Symposium at the British Museum, part of the Shubbak festival of contemporary Arab culture, will include artists from war-torn Yemen and Syria

Twenty-four artists present their own works in new book, including the late Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian

The 14th edition of the international exhibition in the United Arab Emirates includes more than 80 artists with over 60 new commissions

But the disputed treasure, the Rosetta Stone, will remain in London

French-Tunisian artist’s 'tabula rasa' paintings at Lazinc will challenge “deep-seated preconceptions” about Arabic script

With many of the region’s museums, fairs and festivals under female leadership, we talk to three key decision-makers

Kuwaiti artist Mohammad Sharaf hopes to provoke the general public as well as the authorities

Exhibitions on the history of Syria and on Arab revolutions in the Arab world tread a fine line

Rashid Al Khalifa of Bahrain is showing his art in London’s Saatchi Gallery

The Nabu Museum collection combines antiquities with Modern and contemporary art

Middle Eastern and South Asian works owned by embattled Dubai-based private equity firm carry much lower estimates than prices paid a decade ago

Lebanese event cuts 'special offer' to help Egypt's galleries exhibit abroad and invests $100,000 in outreach to encourage collectors from further afield

Plans to lend the Abraaj Group Art Prize collection to the Jameel Art Centre are also on hold

Maryam Goudarzi claims that the artist should return six 1972 sculptures worth $6m to her, but Tanavoli says they were swapped legally for five newer works

Despite a group of exhibitors describing Art Bahrain Across Borders as disappointing, royal patron says event will continue

Ayad says decision to leave was "personal" and plans to launch her own art consultancy

Omar Al-Qattan, chair of the A.M. Qattan Foundation, explains the many challenges of building an arts space under occupation

Under new partnership, the London museum will lend key objects to the new institution in Abu Dhabi

Loans likely to come from Iran—but works from the Met would not meet London museum's strict borrowing guidelines

In a first for Iran, the Teer Art fair is set to open amid a growing but fragile market environment

As museum's teaser show opens in the Belgian capital, its president, Serge Lasvignes, tells us about branching out from Paris

Six partner institutions including the Hammer Museum are behind collaborative art production model

Suddenly, a lot of money is flowing through the kingdom for the promotion of contemporary art and culture

The dissident Chinese artist on why he's tackling the global refugee crisis in his first exhibition in the Gulf

French museum became first cultural institution to secure ties with Islamic regime after sanctions lifted in 2016

Founder Arif Naqvi's departure from the private equity firm's asset management business in February followed claims the company had misused investor funds

Alia Farid and Aseel AlYacoub will create a light-up botanical garden linking both wings of the Jameel Arts Centre

Anna Somers Cocks, founder-editor of The Art Newspaper, in discussion with Roxane Zand of Sotheby’s at the Asia Society, New York, 1 March

But when does protecting a creative legacy go too far?

Critics choose highlights from fifth edition of the Jeddah show, organised by Tate curator Vassilis Oikonomopoulos