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Mahmoud Radaideh is the frontman and songwriter for Jordanian rock band Jadal. Courtesy: Cultural Foundation

'We want to bring rock to an Arab crowd': Jordanian band Jadal to bring grungy vibes to Abu Dhabi

December 12, 2019
Black Eyed Peas will perform at the closing ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday. AFP

Black Eyed Peas perform in Tagalog at the closing ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games

December 11, 2019
Artist collective XPOZE will present their immersive installation 'The Bean Bag' at the Al Hosn Festival. Courtesy Al Hosn

Abu Dhabi's Al Hosn Festival: what to see and do

December 11, 2019
Omar Al Abdallat and Mohammed Assaf are performing at Sharjah's Al Majaz Amphitheatre.

Mohammed Assaf and Omar Al Abdallat set to perform in Sharjah next year

December 10, 2019
Singer Marie Fredriksson of Swedish band Roxette has died at the age of 61. AFP

Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies aged 61

December 10, 2019
This photo from November this year shows a paper boat floating in a flooded St. Mark's Square in Venice. AP / Luca Bruno

Abu Dhabi to host benefit concert in support of Venice flooding

December 10, 2019
Mos Def and Talib Kweli perform as part of the benefit concert, 'Power To The People' at Coliseo Jose M. Agrelot on March 18, 2018 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Getty 

Mos Def says the new Black Star album is 'ridiculous', 'golden' and almost finished

December 10, 2019
Affifa Iskandar was a key figure in the Iraqi music scene from the 1930s up until her retirement in the late 1970s. 

Who was Affifa Iskandar? Google Doodle honours the 'Iraqi Blackbird'

December 10, 2019
DJ Snake, Afrojack and Nicky Romero are headlining Ultra Abu Dhabi. 

Afrojack, Major Lazer and Zedd: Ultra Abu Dhabi announces its line-up

December 9, 2019
Dido is currently touring for the first time in 15 years, and is bringing her live show to Dubai in December. Photo by Simon Emmett

Venue change: Dido's Dubai concert moved to Coca-Cola Arena

December 9, 2019
Anthony Joshua after his win in Riyadh on Saturday, left, and Fela Kuti in the UK in 1984. Getty 

Anthony Joshua honoured Nigerian legend Fela Kuti as he walked into the boxing ring in Saudi

December 8, 2019
A visitor posing for the camera at Sole DXB at D3. Leslie Pableo for The National 

In pictures: Sole DXB brings a colourful weekend full of fashion and hip-hop

December 7, 2019
Singer YBN Cordae performs a Sole DXB Festival at D3. Leslie Pableo for The National

Grammy-nominated rapper YBN Cordae is a win for hip-hop

December 7, 2019
Justin Timberlake performs onstage at the closing night of his FutureSex/LoveShow World Tour in the grounds of Emirates Palace Hotel. Getty Images. 

Timeframe: Why we think it's about time Justin Timberlake returned to the UAE

December 6, 2019
Egyptian rapper Tac collaborated with New York rapper Mazzie for a joint EP. Courtesy Sole DXB

Egyptian rapper Tac says Sole DXB inspires the UAE hip-hop community

December 6, 2019
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Saudi Arabia announced spending of 1.02 trillion riyals for 2020, setting a higher year-on-year deficit as it expects lower revenue due to oil production cuts. AFP

Business Extra: Saudi Arabia's 2020 budget and how the proceeds of the Saudi Aramco IPO will be spent

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In this picture taken on November 8, 2018, Scottish novelist Irvine Welsh poses during an interview with AFP in Hong Kong. - Twenty-five years ago Irvine Welsh's debut novel "Trainspotting" burst out of the housing schemes and back alleys of post-industrial Scotland in a whirlwind of drugs, sex and violence that horrified and delighted critics alike. Scotland's most famous ex-heroin addict is still delivering the goods, and is as far as ever from settling for "carpet slippers and a cottage on the coast." (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

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A Peshmerga foot soldier defending an outpost in the Qara Chokh mans a gun looking out to the plain where ISIS is using tunnels and caves to evade capture. Jack Moore / The National

Beyond the Headlines: A journey through the ISIS badlands

Beyond The Headlines
The number of children we have is also a question of how we can provide food, shelter, water and goods for the ever expanding global population. Getty 

Beyond the Headlines: How many children is too many?

Beyond The Headlines
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