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tunisia

JUZ (part) of CORAN. A handwritten note on the first page giving several dates and stamped with the name of Mohamed el-Hadi Bey. (source: https://www.coutaubegarie.com)

Tunisia tries to stop Paris online sale of royal artefacts

UAE

A view of the exterior of the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum. (AFP)

Louvre Abu Dhabi's virtual podcast inspires 'optimism' amid confinement

Algeria

Algerian Secretary of State for culture Salim Dada visits the vandalised art mural. (Facebook)

Defaced mural in Algiers reveals widening ideological rift

culture

Arab actors at a shooting set during filming of MBC's Ramadan series "Umm Haroun" in Dubai. (Reuters)

Islamist groups claim religious ban on viewing TV series showing Arab Jewish coexistence

Libya

Scene from "Shugaley".

Film on work and arrest of Russian NGO worker in Tripoli comes to TV

Arab

Iraqi actor Alla'a Shaker (L) and Saudi actor Abdulmohsin Al Nimir (R) are seen at a shooting set during filming of MBC's Ramadan Arabic series "Umm Haroun." (Reuters)

Ramadan TV series mired in Mideast tensions

Ramadan

A picture taken on April 24, 2020, shows Saudi policemen standing guard next to the Kaaba in Mecca's Grand Mosque, on the first day of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. (AFP)

Welcoming Ramadan

Ramadan

Clerics and staff perform taraweeh prayers at the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, April 24. (Reuters)

For Muslims in Arab world, Ramadan is unlike any before

Egypt

Two Egyptian women shopping in a supermarket in Cairo, Egypt, December 1, 2019. (Reuters)

Egypt to ensure food reserves are well stocked ahead of Ramadan