Yabous is a non-governmental Palestinian organization based in Jerusalem. Yabous was established in 1995 when a number of artists and culture enthusiasts and entrepreneurs from Jerusalem decided to create a body to adopt the development and patronage of performing arts in Jerusalem. Suhail Khoury initiated the idea and invited Raed Saadeh, Dalia Habash, Jack Persikian, Yacoub Abu Arafeh, Maha Qubty and Mazen Bazbaz to join. They collectively formed the founding board of Yabous, thus Yabous was born two years later, in April 1997. Yabous was officially registered as a non-profit organization based in the city of Jerusalem.
Today Yabous established the largest cultural centre in Jerusalem. The Centre offers people a venue to come together to celebrate and share different cultural traditions, to interact with artists and participate in a range of activities that will stimulate and expand the creativity, diversity and artistry of Jerusalem and Palestinian cultural expressions.