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Film Festival
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How MIFF is creating a home for Muslim filmmakers in London

As MIFF returns to London, Sajid Varda tells The New Arab why Muslim filmmakers are telling their stories more confidently and unapologetically than ever

Zainab Mehdi
02 July, 2026
Despite his pro-Palestine stance, Ramy Youssef has avoided explicit statements of solidarity in the press [Getty Images]
Arab American Heritage Month
Offbeat
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Elmo and Ramy Youssef celebrate Arab heritage on Sesame Street

The New Arab Staff
17 April, 2026
The Paramount logo is displayed above an entrance to Paramount Studios on February 23, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.
Netflix
World
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Paramount makes higher bid for Warner Bros Discovery

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
24 February, 2026
Spike Lee looks on during the Kia Shooting Stars during 2026 NBA All-Star Weekend at Intuit Dome on February 14, 2026 in Inglewood, California.
United States
World
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Spike Lee brings Palestine message to NBA All-Star Weekend

Assiah Hamed
15 February, 2026
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MENA Films
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Spotlight on 2026 Arab films to keep on your radar

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

09 January, 2026
A sign is seen at a Paramount office building on August 7, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)
Netflix
World
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Warner Bros. Discovery rejects Paramount bid

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 December, 2025
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Hind Rajab
MENA
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Gaza film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' nominated for Golden Globe

The New Arab Staff
08 December, 2025
Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Hollywood
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'Mortal Kombat' star Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa has died at 75

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 December, 2025
In this photo illustration, a silhouetted individual is seen holding a mobile phone with the Netflix logo displayed in the background.
Netflix
World
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Netflix seals Warner Bros deal after Saudi PIF bid speculation

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 December, 2025
Drag queen DD Fuego poses for pictures in front of a colourful back drop, She wears a pink mini-dress, pink gloves, and a pink wig
Mexico
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RuPaul 18: Mideast-origin DD Fuego 'is Trump's worst nightmare'

The New Arab
04 December, 2025
South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker attend a red carpet
Film and Television
Offbeat
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South Park Thanksgiving episode takes aim at Saudi Arabia, PIF

The New Arab Staff
27 November, 2025
President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi speak to the press before a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Sharm El Sheikh
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
MENA
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Egypt president Sisi blames TV dramas for high divorce rates

The New Arab Staff
20 November, 2025
Gal Gadot poses for photos at a red carpet event. She wears a black dress with black cuffs
Gal Gadot
World
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UK police drops charges against protestors at Gal Gadot film set

Kitty Grant
18 November, 2025
Plestia Alaqad
Films
World
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Gaza's Plestia Alaqad to star in Palestinian horror film

The New Arab Staff
26 October, 2025
Palestinian crew shoot a TV scene. One man leans on a clapperboard, the other holds a camera
Film and Television
Offbeat
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Film Workers for Palestine hit back at pro-Israel 'legal threat'

The New Arab Staff
14 October, 2025
Emma Stone and Olivia Coleman smile at Palm Springs International Film Festival Film Awards Gala 2019
Film and Television
Offbeat
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UK Lawyers for Israel caution BBC, Netflix over boycott call

The New Arab Staff
13 October, 2025
Robert Redford
Hollywood
World
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Robert Redford: Actor, director and Trump critic, dies at 89

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
16 September, 2025
Jury member Annemarie Jacir in the 70th Berlinale International Film Festival, in Berlin, Germany on February 29, 2020.
Palestine
MENA
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Palestine names Annemarie Jacir’s 'Palestine 36' for Oscar race

The New Arab Staff
19 August, 2025
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Film and Television
MENA
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Syrians perplexed by appointment of Tunisian as TV drama chief

The New Arab Staff
21 March, 2025
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Films
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Exile, loss and rebirth in Ameer Fakher Eldin's Yunan

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

07 March, 2025
A portrait of Iranian actress Soheila Golestani is displayed during a photocall for the film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival
Iran
MENA
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Actress of Oscar-nominated film to face 74 lashes and prison

The New Arab Staff
02 March, 2025