In the Persian Gulf region, Arab leaders have for millennia presided over a unique social tradition known as the majlis, derived from the Arabic term for “sitting room.” The loosely defined gatherings ...

KARACHI: At the Majlis Ittihad-e-Ummat gathering in Karachi on December 22, 2025, scholars, educators, and religious leaders ...

For decades, sport communication followed a familiar script. Football matches were watched on national television, analyzed by a small group of ...

Dubai: The Majlis is one of the cornerstones of Emirati civilisation. For decades, friends, neighbours and families would gather in a Majlis during sunset. Meaning 'place of sitting' in Arabic, the ...

It could be a tea party. But Abu Dhabi is all about coffee. The city also doesn’t believe in wafer-thin watercress sandwiches and scones with clotted cream. It’s early evening when I, along with five ...

The Middle East and North Africa are regions steeped in a rich cultural heritage with many traditions and practices forming part of everyday life. However, as the world becomes more globalised and ...

As part of a design exercise, MEAN* (Middle East Architecture Network) has created three 3D-printed proposals for contemporary majlis, an Arabic architecture term that typically refers to the detached ...

QNB Group continues its participation as a main sponsor of ‘Al Majlis’, a sports programme broadcasted on Al Kass Sports Channels, during the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2025, hosted by Qatar across six world ...