Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Although a study released by UCLA in 2025 shows that just 1.2 percent of theatrical film roles include actors from a Middle ...

Family secrets, misadventures, hidden pasts and personal growth were the fastest-growing themes and topics in Arabic movies and series this year, according to an AI-powered report released ahead of TV ...

With Saudi film production skyrocketing, a significant presence in Cannes and surprise North African successes, insiders say Arab cinema is entering a vibrant new era: "It’s an interesting time." By ...

A sympathetic and suspenseful portrait of two Palestinian men who agree to carry out a suicide bombing in Israel, the film has predictably found itself surrounded by controversy. On the one hand, ...

Matty Brown with young stars of The Sand Castle Zain Al Rafeea (L), M Riman Al Rafeea (R) Getty Images The image of the lifeless body of two-year-old Kurdish-Syrian boy Alan Kurdi lying washed up on a ...

As a collector, Abboudi Abou Jaoude is nothing if not meticulous. In the basement of an unmarked apartment building in Beirut’s bustling Hamra district, several neat rows of delicate paper crowd Abou ...

From left, Abdallah Sada, Alaa Alasad, Mohammad Siam, Israel Banuelos, Bassam Alasad, Mohammad Nizar, director Zain Duraie, Clara Khoury, George Christopoulos, Glenn Gainor, Ghalia Hatamleh and Lara ...

Venice Film Festival 2026 is shaping up to be a big year for Arab cinema, with filmmakers from across the region bringing stories of war, displacement, grief, family, survival—and even a bank heist—to ...