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Late-night prayers draw larger crowds to mosques during the final stretch of Ramadan. Victor Besa / The National

The last 10 days of Ramadan: How to prepare for the final nights

From adjusting sleep to clearing schedules, small changes can help approach final stretch with focus and intention

'We are not the regime': Iranian artists grapple with fear, hope and exile

Emirati actress Meera Almidfa on her childhood memories and what moves her most

Eid Al Fitr 2026: Nine films coming to cinemas in the Middle East

The show goes on: UAE musicians continue performing live on stage

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Spotlight

From Grumpy Cat to Punch the monkey, the internet's favourite animals
Big Bad Wolf comes knocking in Dubai again with more than one million books
Dubai World Cup 2026: Jason Derulo to headline after-show at Meydan Racecourse
Ramadan cultural activities in UAE museums, from storytelling to stargazing
Baftas 2026: One Battle After Another and Hamnet are big winners
'We will remember everyone who stood against us': Gaza dominates Berlin festival
Doomscrolling to discipline: Why Ramadan is the perfect time for a digital detox
TimeframeWhen drummers woke the UAE for suhoor during Ramadan

Features

The cast of Sinners with their Outstanding Performance By A Cast In A Motion Picture awards during the Actor Awards. Reuters

Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley lead winners at Actor Awards 2026

Sinners leads the film categories while The Studio and The Pitt take top television honours, offering insight ahead of the Oscars

The A to Z of Ramadan, from adhan to zakat

Emirati artist Sarah Almehairi's 2024 painting Off Centered Control is on display. Photo: Dubai Culture

Dubai Collection Nights brings a masterpiece owned by Sheikh Mohammed into public view

Syrian Ramadan series on Assad-era prisons ignites backlash

Veteran musician Mohamed Mounir lends his voice to the Egyptian social drama Had Aqsa. Getty

Lights, camera, music: Arab pop stars behind biggest Ramadan TV dramas

Music & On-stage

'Like walking into a majlis': How Zayed National Museum hits all five senses

Dubai's oldest surviving structure: History of Al Fahidi Fort ahead of its reopening

Louvre museum director resigns after Paris jewels heist exposes security failure

Egyptian film Safe Exit examines generational trauma after ISIS violence

Meera Almidfa stars in the Ramadan series Dara 1961 as well as horror film Baab. Photo: Meera Almidfa

Emirati actress Meera Almidfa on her childhood memories and what moves her most

The star of Dubai TV Ramadan hit Dara 1961 takes our quick-fire questionnaire

Eid Al Fitr 2026: Nine films coming to cinemas in the Middle East

Michael B Jordan and Jessie Buckley lead winners at Actor Awards 2026

Kuwaiti Ramadan series captures wrongful imprisonment of writer Badr Al Mutairi

Syrian Ramadan series on Assad-era prisons ignites backlash

Egyptian film Safe Exit examines generational trauma after ISIS violence

Baftas 2026: One Battle After Another and Hamnet are big winners

Creation of Colours by Mohamed Khalil, one of the items included in the Choose Love Auction. PA

Art by Es Devlin and Brian Eno among works to be auctioned for Palestine

The sale follows the Together For Palestine concert last year, which raised more than £2 million for humanitarian organisations

'We are not the regime': Iranian artists grapple with fear, hope and exile

Dubai Collection Nights brings a masterpiece owned by Sheikh Mohammed into public view

UAE art guide: 16 museum and gallery exhibitions to see this week

Big Bad Wolf book sale offers fiction, non-fiction, cookbooks, children's titles and educational material at subsidised rates. Antonie Robertson / The National

Big Bad Wolf comes knocking in Dubai again with more than one million books

The event is styled in the manner of a touring warehouse and offers titles from Dh2

How a plane journey inspired me to write the modern Muslim woman

Sharjah Ruler launches translation of Portuguese-Gulf history in Lisbon

Cairo's Diwan Publishing brings Nobel winner Naguib Mahfouz to new readers

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