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VOX Cinemas reveals series of homegrown Arabic films

DUBAI: Plans are afoot to create a series of Arabic films, VOX Cinemas, the movie arm of Majid Al Futtaim announced on Friday at the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah. Majid Al Futtaim

REVIEW: Shekhar Kapur’s ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ makes for a

JEDDAH: Renowned Indian filmmaker Shekhar Kapur’s “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” which opened the Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah on Friday night, is a bit of a disappointment despite

New exhibition The Love of Couture: Artisanship in Fashion Beyond Time opens at K11 MUSEA on 8 December, 2022

HONG KONG’S PARAMOUNT FASHION, ART AND CULTURAL EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR DEVELOPED BY K11 IN COLLABORATION WITH THE WORLD’S LEADING MUSEUM – THE V&A AND AWARD-WINNING PRODUCTION DESIGNER WILLIAM CHANG SUK PING THE LOVE OF COUTURE: ARTISANSHIP IN FASHION BEYOND TIME OPENS AT K11 MUSEA ON 8 DECEMBER, 2022 HONG KONG SAR – Media OutReach – 2 December 2022 – Following its smash debut in 2021, K11’s […]

On remote Bangladeshi island, Rohingya refugee children find healing

DHAKA: When Sona Maher’s family escaped a military crackdown in Myanmar, they arrived in Bangladesh with nothing but the clothes they were wearing, and the images of blood and destruction she is

Air raid warning issued over all Ukraine – Ukrainian officials

Air raid alerts were issued across all of Ukraine on Thursday following warnings by Ukrainian officials that Russia was preparing a new wave of missile and drone strikes.“An overall air raid alert is

Saudi-based STGC launches awards to recognize sustainable tourism

RIYADH: A new award system recognizing achievements in sustainable tourism was launched during the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit. The Riyadh-based Sustainable Tourism Global Center

Saudi King Salman chairs Cabinet meeting

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has chaired on Tuesday the weekly Cabinet meeting at Al-Yamamah Palace in the capital Riyadh, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Cabinet discussed the recent

IRGC threatens Iranian footballers’ families ahead of US match

LONDON: Iran’s footballers at the World Cup in Qatar have been warned that their families could be imprisoned and tortured if they show any signs of protest or dissent during the team’s final group

‘Middle East tourist plans far better than doom and gloom of Europe’:

RIYADH: The head of the largest hospitality firm in Europe insists the world should be learning from the Middle East’s “mind boggling” tourism plans as he praised the region’s ambitions in the

Designer Amina Muaddi to be honored at FN Achievement Awards in New

DUBAI: Celebrity-loved Romanian Jordanian footwear designer Amina Muaddi has given her 1.3 million Instagram followers a glimpse of her recent trip to Japan before she receives the designer of the

Germany’s Symphoniker Hamburg Orchestra hits all the right notes in

The Symphoniker Hamburg Orchestra wowed its audience in Jeddah at Hayy Jameel’s community courtyard, Saha, last week. The performers at the 90-minute open-air concert — Susanne Barner, Marc Renner,

New Zealand mosque shootings: Twitter fails to detect newly uploaded

DUBAI: The New Zealand government has called on Twitter to remove newly uploaded footage of the Christchurch terror attack that was circulating again on the social media platform. The video clips,

Rising Riyadh home prices push deals value up 6% but volume falls

RIYADH: As residential prices continue to rise in Saudi Arabia’s cities, the total transaction value of houses in the Kingdom has increased by 6 percent compared to this time last year, the latest

Turkiye, Egypt to re-appoint ambassadors “in coming months”

ANKARA: Turkiye and Egypt may restore full diplomatic ties and re-appoint ambassadors mutually “in coming months,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday. Ankara and Cairo may

Japan aims for World Cup knockout stage against Costa Rica

DOHA, Qatar: How big was Japan’s 2-1 upset of Germany in the opening round of the World Cup? Newspapers in Japan used the term “Daikimboshi” from sumo wrestling to describe the magnitude of the

Flora Duffy wins record fourth World Triathlon title in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI: Flora Duffy became the only woman ever to win four World Triathlon titles on Friday afternoon in Abu Dhabi, confirming her status as the greatest female athlete that the sport has ever

‘Reinvented’ Nick Kyrgios inspired to win new fans ahead of Saudi

DIRIYAH: Tennis superstar Nick Kyrgios admits he is hugely relishing a chance to showcase his talents to new fans of the sport in Saudi Arabia next month. The 27-year-old Australian will visit the

UNWTO passes Saudi resolution to transform global tourism

MARRAKECH: The 177th Executive Council of the UN World Trade Organization has passed a Saudi resolution to “redesign tourism” in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. As newly elected chair of the

Israeli extremists harass France24 reporter during live coverage

LONDON: France24 correspondent Laila Odeh was harassed and verbally attacked by Israeli extremists as she spoke Arabic during live coverage from West Jerusalem on Wednesday. A video of the incident

Women need an equal place at the table at international summits

The period for global summits and conferences is in full swing, with COP27, the Arab League Summit and the G20 conference all taking place this month. While some positive strides for the environment,

Food delivery orders rise as MENA continues embracing digital

RIYADH: The appetite for food delivery in the Middle East and North Africa region has continued to grow in 2022 after the pandemic kick-started demand for the services in the region, according to a

Iran bolsters border security to prevent ‘infiltration’

BAGHDAD: Iran has sent additional units of special forces to fortify its northern border with Iraq and clamp down on what it says is infiltration by Kurdish opposition groups, Iranian state media

Switzerland beat Cameroon 1-0 at World Cup

AL-WAKRAH, Qatar: Breel Embolo’s goal lifted Switzerland to a 1-0 win over Cameroon at the World Cup on Thursday and he kept his promise not to celebrate scoring against the country where he was

Oscar-winning composer Has Zimmer to make Middle East debut at

DUBAI: Oscar-winning composer Hans Zimmer — the man behind the memorable scores of iconic films such as “The Lion King,” “Gladiator,” the “Pirates of the Caribbean” series, “The Dark Knight” trilogy,

SABIC and Aramco plan to start crude-to-petrochemicals project in Ras

RIYADH: Saudi Basic Industries Corp., or SABIC, is planning to start a joint project with Saudi Aramco to convert crude into petrochemicals, the Kingdom’s Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman

Russian court orders Google to restore parliament YouTube channel —

LONDON: A Russian court on Wednesday ordered Google to reinstate the blocked YouTube channel of the State Duma, Russia’s parliament, the Duma said in a statement. The US tech giant, which owns

Digital payment firm Tweeq gets license to offer e-wallet services in

RIYADH: As Saudi Arabia aims to diversify its financial sector by accelerating development in fintech, its central bank has granted another license to a new payment technology firm, Tweeq

UAE market goes into overdrive as economy improves

RIYADH: The UAE business fraternity puts the pedal to the metal this week with a slew of announcements reflecting its capital adequacy and financial stability in the public and private sectors. Dubai

Sotheby’s Dubai to debut sophomore exhibition by Robbie Williams and

DUBAI: Sotheby’s Dubai will debut a solo exhibition of paintings by British singer-songwriter Robbie Williams and his creative partner Ed Godrich. Under the name Williams Godrich, the exhibition –

Children returned from Syria Daesh camps ‘building new lives’: Human

LONDON: Children repatriated from camps for former Daesh families in northeast Syria are “building new lives” in their home countries, Human Rights Watch said in a report published on Monday. It