in 2020. The collection will be examined and restored in Egypt before its display locations are decided.
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أَصَالَةُ نَصْرِي تُطْلِقُ «الْأَلْبُومَ السُّورِيَّ»
Syrian singer Assala Nasri has released “The Syrian Album,” a collection of fourteen folk songs representing different Syrian governorates. The album presents familiar heritage songs with new musical arrangements.
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تَسْلِيمُ قِطَعٍ مِنْ تَوَابِيتَ رُومانِيَّةٍ إِلى لُبْنانَ
The FBI handed three Roman-era lead sarcophagus fragments to Lebanese representatives in New York before their planned return to Lebanon. The pieces are believed to have been taken illegally from the Tyre area.
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اِفْتِتاحُ مَعْرِضِ مَخْطوطاتٍ مِكْسِيكِيَّةٍ فِي الْقاهِرَةِ
A new exhibition at the Cairo Opera House presents reproductions of Mexican Indigenous codices. The illustrated manuscripts preserve history, knowledge, and cultural memory through pictures and symbols.
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سُوَيْسْرَا تَخْتَارُ فِلْمًا عَنْ غَزَّةَ لِسِبَاقِ الأُوسْكَارِ
Switzerland selected the documentary Who Is Still Alive as its Oscar entry for Best International Feature Film. The film gives nine Palestinians who left Gaza space to tell their stories through words, memories, and a simple floor map.
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مَوْسِمُ مُولايَ عَبْدِ اللهِ أَمْغارَ يَخْتَتِمُ فَعالِيّاتِهِ فِي الْمَغْرِبِ
Morocco’s Moulay Abdellah Amghar Moussem closes on August 14 near El Jadida. The eight-day heritage gathering featured tbourida, music, traditional crafts, local products, and large evening audiences.
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عَرْضُ فِيلْمٍ وَثَائِقِيٍّ عَنْ أَلِكْسَ عَوْدَةَ فِي مَتْحَفٍ عَرَبِيٍّ أَمْرِيكِيٍّ
The Arab American National Museum in Dearborn screened Who Killed Alex Odeh?, a documentary about the life and unsolved 1985 killing of Palestinian American teacher, poet, and activist Alex Odeh.
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قَرْيَةُ سِيدِي بُوسَعِيدٍ التُّونِسِيَّةُ تَدْخُلُ قَائِمَةَ التُّراثِ العالَمِيِّ
UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee unanimously added Tunisia’s Sidi Bou Said to the World Heritage List on July 25, 2026. The village near Tunis is known for its white-and-blue architecture and Mediterranean cultural history.
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مَهْرَجَانُ تِيمِيتَارَ يَجْمَعُ الْمُوسِيقَى الْأَمَازِيغِيَّةَ وَالْعَالَمِيَّةَ فِي أَكَادِيرَ
The 21st Timitar Festival is taking place in Agadir from July 23 to 25, 2026. Its free concerts connect Amazigh heritage with Moroccan, African, Arab, and international music.
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مُتْحَفُ زَايِدٍ الْوَطَنِيُّ يَصِلُ إِلَى قَائِمَةٍ عَالَمِيَّةٍ لِلْعِمَارَةِ
Zayed National Museum was shortlisted alongside eighteen other projects in the Completed Buildings: Culture category of the 2026 World Architecture Festival Awards. The UAE museum features five steel towers designed to support natural ventilation.
