In Retrospect: CINECommunity 2026 Brings Al Quoz’s Courtyard to AMT’s Showroom

For three days across 15th to 17th January, Advanced Media Trading’s biannual CINECommunity event reimagined cinema not as a product-driven industry, but as a collective practice.

Zayn Qahtani’s Sculptural Sanctuaries

The Bahraini-Lebanese artist creating ornate relics of emotion, adorned with shell, metal, and memory

The Fantasia and Futurism of Arab Sci-Fi

How Arab cinema explores advancement, speculation, and socio-political realities through the lens of science fiction

Every SWANA Film Shortlisted for the 2025 Oscars

Five movies directed by the region’s auteurs find a place in the 97th Academy Awards shortlist – with three films from Palestine

ICON’s September Style Staples

This month’s top luxury finds – discover our favourite new arrivals

Man About Town: Tommy Hilfiger On His Return To New York Fashion Week & Building A Legacy

With his return to the Big Apple, ICON sits down with the legendary designer, in the place where it all began

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood: Balenciaga Pre-Fall 2024 Hits A Cultural Nerve

Under the distant Hollywood sign, Demna pens a piquant love letter to his (and our) fascination with the fame capital