entertainment

Jennifer Lopez performed in Jeddah for Saudi Arabia's F1 Grand Prix [Getty]
Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Jennifer Lopez F1 Saudi concert near Mecca sparks outrage

Jennifer Lopez's show at the Saudi Grand Prix drew criticism for its proximity to Mecca, with many slamming it as an 'insult to Islam'.

The New Arab Staff
21 April, 2025
Syrian television [Getty]
Film and Television
MENA
Live Story

Syrians perplexed by appointment of Tunisian as TV drama chief

The New Arab Staff
21 March, 2025
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Egyptian music
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Saving Egypt's music legacy with the Egyptian Cassette Archive

The New Arab Staff

Veronica Merlo

27 February, 2025
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Syria
MENA
Live Story

Syrian Ramadan series sparks buzz with story of Assad fall

The New Arab Staff
07 February, 2025
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music
MENA
Live Story

Egypt's 'king of shaabi' folk music, Ahmed Adaweya, dies at 79

Nadda Osman
31 December, 2024
Women_Who_Blow_On_Knots
theatre
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Road trips, secrets, and unity in Women Who Blow on Knots play

The New Arab Staff

Lydia Doye

21 November, 2024
Ostan_theatre
theatre
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Theatre play Ostan on asylum, profit over lives & 'Kurdishness'

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

03 October, 2024
Peanut_butter_blueberries
British Muslims
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Redefining British-Muslim love in Peanut Butter and Blueberries

Yasmina Allouche

Yasmina Allouche

22 August, 2024
Reem_Edan
comedy
Interviews
Live Story

20 feet from stardom: A conversation with comedian Reem Edan

The New Arab Staff

Tariq Manshi

28 June, 2024
Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

New 'Saudi Now' TV channel launches in 'entertainment drive'

The New Arab Staff
26 September, 2023
Giza
MENA
Live Story

Travis Scott to unveil new 'Utopia' album at Egypt pyramids

The New Arab Staff
10 July, 2023
Femicide
Perspectives

Arab entertainment is romanticising misogyny and femicide

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Tharwa Boulifi

20 July, 2022
black lives matter tunisia
TV
MENA
Live Story

Disney adds new racism disclaimers to older streaming titles

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
20 October, 2020
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Saudi woman arrested for dancing at Riyadh concert

The New Arab
29 October, 2019
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Saudi Arabia
Analysis
Live Story

'Multi-billion projects in the pipeline' at Saudi investment forum

Sabena Siddiqui
29 October, 2019
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Global leaders, tycoons attend Saudi 'Davos in desert'

The New Arab
29 October, 2019
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TV
Analysis
Live Story

Is Netflix taking part in Israel's propaganda campaign?

Yousef Alhelou
04 October, 2019
AJ Ruiz
Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Anthony Joshua, Andy Ruiz Jr to rematch in Saudi

The New Arab
10 August, 2019
MbS China
Vision 2030
MENA
Live Story

Milan's La Scala signs €15m deal with Riyadh

The New Arab
05 March, 2019
La Scala Opera House
Vision 2030
MENA
Live Story

Outcry over Saudi funding plan for Milan's La Scala

The New Arab
05 March, 2019
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Saudi Arabia signs London entertainment deals despite Khashoggi murder

The New Arab
07 February, 2019