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Amanda Seyfried has built her award-winning career by continuing to push herself into new territory. AFP

Amanda Seyfried: 'I'm too scared to make Broadway debut'

Star of Long Bright River and Mamma Mia! tells The National that her Thelma & Louise musical is on hold

Art, music and film festivals in the Mena region worth travelling to

ReviewNo Other Land is a powerful yet compromised work

CommentStudio Ghibli-inspired AI images are going viral, but here's why they shouldn't

Travis Scott to bring Circus Maximus tour to Qatar in May

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex during the Royal Salute Polo Challenge to benefit Sentebale in Florida in 2024. PA

Prince Harry accused of bullying by chairwoman of charity he founded

Ed Sheeran’s heart-shaped Azizam balloon floats above Dubai's Bla Bla. Photo: Warner Music Middle East

Ed Sheeran launches giant heart-shaped balloon in Dubai

The BMW M1 Art Car will be a highlight of Art Dubai. Photo: BMW Group Middle East

Andy Warhol's painted BMW M1 to appear at Art Dubai

Abu Dhabi Art will be taking place at Manarat Al Saadiyat from November 20 to 24. Photo: Abu Dhabi Art

Abu Dhabi Art announces dates and 2025's visual campaign artist

The Nintendo Switch 2 is an improvement on its predecessor with important changes. Photo: Nintendo

Nintendo Switch 2: All the new features, prices and release date

Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Sebastian Hansen in a scene from A Minecraft Movie. Photo: Warner Bros Entertainment

A Minecraft Movie review: Jack Black powers throwback charmer for all ages

Richard Hussein's memoir explains how the music industry is built on personal connections. Photo: Richard Hussein

Industry and life lessons learnt from Richard Hussein’s music memoir

Cosplay is a big part of Comic Con. Vidhyaa Chandramohan for The National

What to know about Middle East Film and Comic Con 2025

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex during the Royal Salute Polo Challenge to benefit Sentebale in Florida in 2024. PA

Prince Harry accused of bullying by chairwoman of charity he founded

Ed Sheeran’s heart-shaped Azizam balloon floats above Dubai's Bla Bla. Photo: Warner Music Middle East

Ed Sheeran launches giant heart-shaped balloon in Dubai

The BMW M1 Art Car will be a highlight of Art Dubai. Photo: BMW Group Middle East

Andy Warhol's painted BMW M1 to appear at Art Dubai

Abu Dhabi Art will be taking place at Manarat Al Saadiyat from November 20 to 24. Photo: Abu Dhabi Art

Abu Dhabi Art announces dates and 2025's visual campaign artist

The Nintendo Switch 2 is an improvement on its predecessor with important changes. Photo: Nintendo

Nintendo Switch 2: All the new features, prices and release date

Jack Black, Jason Momoa and Sebastian Hansen in a scene from A Minecraft Movie. Photo: Warner Bros Entertainment

A Minecraft Movie review: Jack Black powers throwback charmer for all ages

Richard Hussein's memoir explains how the music industry is built on personal connections. Photo: Richard Hussein

Industry and life lessons learnt from Richard Hussein’s music memoir

Cosplay is a big part of Comic Con. Vidhyaa Chandramohan for The National

What to know about Middle East Film and Comic Con 2025

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex during the Royal Salute Polo Challenge to benefit Sentebale in Florida in 2024. PA

Prince Harry accused of bullying by chairwoman of charity he founded

Ed Sheeran’s heart-shaped Azizam balloon floats above Dubai's Bla Bla. Photo: Warner Music Middle East

Ed Sheeran launches giant heart-shaped balloon in Dubai

Features

Val Kilmer had throat cancer diagnosed in 2014. EPA

Val Kilmer, known for roles in Top Gun and Batman, dies aged 65

Actor's daughter confirms death due to pneumonia

View Dubai and Abu Dhabi through the Ghibli lens

From the left, actors Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan and Harris Dickinson will star as The Beatles in four coming films at CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas. AFP

Cast of The Beatles biopics revealed at CinemaCon 2025

Tunisian actress Inas Al Najjar dies aged 41

The Legend of Zelda film, to be directed by Wes Ball, will be release in March 2027. Photo: Nintendo

Five Nintendo franchises that should head to the big screen

Seven new novels to add to your 2025 reading list

Walton Goggins says The White Lotus was a 'lonely, lonely experience'

What Sikandar star Salman Khan loves about the UAE

Every Salman Khan film released during Eid, from Wanted to Sikander

Film & TV

Amanda Seyfried has built her award-winning career by continuing to push herself into new territory. AFP

Amanda Seyfried: 'I'm too scared to make Broadway debut'

Star of Long Bright River and Mamma Mia! tells The National that her Thelma & Louise musical is on hold

A Minecraft Movie review: Jack Black powers throwback charmer for all ages

ReviewNo Other Land is a powerful yet compromised work

CommentStudio Ghibli-inspired AI images are going viral, but here's why they shouldn't

Val Kilmer, known for roles in Top Gun and Batman, dies aged 65

Tunisian actress Inas Al Najjar dies aged 41

Walton Goggins says The White Lotus was a 'lonely, lonely experience'

Art & Design

The BMW M1 Art Car will be a highlight of Art Dubai. Photo: BMW Group Middle East

Andy Warhol's painted BMW M1 to appear at Art Dubai

The US artist painted the prototype M1 in 1979

Abu Dhabi Art announces dates and 2025's visual campaign artist

What is teamLab? The art attraction coming to Abu Dhabi explained

Portrait of young Gazan amputee is a World Press Photo Contest winner

Books

British Iraqi writer Nussaibah Younis, author of Fundamentally, has been shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. Getty Images

Iraqi writer Nussaibah Younis shortlisted for Women's Prize for Fiction

UK-based author is nominated for her book Fundementally

Seven new novels to add to your 2025 reading list

How Hassan Blasim's four-year odyssey from Iraq to Finland haunts his new book

Abu Dhabi Book Fair: Classic Khaleeji novels from the 20th century to seek out

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