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

The Hayy: Creative Hub centre in Jeddah is latest cultural offering announced in the rebranded Kingdom

Museum claims it was an "oversight", but others say it was political

Shepard Fairey, Peter Kennard and Emily Young among those who back singer after she was branded an anti-semitic bigot in a full-page advert in the Washington Post

Cultural powerhouse in the Gulf—backed by Aramco—is extending its local and global reach

Interfaith network says that its efforts are more difficult—and urgent—since President Trump’s declaration on Jerusalem’s status

"Life’s work" of Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian goes on show in former palace in Tehran

Street artist and film director staged performance that was filmed for BBC Two documentary which will air this weekend

Abdulnasser Gharem’s painting about Sunni-Shia divide was removed from Brigitte Schenk's stand at organisers' request

Bonhams returns £176,500 for piece attributed to Egyptian sculptor

Collector Emile Hannouche has opened his family mansion in the Bekaa Valley to the public

Sharjah show recreates late artist’s studio

Museum of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden will hold “international opening” in February

Exhibition is final event in Year of Culture partnership between Qatar and Germany

The pair were blindfolded then interrogated for up to 10 hours by authorities over their coverage of migrant workers

Ahmed Jahaf describes what it is like to live through catastrophic conflict

Art dealer Thaddaeus Ropac and curator Maya Allison tell us how the nation’s creative ambitions have blossomed. Plus: Silver Lion-winning musician and artist Hassan Khan on his Abu Dhabi Art performance

As Abu Dhabi Art fair opens, we speak to the Saudi artists Manal Al Dowayan and Ahmed Mater. Plus: Iraq's Dia Azzawi on creating the Arab world's Guernica

Some dealers at the fair report brisk early business but say big sales are a waiting game

Is the UAE now the art capital of the Middle East?

With all eyes on Abu Dhabi this week, we speak to the architect Jean Nouvel on designing the Arab world's first universal museum. Plus: a preview of Abu Dhabi Art fair

This year’s fair has 13 new exhibitors and is hoping for more international visitors

Dalloul Art Foundation investigates authenticity of some Middle Eastern works before museum opening

Abdulnasser Gharem says the US show allows him more freedom than he may have in Saudi Arabia

Former lieutenant colonel in the Saudi Arabian army is known for his politically and socially engaged works that draw on his Muslim heritage

Five years after the uprisings in Cairo, the spirit of the protests lives on in cultural projects