English typography, by contrast, was largely shaped by the printing press in the West, while Arabic letterforms evolved ...

Saliha Hanif and Asma Mehmood are artists of Pakistani origin, based in Dubai, represented by OneFourArt Gallery, a ...

The scarab, one of Ancient Egypt’s most enduring emblems, has been reinterpreted by designer Azza Fahmy in a new collection ...

Dubai Watch Week has never hosted so many timepiece launches – here are all the releases that's worth a second, and closer, look.

In a report published in November, Britain-based think tank Asia House noted that China overtook the West as the Gulf's largest trading partner in 2024, with trade volume surpassing the Gulf's ...

In a report published in November, Britain-based think tank Asia House noted that China overtook the West as the Gulf's largest trading partner in 2024, with trade volume surpassing the Gulf's ...

Studio Artist artist Muhammad Z Zaman – who painted calligraphy in Bangla, English, and Arabic – passed away on December 9, ...

Welcome to part three of this history of the world through objects, which we pick up between 1400 and 1500. As always, we're looking at 'things', that tell us about how societies organised themselves, ...

I am the eighth generation here,” says Ahmed Ali Mohammed Elhofni, standing amid pale stone dust in his family-owned ...

On 1 October, the School for Arabic Calligraphy (madrassat tahssine al-khat al-Arabi) will be conducting an admissions test in its premises in the Bab Al-Sheariya district of Cairo for all individuals ...

Asharq Al Awsat The Arab League of Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO) congratulated Saudi Arabia on the opening of the Prince Mohammed bin Salman Global Center for Arabic ...

Arabic, spoken by over 450 million people and holding official status in nearly 25 countries, is a global language with immense cultural significance. Yet, only 3% of online content is available in ...