Rolling Stone MENA Staff

A Loaded Kiss

Elyanna Drops the Progressive, Stadium-Pop Single ‘BOSA’

Elyanna flips Arab pop gender roles on “BOSA,” a RedOne-produced stadium-pop single inspired by Y2K pan-American pop.

Mapping Farasha

Inez’s Farasha Is and Isn’t a Passport Album

With Farasha, Inez moves across genres and borders. She tells us why the album’s Passport approach was never a calculated strategy.

By Rolling Stone MENA Staff

Commentary

Abdi Declares the SDF Integration Into the Syrian State Complete

The SDF has completed its integration into Syria's state institutions, a major step toward a unified Syria.

NEWS

Wegz Navigates Love and Mixed Signals on “El Ayah”

Wegz explores infatuation, mixed signals, and emotional uncertainty on his new R&B single “El Ayah.”

NEWS

Saint Levant’s Afandi Is an Homage to Timeless Arab Pop

On Afandi, Saint Levant revisits classic Arab pop, from Palestinian dabke to Lebanese pop and contemporary raï.

Album and Single Reviews

On Habeitek, Amr Diab Feeds Gen Z the Nostalgia They Crave

On Habeitek, Amr Diab returns to his '90s and '00s sound, meeting Gen Z’s growing appetite for Y2K nostalgia.

NEWS

Bashar and Maher Al Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia

Bashar and Maher Al Assad have been sentenced to death in absentia by a Damascus court for crimes committed under the Assad regime.

Africa, Exclusive, Finance, Middle East, Qatar, Venture Capital

The Venture Capital Firm That Saw Qatar’s Future First

Exclusive, FEATURES

INSEAD, The ‘Business School for the World’ is Facing a Reckoning Over Gaza

INSEAD alumni and students demand divestment and accountability over Gaza, challenging the elite business school's silence.

NEWS

Five Years After Her Debut, Inez Drops Sophomore Album Farasha

Five years after her debut, Inez returns with Farasha, an ambitious album embracing Arab sounds and emotional vulnerability.

NEWS

Mouka Drops ‘Soumi Ghali’ Ahead of Debut Album Release

Tunisian rapper Mouka drops “Soumi Ghali” ahead of his debut album Loyalty, arriving June 19 after five years of viral hits.

NEWS

MC ABDUL Drops Gaza-focused Music Video for ‘Wait for Me’

Palestinian rapper MC Abdul turns his new music video for 'Wait For Me' into a chilling meditation on lost childhood in Gaza.

Rolling Stone MENA Staff

Elyanna Drops the Progressive, Stadium-Pop Single ‘BOSA’

Inez’s Farasha Is and Isn’t a Passport Album

Abdi Declares the SDF Integration Into the Syrian State Complete

Wegz Navigates Love and Mixed Signals on “El Ayah”

Saint Levant’s Afandi Is an Homage to Timeless Arab Pop

On Habeitek, Amr Diab Feeds Gen Z the Nostalgia They Crave

Bashar and Maher Al Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia

The Venture Capital Firm That Saw Qatar’s Future First

INSEAD, The ‘Business School for the World’ is Facing a Reckoning Over Gaza

Five Years After Her Debut, Inez Drops Sophomore Album Farasha

Mouka Drops ‘Soumi Ghali’ Ahead of Debut Album Release

MC ABDUL Drops Gaza-focused Music Video for ‘Wait for Me’

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