Tue, 2021-05-04 12:23 LOS ANGELES: Netflix’s new thriller “Stowaway” sees a two-year mission to Mars disrupted when the crew discovers a technician who was trapped aboard the ship during launch. Drama unfolds as the ship has traveled too far to [Read story...]

Fri, 2021-05-07 10:27 DUBAI: There was a time when the Maldives was considered out of reach for the majority of us non-celeb types — reserved mostly for newlyweds who had been saving up for an exclusive and secluded honeymoon. But as social media t [Read story...]

Sotheby’s said on Tuesday it would accept bitcoin and ethereum as payment for Banksy’s iconic artwork “Love is in the Air,” a first for a physical art auction and the latest sign of growing mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrencies.Bidding fo [Read story...]

The Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament has been indefinitely suspended due to the COVID-19 crisis in the country, the IPL said on Tuesday.The organizing Indian cricket board (BCCI) and the IPL governing council took the decision at an [Read story...]

Fans of newspaper comics will instantly notice something missing in many of the strips this Friday — pants.More than 25 cartoonists behind strips from “Blondie” to “Zippy the Pinhead” are celebrating the quirky holiday No Pants Day in a way [Read story...]

Pop singer Britney Spears spoke out on Tuesday about recent documentaries about her life and career, calling them “hypocritical” because they rehash her personal problems while criticizing the media for reporting them the first time.Walt Disney C [Read story...]

Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, is releasing her first children’s book, one rooted in the relationship between Prince Harry and their son, Archie.Random House Children’s Books announced Tuesday that “The Bench” will be released June 8.For the [Read story...]

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro received a samurai sword as a gift from actor Steven Seagal, who was visiting the South American country as a representative of Russia, state television images showed on Tuesday evening.Maduro, wearing a white face [Read story...]

A Malian woman has given birth to nine babies after only expecting seven, Mali’s Ministry of Health said Wednesday.The 25-year-old Halima Cisse gave birth to the babies via cesarean section on Tuesday in Morocco after being sent there for special c [Read story...]

Paul McCartney has numerous hits, awards and even a knighthood to his name. Now the former Beatle can add a personalized set of stamps to his long list of accolades.Britain’s Royal Mail said on Thursday it will issue a set of 12 stamps depicting Mc [Read story...]

The Netflix series “Zero,” which premiered globally last month, is the first Italian TV production to feature a predominantly black cast, a bright spot in an otherwise bleak Italian television landscape where the persistent use of racist language [Read story...]

Author: Wed, 2021-05-05 10:46 LONDON: John Clark, the frighteningly efficient former Navy Seal who forms an integral part of Tom Clancy’s “Jack Ryan” series, has been portrayed by no less than three different actors before getting his own headl [Read story...]

Author: Wed, 2021-05-05 09:19 DUBAI: It’s the ultimate in all-inclusive, luxury holidays and no doubt on the bucket list of many an avid traveler — postcard-worthy cruises have long been sought after by holiday makers looking for a destination-h [Read story...]

Thu, 2021-05-06 10:43 DUBAI: On Feb. 26, 2015, disturbing footage emerged from northwestern Iraq showing Daesh militants smashing pre-Islamic artefacts and burning ancient manuscripts at the Mosul Cultural Museum. The terrorist group had seized contr [Read story...]

Author: Thu, 2021-05-06 10:08 DUBAI: Ever since Alfonso Cuarón’s “Gravity” swept the Oscars in 2013, there’s been a rise in so-called ‘hard sci-fi’ movies looking to recapture that sense of gritty survival in the face of insurmountable ( [Read story...]

Author: Thu, 2021-05-06 15:16 DUBAI: Rare highlights from Middle Eastern history, including a 1791 engraving showing a panoramic view of Makkah, will feature in auction house Sotheby’s travel, atlases, maps and natural history online sale.   The [Read story...]

Author: Tue, 2021-05-04 12:12 DUBAI: Every designer has a story, but Palestinian talent Ihab Jiryis’s tale is rich in both passion and struggle — and his goals are as impressive as the hurdles he has overcome.  Fresh off a successful show at the [Read story...]

Tue, 2021-05-04 13:42 DUBAI: This week, model Imaan Hammam expressed her solidarity with the people of India fighting the second wave of COVID-19 in the country. The Moroccan-Egyptian-Dutch catwalk star took to her Instagram to urge her one million [Read story...]

Author: Tue, 2021-05-04 14:30 DUBAI: We’re in the final stretch of Ramadan and if you’re running out of style ideas for all of the iftar and suhoor gatherings yet to come, not to mention the Eid Al-Fitr celebrations, let Dubai-based Iraqi fashio [Read story...]

Wed, 2021-05-05 13:30 DUBAI:  British-Moroccan model Nora Attal strutted her stuff on a runway in the south of France for Chanel’s resort 2022 show on Tuesday. The 21-year-old walked down the catwalk, staged in Carrières de Lumières – a series [Read story...]

Author: Wed, 2021-05-05 09:05 BEIRUT: Sustainability has become a buzzword in the fashion industry as of late. Due to the environmental impact of fast fashion, labels across the world — and in the Middle East — are trying their best to be more su [Read story...]

Author: Wed, 2021-05-05 13:43 DUBAI: Leading global e-tailer Net-a-porter is collaborating with Saudi fashion expert Norah Al-Eisa to present a livestream styling video on Wednesday.           View this post on Instagram                 [Read story...]

Thu, 2021-04-29 11:05 PARIS: In the aftermath of the devastating double explosion at the Port of Beirut in August, Lebanese architect Karim Nader was commissioned by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to rehabilitate 10 public sc [Read story...]

Author: Thu, 2021-04-29 15:49 DUBAI: US-Palestinian actor Waleed Zuaiter has been nominated for a 2021 British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) award, it was announced on Wednesday.  Zuaiter, who was born in the US and raised in Kuwait, [Read story...]