He shared concerns around current travel restrictions, which "target, exclude, and marginalise people based on who they are and where they're from"

Saudi Arabian businessman Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud is among the company’s investors through Kingdom Holding Company and Rotana Audio Holding

Iranian DJ/producer Proyal offers a personal perspective on Iran’s ongoing crisis

Alexandria-based producer continues to push his familiar experimental approach on his first release of 2026

The accompanying official video moves through chaos while the release explores dark electronic and cinematic hip-hop

The report uncovers striking insights on Turkiye, the United Arab Emirates, Nigeria and Ghana

The video features Farsi subtitles and carries strong Arabian driftcore and Tumblr-era aesthetics

Six women with no prior experience took part in a workshop led by Berlin-based Algerian DJ and producer Acidfinky in collaboration with Dhamma and Maison Sot

The report maps MENA-related activity involving Tiësto, Aly & Fila, R3HAB and Future Sound of Egypt, alongside contributor data from the United Arab Emirates

The deal reflects an unprecedented moment for large-scale club ownership in the US through Middle East-based investment

The performance faced opposition before the event but concluded peacefully

The long-unreleased track arrives as a response to Iran’s ongoing struggle for freedom

Bandcamp says it will remove music suspected of being created wholly or in significant part using AI tools

The Fast Forward 2026 playlist also counts Khayyat, royazdad, CIZA, Tems, Omah Lay and LAGOS IN PARIS among its global picks

Reservoir Media, led by its Iranian-Canadian founder and CEO Golnar Khosrowshahi, is among the publishers named in the lawsuit