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Tarzan and Arab Nasser's Once Upon A Time In Gaza focuses on what it is like for people to exist in Gaza. Photo: BAC Films

Review: Once Upon a Time in Gaza is an ode to Palestinian resilience

The film, directed by Tarzan and Arab Nasser, premieres today at 2025 Cannes Film Festival

How Bahrain's award-winning pavilion will live on beyond Venice Biennale

Love is Blind Habibi host Elham Ali plans big future in Saudi cinema

Christie’s to spotlight Marwan and his rippling art of exile this summer

'Dreams really do come true': Former Dubai resident JJ on winning Eurovision

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Tom Cruise again plays Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Photo: Paramount Pictures

Where does Final Reckoning rank in the Mission: Impossible series?

Cutouts in the shape of the Palme d'Or symbol near the port of Cannes, France, where the 78th Cannes Film Festival is being held. Reuters

Cannes jury head honours slain Gazan journalist after letter condemns 'genocide'

Post Malone performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April. REUTERS

Post Malone to perform at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Wayne Wonder performs at Caribbean Beach Festival in Dubai. Photo: Reggae Beachfest

Wayne Wonder talks peace, unity and the Middle Eastern music scene

Louvre Abu Dhabi will allow visitors with a valid Emirates ID free entry on Sunday. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

International Museum Day: Free entry to institutions across the UAE

Lahja is the Arabic word for dialect. The National

Arabic word of the weekHow 'Lahja' speaks to a vital part of Arab identity

Benson Boone is best known for his monster hit Beautiful Things. Getty Images

UAE gigs and shows guide, from Benson Boone to Metallica

Layered Medium We Are in Open Circuits is an exhibition that traces the evolution of Korea’s avant-garde contemporary art scene. Ryan Lim for The National

UAE museum and gallery guide, including major South Korean show

Tom Cruise again plays Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Photo: Paramount Pictures

Where does Final Reckoning rank in the Mission: Impossible series?

Cutouts in the shape of the Palme d'Or symbol near the port of Cannes, France, where the 78th Cannes Film Festival is being held. Reuters

Cannes jury head honours slain Gazan journalist after letter condemns 'genocide'

Post Malone performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April. REUTERS

Post Malone to perform at Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Wayne Wonder performs at Caribbean Beach Festival in Dubai. Photo: Reggae Beachfest

Wayne Wonder talks peace, unity and the Middle Eastern music scene

Louvre Abu Dhabi will allow visitors with a valid Emirates ID free entry on Sunday. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

International Museum Day: Free entry to institutions across the UAE

Lahja is the Arabic word for dialect. The National

Arabic word of the weekHow 'Lahja' speaks to a vital part of Arab identity

Benson Boone is best known for his monster hit Beautiful Things. Getty Images

UAE gigs and shows guide, from Benson Boone to Metallica

Layered Medium We Are in Open Circuits is an exhibition that traces the evolution of Korea’s avant-garde contemporary art scene. Ryan Lim for The National

UAE museum and gallery guide, including major South Korean show

Tom Cruise again plays Ethan Hunt in Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning. Photo: Paramount Pictures

Where does Final Reckoning rank in the Mission: Impossible series?

Cutouts in the shape of the Palme d'Or symbol near the port of Cannes, France, where the 78th Cannes Film Festival is being held. Reuters

Cannes jury head honours slain Gazan journalist after letter condemns 'genocide'

Features

Layered Medium traces the evolution of Korea’s avant-garde contemporary art scene. Ryan Lim for The National

Inside Abu Dhabi's first showcase of contemporary South Korean art

Layered Medium exhibition at Manarat Al Saadiyat charts development of avant-garde movement from 1950s to present day

Eurovision finalist JJ: 'I discovered my love for music in Dubai'

Music & On-stage

Miku Martineau as Yumeko in Bet. Photo: Netflix

From Netflix's Bet to The Brutalist, new movies, shows and music to stream

Lebanon Pavilion in Venice calls for ban on white phosphorus in weaponry

Between Our Ancestors and Us at Zayed International Airport is made up of six sculptural forms. Mohamed Ali Harisi / The National

What is the camel hide sculpture at Zayed International Airport?

ReviewMission: Impossible – Final Reckoning is a worthy ending

ExclusiveAncient artefacts with camel motifs coming to Zayed National Museum

Six Palestinian novels that chronicle the Nakba's enduring legacy

Fame makes you feel like an impostor, says Jacob Elordi

Tarzan and Arab Nasser's Once Upon A Time In Gaza focuses on what it is like for people to exist in Gaza. Photo: BAC Films

Review: Once Upon a Time in Gaza is an ode to Palestinian resilience

The film, directed by Tarzan and Arab Nasser, premieres today at 2025 Cannes Film Festival

Love is Blind Habibi host Elham Ali plans big future in Saudi cinema

Where does Final Reckoning rank in the Mission: Impossible series?

ReviewMission: Impossible – Final Reckoning is a worthy ending

Two Indian films competing at the Cannes Film Festival

Fame makes you feel like an impostor, says Jacob Elordi

How to watch all the Marvel films in storyline order

Heatwave combines a geothermal well, which brings in cool air from underground, with a solar chimney that expels warm air. Photo: The National Pavilion of the Kingdom of Bahrain

How Bahrain's award-winning pavilion will live on beyond Venice Biennale

Project that won Golden Lion prize could be used to produce shading structures for construction workers, says architect

Christie’s to spotlight Marwan and his rippling art of exile this summer

Inside Abu Dhabi's first showcase of contemporary South Korean art

International Museum Day: Free entry to institutions across the UAE

Palestinian author Ghassan Kanafani wrote the seminal 1963 novel Men in the Sun. Kanafani Archives

Six Palestinian novels that chronicle the Nakba's enduring legacy

These works explore exile, identity and resilience in the wake of the tragedy of 1948

Enter the world of the Miu Miu Literary Club

Why Mosab Abu Toha’s Pulitzer Prize-winning work on Gaza is a must-read

Avicenna’s legacy is global – so why has the Arab world forgotten him?

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