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Nigerian museum revamp brings treasures within reach

Gazing at two large engraved 16th-century elephant tusks on display at Nigeria's National Museum Lagos, a guide surprised visitors by telling them: "You can touch them gently".One of the three galleries at the...

Since the renovated gallery opened to the public in April, it has been drawing more visitors than before. — AFP

Khamis al Adawi and his enduring intellectual legacy

Khamis al Adawi

Hollywood honours Marilyn Monroe, 100 years after her birth

Martin Nolan, Julien's Auctions' executive director and co-founder, adjusts a display of Marilyn Monroe memorabilia, including a 1950s evening gown, during a preview of Julien's Auctions' "100 Years of Marilyn" at Julien's Studios in Gardena, California, on May 27, 2026, ahead of the June 4 auction marking what would have been the Hollywood icon's 100th birthday. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)

Louvre heist to be turned into film

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Inca child mummy returned to indigenous community in Argentina

People participate in a ceremony following the return of the so-called "Child of Chani”, an Inca-era child mummy found frozen in 1905 at nearly 5,900 metres on a mountain, after being returned to a local indigenous community following about 120 years in a Buenos Aires museum. — Reuters

A poet on Abdullah Al Tai and Abu Muslim Al Bahlani

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Oman mourns passing of writer, researcher Khamis Al Adawi

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New York's Metropolitan Museum set to merge with Neue Galerie in 2028

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Berlin Modern museum opening pushed back to 2030

The opening of a new museum in the German capital, the Berlin Modern, has been delayed again to 2030 after water damage and microbial infestation were discovered in parts of the building— DPA

Ace Mexican writer's typewriter, photos go on display

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New BTS album sells 4 million copies in first day

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Ramadhan in Nepal

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How Ramadan Sounds in Oman

10 things to know if you are a non-Muslim during Ramadhan

Islamic Ornament Art in Historical Omani Mosques

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Al Faiq village: MOUNTAIN TREASURE WAITING TO BE DISCOVERED

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