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Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen star as a married couple in The Miniature Wife, in which an experiment goes wrong. AFP

Elizabeth Banks and Matthew Macfadyen on why it’s OK to marry the wrong person

The Miniature Wife stars find comedy in the messy power games that shape long-term relationships

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What to watch in UAE cinemas during Eid Al Adha 2026

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Five books to read to children under five, from Charlotte's Web to Narnia

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Sharjah named Guest of Honour at Warsaw International Book Fair

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Venice Biennale jury excludes Israel and Russia from top prizes

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    Arabic word of the week‘Makhzan’, which means storehouse, gave us 'magazine’

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  • President Sheikh Mohamed presents the Zayed Award For Human Fraternity to Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia, right, and Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, for the Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Agreement, during the Zayed Award For Human Fraternity 2026, at the Founders Memorial in Abu Dhabi. Photo: UAE Presidential Court

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This photo by Carol Guzy of an Ecuadorian father being separated from his family by US federal agents, has won the World Press Photo of the Year 2026. Photo: Carol Guzy, ZUMA Press, iWitness, for Miami Herald

Image of family separated by ICE agents named World Press Photo of the Year

Picture was chosen from more than 57,000 submissions from 141 countries

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Artists benefit from time, space and unbound creativity in Abu Dhabi residency

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DJ Habibeats brings his blend of Arabic sounds and global club music to the Coachella stage in California. Photo: DJ Habibeats

DJ Habibeats takes Palestinian wedding anthems to Coachella

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UAE's first female teacher captured in granddaughter's award-winning film

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Hayat Al-Fahad at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012. Getty Images
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Kuwaiti actress Hayat Al-Fahad dies aged 78

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From Gaza to Syria: Stories from Middle East dominate art exhibition in Portugal

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Pride and patriotism: 10 songs by Gulf artists in response to the Iran war

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Inside Lego’s World Cup challenge to turn Messi and Ronaldo into brick form

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Top 25 concerts and events coming to UAE, from Shakira to Lewis Capaldi

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Each series of The White Lotus has centred on a death at a high-end hotel resort in a hot or tropical destination. Photo: HBO

What we know about White Lotus season four so far

Plus, when it's expected to be released and plotlines we already know

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What to watch in UAE cinemas during Eid Al Adha 2026

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Who is Lina El Arabi, the French-Moroccan actress joining Citadel season two?

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Zayed Award film series wins top honours at Webby Awards

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Kuwaiti actress Hayat Al-Fahad dies aged 78

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Streaming releasesRamy Youssef's new stand-up and the return of American Gladiators

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Art & Design
Bam Auctions will stage its first sale at Bayt AlMamzar on Saturday. Photo: Bayt AlMamzar

New contemporary art auction to debut in Dubai this May

Bam Auctions, a secondary market platform, will launch at Bayt AlMamzar with a curated selection of 21 lots

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Sharjah Biennial 2027 dates, artists and theme revealed

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UAE art guide: 13 museum and gallery exhibitions to see

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Venice Biennale jury excludes Israel and Russia from top prizes

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Books
The UAE National Reading Index 2025 surveyed reading habits across the country. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE readers embrace digital and audio formats, national index shows

Social media remains a major route to reading material, while Arabic reading rose from 2023 levels

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