“I’ve taken this out so many times,” said Hani, as he deftly unzips a black laptop case. From two side pockets the Syrian remove a statue, some beads and an assortment of stones and arrange them for viewing. Nestled in the bag is an intricately carved 4,000-year-old limestone...

(Translation by Yusra Ahmed) “Rihan”, the documentary of the director Mohannad al-Hammod, has won the first prize in the Documentary Film festivals on Saturday.  The film has shown significant skillfulness in filming, presentation and directing, besides...

Bukavu (DR Congo) (AFP) - Perched on a shelf, the "Little Kabila" with the mysterious eyes greets visitors to the Kivu Museum, housed in a Catholic mission but aimed at safeguarding endangered Congolese traditional artefacts some might consider "satanic". The statuette showing a woman...

Commemorations marking the death of a 13th-century Sufi mystic began Sunday in the central Anatolian city of Konya, where he is buried.  The ceremony, also known as "Seb-i Arus" or reunion with the Beloved, celebrating the 741st anniversary of the death...