Samar Kadi

Samar Kadi is the Arab Weekly society and travel section editor.

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Changing times. Visitors attend an invitation-only screening at the King Abdullah Financial District Theatre in Riyadh on April 18. (AP)
Saudi Arabia ushers in new era of movie entertainment
04-19-2018
Reflecting on culture. Artwork representing Iraq at the “Perpetual Identities” exhibition at Saleh Barakat Gallery in Beirut. (Saleh Barakat Gallery)
When war objects become icons of identity, history and peace
04-18-2018
The waterfall known as Shaghour Hammana in Mount Lebanon. (Hammana Municipality)
Lebanon’s ‘Lamartine Valley,’ a source of poetic inspiration
04-14-2018
Endangered site. A view of Leptis Magna, a UNESCO World Heritage site on the Mediterranean coast of North Africa, some 120km east of Tripoli.
World heritage in Syria and Libya agonising under the world’s idle eyes
04-07-2018
Iraqi children sit in a three-wheel motorcycle near the town of Heet in Iraq’s Anbar province. (AFP)
Contraceptive prevalence on rise in MENA though at varying pace
04-07-2018
Egyptian actress Elham Chahine (2nd-L), festival founder Sam Lahoud (C) and members of “A Day for Women” original cast and crew.(Sam Lahoud)
First Beirut film festival gives voice to Arab women
03-31-2018
Winners of the first prize, the Detox Beirut — Beirut Rah Tondaf team, at Beirut Urb-Hackathon. (Beirut Urb-Hackathon)
Competing to reduce air pollution at Beirut Urb-Hackathon
03-24-2018
A Syrian girl who was injured during the violence in her country four years ago stands in front of her room in a hospital in Amman. (Reuters)
Syria children: the scarred victims of seven years of war
03-17-2018
A 1965 caricature about Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser’s presidential candidacy referendum getting 99.99% support from voters.(Pierre Sadek Foundation)
Exhibited legacy of Lebanese cartoonist rings true today
03-10-2018
Young members of the new Sabaa party are seen in front of the American University in Beirut.(Sabaa party)
Lebanon’s civil society challenges traditional parties in upcoming vote
03-10-2018
Schoolchildren listen to their teacher at the Oudaya primary school in Rabat. (Reuters)
Despite progress, too many children remain out of school in MENA region
02-24-2018
An Iraqi woman walks past Valentine’s Day decorations in Baghdad, on February 14. (AFP)
Valentine’s Day conquers hearts, gains acceptability in Arab world
02-17-2018
Actor Tom Hanks (L), actress and singer Rita Wilson (2nd L), Executive Editor of the Washington Post Martin Baron (C), actress Kate Capshaw (2nd R) and director Steven Spielberg (R) attend the premiere of “The Post” in Washington, last December. (AP)
Lebanon gripped by film-banning frenzy
02-10-2018
The scope of destruction at the Salaheddin neighbourhood in eastern Aleppo. (AP)
Conflicting agendas to determine reconstruction scenarios in Syria
02-10-2018
Enlightening art. A painting by Moroccan artist Mohammed Kacimi. (Dalloul Art Foundation)
Beirut private museum to showcase treasure trove of Arab artworks
02-03-2018
La Maison de la Foret in Bkassine Pine Forest in Jessine. (Samar Kadi)
Jezzine: Lebanon’s untapped eco-tourism destination
02-03-2018
Vital role. A Tunisian woman pharmacist (R) works at a drugstore in Tunis. (AP)
Women in MENA happier in the workplace despite enduring gender inequality
01-26-2018

Khan al-Saboun in the old city of Tripoli. (Samar Kadi)
Tripoli’s old souks in Lebanon offer bittersweet experience
01-11-2018

Visitors attend the opening of “Shifting Lights.” (Noel Nasr)
‘Shifting Lights’ exhibition, a search for peace and redemption by Lebanese artists
01-08-2018

Inaya Ezzeddine, Lebanon’s state minister for administrative reform. (OMSAR)
Lebanon seeking to turn public sector citizen friendly
01-08-2018