Robert Bociaga

1 week ago | arabnews.com | Robert Bociaga

DAMMAM: Near Hofuf, at the edge of Al-Ahsa Oasis, where the palms thin out and the desert hushes before turning to stone, Jabal Al-Qarah rises. Low and wide, its sculpted sandstone flanks have been worn into curves and fissures.   I first saw the mountain just after dawn as the road, having coiled gently through date groves and irrigation canals, veers toward the open plain. In the distance, the mountain appeared — not dramatically, but deliberately.

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Paul Weller, Primal Scream and Annie Mac back Kneecap amid political backlash over pro-Palestine message /node/2599132/lifestyle May 01, 2025 12:30 Paul Weller, Primal Scream and Annie Mac back Kneecap amid political backlash over pro-Palestine message DUBAI: English singer Paul Weller, Scottish rock band Primal Scream and Irish host and DJ Annie Mac voiced their support this week for Irish rap group Kneecap, who recently came under fire for displaying a “Free Palestine” message during their...

1 week ago | arabnews.pk | Robert Bociaga

DAMASCUS: In a city battered by years of conflict, a quiet revolution was unfolding earlier this month inside an unfinished concrete shell.   “The Path,” a two-week exhibition curated by the Madad Art Foundation and staged in the once-abandoned skeletal Massar Rose Building in Damascus, confronted Syria’s pain, but, curator Marwan Tayara stressed: “This is not about politics.

1 week ago | arabnews.com | Robert Bociaga

Marvel’s misfit superheroes find community in ‘Thunderbolts*’ /node/2599104/lifestyle May 01, 2025 08:34 Marvel’s misfit superheroes find community in ‘Thunderbolts*’ Stars Florence Pugh and David Harbour discuss the latest Marvel movie DUBAI: In the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe movie “Thunderbolts*,” directed by Jake Schreier, the focus isn’t just on larger-than-life action; it’s on the messy, complicated relationships between a team of misfits learning to trust each other. For stars...

2 weeks ago | english.alaraby.co.uk | Robert Bociaga

Mosul, Iraq - As Iraq accelerates its plan to repatriate thousands of citizens from Syria's Al-Hol camp, the road home for returnees is far from smooth. In Mosul, once the self-declared capital of the Islamic State (IS) group, families returning after years in the camp face stalled paperwork, hostile neighbours, and fears of collective punishment.