Jeddah-born artist Dana Awartani on making contemporary work that honors the past DUBAI: At the Diriyah Art Biennale, Saudi-born artist Dana Awartani, who is of Palestinian heritage, has created a dreamy, otherworldly series of 10 silk fabrics in earthy hues of ochre, reds and greens placed on wooden frames and mounted on the wall as … Read more
NEW YORK CITY: The UN said it was taking “swift action” in response to allegations in the past few days that several employees of the UN Relief and Works Organization for Palestine Refugees in the Near East participated in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel. Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said an investigation … Read more
Israel’s military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in recent history, experts say JERUSALEM: The Israeli military campaign in Gaza, experts say, now sits among the deadliest and most destructive in recent history.In just over two months, the offensive has wreaked more destruction than the razing of Syria’s Aleppo between 2012 and … Read more
KHOST, Afghanistan: Zubaida traveled from the rural outskirts of Khost in eastern Afghanistan to give birth at a maternity hospital specializing in complicated cases, fearing a fate all too common among pregnant Afghan women — her death or her child’s. She lay dazed, surrounded by the unfamiliar bustle of the Doctors Without Borders (MSF)-run hospital, … Read more