Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They were feminist pioneers, immortalized by their music. The magic of singers like Fairuz and Umm Kulthum still makes the Arab ...

A language student’s guide to the French capital highlights the culinary, literary and musical influences that quietly shape everyday life. Inside the Andalusian garden at the Grand Mosque of ...

Half a century after her death, Umm Kulthum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn cafes in Iraq, and in millions of homes from Morocco to Oman. "As long as ...

After touring Paris, Amsterdam, and Amman, the celebrated exhibition “DIVAS: From Oum Koulthoum to Dalida” has arrived in Beirut. Hosted at the Sursock Museum from October 17, 2025 to January 11, 2026 ...

Born on June 21, 1929, in El-Halawat village in Sharqia, Abdel Halim Ali Shabana came into the world already marked by loss. His mother died shortly after his birth, and his father passed away before ...