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Throughout the month of May, the Arab Film and Media Institute will present a retrospective of Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman, one of the most prominent figures in Palestinian cinema today. All four feature films which the director has written, directed and starred in, will be available online for free to audiences in the US from this Friday Born in 1960 in Nazareth, Suleiman's first feature film was Chronicle of a Disappearance in 1996. The film won him the Best First Film Prize at the Venice Film Festival in 1996. His second feature film, Divine Intervention, won the Jury Prize at...

The cartoonist’s new book is a darkly humorous documentation of protests his country, the pandemic and economic pandemonium

SHARE This year, Eid Al Fitr is expected to begin on May 13. Even though things are opening back up amid the pandemic, thanks to the mass roll-out of vaccinations in many countries around the world, it's better to still be cautious with plans. In the past, you may have gone on holiday or travelled to see family, but there are plenty of ways you can celebrate at home with loved ones instead. So, if you're a parent who's worried about what Eid is going to be like for your children, we've got some ideas to help you. Despite the circumstances, you can still make these festivities memorable.

SHARE The first hotel to welcome overnight guests to Sir Bani Yas Island has reopened after being closed for almost a year during the pandemic. Desert Islands Resort and Spa by Anantara promises a family-friendly stay on an island that is also a protected animal reserve, giving visitors the chance to get up close and personal with more than 10,000 animals including oryx , gazelles, giraffes, ostriches, mountain goats and more. The National headed out there to discover exactly what it's like to spend the night on this island sanctuary. The welcome Getting to the resort involves a ferry crossi...

Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania and Palestinian-British director Farah Nabulsi have been nominated for their films