Films

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Cannes Film Festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Cannes Film Festival 2026 MENA lineup: Films of war and exile

MENA cinema returns to Cannes Film Festival 2026 with powerful films from Iran, Palestine, Sudan and beyond, exploring war, exile and memory across the region

Mariana Hristova
08 May, 2026
Palestinians stand outside a cemetery where scores of Palestinians who were killed during the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre are buired in the refugee camp of Shatila in Beirut, 11 September 2007.
Lebanon-Israel conflict
World
Live Story

Italian group slammed for showing Israeli film at Lebanon event

Agnese Boffano
18 April, 2026
Lee Cronin's The Mummy
Film Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Lee Cronin's The Mummy: A hollow take on Egyptian horror tropes

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

17 April, 2026
Adam_Bakri
Interview
Interviews
Live Story

Adam Bakri: Actor, artist and advocate telling Palestine's story

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Yousra Samir Imran

17 April, 2026
Gaza_Grad
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

What comes after survival? Sawsan Qaoud answers in Gaza Grad

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

03 April, 2026
Time_Hoppers
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Time Hoppers: Muslim filmmakers bring Islamic history to life

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Yousra Samir Imran

03 March, 2026
Akinola Davies Jr said 'Free Palestine' while picking up his BAFTA award
Pro-Palestinian activism
World
Live Story

BBC cuts filmmaker's 'Free Palestine' remark from BAFTA speech

The New Arab Staff
23 February, 2026
Birds_of_War
Film Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Birds of War: Revolution, ruins, and romance across two nations

The New Arab Staff

Agnese Albertini

13 February, 2026
Cesarean_Weekend
Film Festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Berlinale 2026: MENA cinema shines as Morocco takes focus

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

12 February, 2026
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Film Festival
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

London hosts I'm Migrant Festival on SWANA exile and diaspora

The New Arab Staff

Tamara Alfarisi

11 February, 2026
Happy_Birthday_film
Film Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Happy Birthday: Childhood, class and survival in modern Cairo

The New Arab Staff

Daniel Nour

06 February, 2026
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Iran
MENA
Live Story

Oscar-nominated screenwriter of Iranian drama arrested in Tehran

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 February, 2026
President's_Cake
MENA Films
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Spotlight on 2026 Arab films to keep on your radar

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

09 January, 2026
Bahram_Beyzai
Obituary
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Bahram Beyzai: A legacy in Iran's film, theatre, and literature

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

07 January, 2026
2025 films
2025 retrospective
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

From Gaza to Sudan: The films that defined cinema in 2025

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

30 December, 2025
Palestinian actor Mohammed Bakri poses d
Palestine
MENA
Live Story

Mohammad Bakri, Palestinian director of 'Jenin, Jenin' dies

Sarah Khalil
24 December, 2025
ISRAEL-POLITICS-VOTE
Israel
MENA
Live Story

Israeli minister moves to cut film funding after Palestinian win

The New Arab Staff
23 December, 2025
illustration-zootropolis_gaza
Film Review
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Zootropolis 2: A children's film echoing Gaza and colonial power

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

19 December, 2025
Animalia_film
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Animalia director Sofia Alaoui on faith, aliens, and identity

The New Arab Staff

Tariq Manshi

17 December, 2025
El_Sett_Film_Poster
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

El Sett: A cinematic tribute to Umm Kulthum's legacy and life

The New Arab Staff

Leïla Amar

11 December, 2025
Tahar Rahim
Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

The reinvention of Tahar Rahim in Alpha

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

21 November, 2025