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Obituary
Society
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Obituary: The life and work of historian Walid Khalidi

The world of Palestinian scholarship mourns historian Walid Khalidi, who died at 100 after a lifetime dedicated to documenting a nation’s history and memory

Zainab Mehdi
11 March, 2026
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United Kingdom
World
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British Museum removes the word ‘Palestine’ from exhibits

Amer Sultan
15 February, 2026
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Egyptology
History
Culture
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The long fight to bring Egypt's stolen antiquities back home

The New Arab Staff

Nadine Tag

02 February, 2026
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Egypt
History
Culture
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Walking through history: Inside the Grand Egyptian Museum

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Bianca Carrera

28 October, 2025
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History and culture
History
Culture
Live Story

Tripoli welcomes back Abdel Wahab Island after years of neglect

The New Arab Staff

Maghie Ghali

21 August, 2025
A nine-metre-tall Turiasaurus skeletal specimen is seen during a promotional event for a dinosaur exhibition at a shopping mall in central Tokyo on 8 June 2015. [Getty]
Morocco
MENA
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Jurassic Turiasaurus teeth discovered in Morocco's mountains

Basma El Atti
18 August, 2025
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Egyptology
History
Culture
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Monica Hanna on why Egypt must reclaim Egyptology

The New Arab Staff

Cara Burdon

30 July, 2025
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Art & Culture Exhibition
Art
Culture
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The mystery of Cleopatra uncovered at Paris Arab World Institute

The New Arab Staff

Naima Morelli

03 July, 2025
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Egyptian music
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Saving Egypt's music legacy with the Egyptian Cassette Archive

The New Arab Staff

Veronica Merlo

27 February, 2025
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history
History
Culture
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Inside the historic excavations at Queen Hatshepsut's temple

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Salwa Samir

20 January, 2025
Cairo old town
Cairo
Society
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How one family is preserving Cairo's last bookbinding atelier

The New Arab Staff

Sara Amara

16 January, 2025
Nsenga Knight’s exhibition
Art & Culture Exhibition
Art
Culture
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Inside visual artist Nsenga Knight's Close to Home exhibition

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Adama Munu

16 January, 2025
Ishtar_gate
history
Society
Live Story

The forgotten cities of the Middle East ravaged by war

The New Arab Staff

Salwa Amor

29 November, 2024
Qala-e-Bost
Afghanistan
History
Culture
Live Story

The forgotten history of Afghanistan's Helmand province

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Ahmed-Waleed Kakar

26 November, 2024
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Lebanon-Israel conflict
MENA
Live Story

Cultural experts urge UN to shield war-torn Lebanon's heritage

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
17 November, 2024
A cemetery undergoing demolition amidst ongoing roadworks at the historic City of the Dead necropolis of the Egyptian capital, Cairo in July 2020. [Getty]
Egypt
MENA
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Public outcry in Egypt after demolition of Khedive era cemetery

The New Arab
25 October, 2024
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Palestinian culture
Society
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The year that saw the cultural devastation of Gaza

The New Arab Staff

Hind Berji

24 October, 2024
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Book Club
Book Club
Live Story

Uncovering Zanzibar's unseen 19th-century history in Samahani

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied

02 October, 2024
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Cairo
History
Culture
Live Story

Historic Cairo celebrates success of restored iconic landmarks

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Salwa Samir

13 September, 2024
Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound is a national symbol for Palestinians [Getty]
al-Aqsa mosque
MENA
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Al-Aqsa still under threat on 55th anniversary of arson attack

The New Arab Staff
21 August, 2024
Midyat Turkey
Turkey
History
Travel
Culture
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Ancient secrets unearthed in vast Turkish cave city

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

07 August, 2024