Marriage

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Sexual and reproductive health and rights
Society
Live Story

Mawadda: The platform empowering Arab women on sexual health

In a culture where sex is often shrouded in shame, Mawadda is a platform that opens doors for Arab women to embrace their sexual health with confidence

Shefa'a Qudah
07 January, 2026
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Film Interview
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Exploring love and memory in Sarah Francis' Dead Dog

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

11 December, 2025
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dating
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

From coffee dates to I do: The lessons of Love is Blind: Habibi

Zainab Mehdi

Zainab Mehdi

24 October, 2024
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Netflix
Film, TV & Music
Culture
Live Story

Did Netflix's Honeymoonish fail to appease its Arab audience?

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Yousra Samir Imran

18 October, 2024
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Egypt
Society
Live Story

Cohabiting before marriage: Is this the future of love in Egypt?

Amr Emam

Amr Emam

26 September, 2024
A Middle East Airlines (MEA) Airbus 321 NEO
Lebanon
MENA
Live Story

Lebanese pilot proposes to girlfriend on MEA flight

The New Arab Staff
12 July, 2023
Saudi Arabia
World
Live Story

Saudi may turn 'blind eye' to Ronaldo living with girlfriend

The New Arab Staff
09 January, 2023
UAE
MENA
Live Story

UN panel urges UAE to give women equal divorce rights

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 July, 2022
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Marriage
MENA
Live Story

New Al-Azhar initiative encourages 'modest' weddings

The New Arab Staff
15 June, 2022
Britney Spears
Offbeat
Live Story

Thriving post-conservatorship Britney sets wedding date

The New Arab Staff
10 May, 2022
Marriage
MENA
Live Story

Sultan of Brunei's daughter weds Iraqi in elaborate ceremony

The New Arab Staff
26 January, 2022
Taliban
World
Live Story

Taliban women's rights decree doesn't mention school access

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
03 December, 2021
Iraq
MENA
Live Story

12-year-old girl's marriage causes outrage in Baghdad, Iraq

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
21 November, 2021
Bill Gates
MENA
Live Story

Kuwaiti singer 'proposes' to Bill Gates in viral tweet

The New Arab Staff
09 November, 2021
Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE
Marriage
MENA
Live Story

Abu Dhabi to allow non-Muslim civil marriage, divorce

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
07 November, 2021
wedding
Offbeat
Live Story

Moroccan-American TV host Tarek El Moussa weds fiance

The New Arab Staff
25 October, 2021
iran dating
Iran
Offbeat
Live Story

Iran unveils matchmaking app to promote marriage

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
12 July, 2021
The Israeli Knesset
Palestine
MENA
Live Story

Israel looks to renew law that keeps out Palestinian spouses

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
05 July, 2021
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Saudi Arabia
MENA
Live Story

Friends in lawsuit over Saudi marriage collapse allegations

The New Arab Staff
21 June, 2021
Malala Yousafzai
World
Live Story

Malala Vogue interview prompts backlash in Pakistan

The New Arab Staff
06 June, 2021
Bride of the sea
US
Book Club
Live Story

Eman Quotah's Bride of the Sea

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Aisha Yusuff

17 March, 2021