PRI’s The World Concerto 'Tahrir for Clarinet and Orchestra' Inspired by Egyptian Uprising PRI’s The World Krakauer, as Fairouz describes him, is a musician well-versed in Middle Eastern, Jewish Klezmer, as well as Arabic music , which made him a perfect fit for this piece. In the...

The National Global Fusion concert in Dubai brings world music into harmony The National "There's a part of the piece inspired by Arabic music ," she says. "Turkish and belly-dancing music, too – it basically travels from India to Arabia and incorporates many elements."...

Infertility treatment focus at Dubai summit Trade Arabia … embryologist Elissa Pelts, and collaborative physician Dr Craig Niederberger of University of Illinois at Chicago. The conference was hosted by Dr Michael Fakih with attendees from numerous countries including the UAE, Egypt, Lebanon and...

Nissan Micra sells out in Lebanon Trade Arabia The new Micra, launched earlier this month by international superstar Nancy Ajram , has brought style and safety to the small car segment, resulting in a flood of interested buyers, the statement said. Fayez Rasamny, chairman of Rymco, said the sell-out...

gulfnews.com Werner Herzog speaks his mind on Lawrence of Arabia gulfnews.com His somewhat controversial outpouring at a Dubai International Film Festival press conference yesterday was all in support of the Arab world. "The Arabic world is depicted as very stupid, it [Lawrence of Arabia] is not...

From Resistance to Pop: Liberating Palestine with an Auto Tune Huffington Post (blog) Palestine has never really been considered a breeding ground for mega-popular, pan-Arab entertainers. The Palestinians have been consumers of Arabic music , not producers. Egypt and Lebanon rule the music scene in...

Charity single 'Tomorrow-Bokra' to premiere in Dubai Trade Arabia The single is an Arabic re-adaptation of Quincy Jones Grammy-award winning song entitled 'Tomorrow (A Better You, A Better Me).' 24 Arab stars from 16 nations across the Middle East and North Africa. feature on the single Go...

The National Six hit songs that might define summer of 2011 The National Nancy Ajram is one of the Arab world's most famous singers, with no collection of Arabic pop music or nightclub event complete without a song from her. Since her breakthrough in 2003, no summer passes without one of her songs...

Al-Bawaba Nancy Ajram goes traditional Al-Bawaba Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram is in the process of preparing to record the first songs of her upcoming album to be titled “Iw'aa Kidah” (Be careful). Nancy will be including a folkloric song from Egypt's suburbs using traditional musical instruments View...

Al-Bawaba Nancy Ajram ambassador of 'Damas' Al-Bawaba The internationally known jewelry company 'Damas' has announced that they have renewed their contract with Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram to be their official representative in the Middle East and North Africa. Nawal will be the ambassador...