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The exhibition features sixty works by professional and amateur African artists. (MAP)

Moroccan plastic artists showcase work in Casablanca

Morocco

A customer browses books at a bookshop in the Moroccan capital Rabat on August 9, 2018. (AFP)

Intellectuals wax philosophical after postponement of Casablanca Book Fair

Music

A 2000 file shows Lebanese maestro Elias Rahbani conducts his orchestra during a concert at the Casino du Liban. (AFP)

Lebanon’s maestro Elias Rahbani dies, leaves six-decade legacy

Yemen

Yemeni actors rehearse on the eve of the premiere of the play entitled “Yemeni Film,” in the capital Sana’a, on December 23, 2020. (AFP)

Sana’a play offers relief from Houthis’ oppressive rules

tunisia

Tunisian singer Nooman Chaari (left) performs song with Israeli singer Ziv Yehezkel. (Facebook)

Tunisian artist kicks off a storm after duet with Israeli singer

culture

Tunisian film director Kaouther Ben Hania (R) at the opening ceremony of the 31st edition of the Carthage Film Days (JCC) film festival at the Opera House in Tunis on December 18, 2020. (AFP)

Carthage film festival draws large audience despite pandemic

Lebanon

(L-R back row) Stand-up comedians Mario Moubarak, Firas Shamieh, Mohammed Baalbaki, Nicolas Tawk, Iyad Al-Hout, Georges, and Georges pose for a picture behind Shaden (on her knees) and Lama Chmayaa (carried), in Beirut. AFP

Lebanese comedians offer relief from anxieties

culture

Algerian women prepare couscous in the village of Ait el-Kecem, south of Tizi-Ouzou, east of the capital Algiers. (AFP)

Couscous, Aflaj and camel races listed as intangible world heritage

UAE

A visitor reads a book at the Sharjah International Book Fair, north-east of Dubai, last November. (AFP)

UAE leads new initiative to increase Arab authors’ visibility online