Saudi-Palestinian artist Dana Awartani opens a London exhibition of clay-tile installations recreating historic mosaic patterns from Arab-world sites. The show highlights traditional craft and the preservation of cultural heritage.
Palestinian documentary Citizen Osama won two awards at Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival. Another Palestinian film, Kentucky Gaza, received a special mention.
The Arab Music Festival opened in Cairo with a tribute to Egyptian singer Hany Shaker. Officials announced plans for a statue of the singer at the Egyptian Opera House.
Organizers said nearly 14,000 students had visited the 67th Beirut Arab International Book Fair by October 16. The program includes book events, activities for children, and participants from Lebanon and other Arab countries.
Archaeologists working at ancient Numluli in Tunisia uncovered a fifth-century church and mosaic inscriptions that may offer rare evidence of Vandal rule in the region.
A Roman-era tomb in Egypt’s Dakhla Oasis contains a 19-line poem in ancient Greek, alongside Egyptian hieroglyphs, pottery and a bronze coin.
Damascus’s Al-Hamra Theatre reopened on September 19, 2026, after about nine months of restoration. The theatre has resumed performances as cultural spaces return to use across Syria.
Tunisian writer Imad Ali Qeida has won the 2026 Khaled Khalifa Novel Award for his first unpublished novel, “Al-Munsarimun.” The novel links nineteenth-century Tunisia with life after the revolution in Nabeul.
Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi’s feature-film project Plague received support for colour correction and digital-cinema production at Final Cut in Venice. The assistance will help the Tunisian co-production move closer to release.
Palestinian-Algerian musician Saint Levant has moved his North American tour to spring 2027 after additional checks were requested for his US visa application. The rescheduled tour will begin in Ottawa on March 19, 2027.
