Egypt's Ministry of Culture declared 2025 the 'Year of Umm Kulthum' to commemorate the 50th death anniversary of the singer's death.

The musical diva of the Arab world is commemorated in Paris. And tariff threats have Prosecco lovers stocking up.

The music of one of the Arab world's greatest divas is still enthralling audiences in Paris, 50 years after her death.

Half a century after her death, Umm Kulthum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn cafes in Iraq, and in millions of homes from Morocco to Oman."As long as ...

The founder of MelaninGold Organic, Ms Kulthum Maabad, has successfully transformed Zanzibar’s seaweed industry from a raw export market into a thriving sector that produces skincare, haircare, and ...

The property in question belonged to Robert Paterfew, a pedlar in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and consisted — according to the Newcastle Courant — of ‘a Bundle of Handkerchiefs’, part of Paterfew’s ...

From falling into the ‘massive abyss’ of Alfred Schnittke, to the ‘silly and lovely’ Electric Light Orchestra, Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance delivers Lottie Brazier a guide to her thirteen favourite ...

A rare picture of the late Egyptian songstress Umm Kulthum, known as Kawkab Asharq "Planet of the East" unfolded on social media, in which she appeared in a different way of what the public used ...