The acclaimed opera performer, who will be performing as part of Abu Dhabi Festival, is a phenomenon: not just a brilliant singer but one of the best actors in opera with impeccable critical acclaim. Read Article Bryn Terfel strikes the right note
Master pianist Yundi, who makes his UAE debut this month, is one of those incredible classical music outliers who makes the rest of us feel just a little bit simple by comparison. So what sets the truly gifted down that road? Read Article What makes a prodigy special?
Andrea Bocelli's performance kicks off the Du World Music Festival featuring a global array of eclectic sounds. Get out your diaries and start saving dates for these artists coming your way.
Read Article What's on and when at the Du World Music Festival
Win an invitation for you and a guest for a celebration of all things decadent to be held at Maison Sez in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, June 26. Win - A night with The National
The Dubai-based graffiti stencil artist Steffi Bow, who has created a life-size artwork of the Lebanese rapper Malikah for an adidas campaign, talks about how picking up a spray can five years ago changed her life.
Dubai's Steffi Bow is a girl with a graffiti habit
The United States and the Afghan government announce they will hold talks with the Taliban in Doha this week aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan. US to hold peace talks with Taliban
British scientists have discovered a vaccine that creates an immunity to Traveller's Diarrhoea - the global curse with a handful of names, but one certain unpleasant effect. Vaccine set to vanquish Delhi belly
A zoo in Russia is home to a unique animal – the liliger. That's a big cat breed where the father is a lion and the mother is a lion-tiger hybrid, called a liger. In pictures: Lililger cubs in Russia