Spotted at Paris Couture Week: Influencer Maram Zbaeda gushes about Georges Hobeika DUBAI: We caught up with Dubai-based fashion influencer Maram Zbaeda, who was spotted dashing around the streets the French capital for Paris Couture Week last week. Q: Can you tell us a bit about a day in your shoes at Paris Couture Week?…
LOS ANGELES: Kawhi Leonard is going home to play for the Los Angeles Clippers, reportedly agreeing to a multi-million-dollar deal less than a month after leading the Toronto Raptors to their first championship.Leonard will be joined in Los Angeles by all-star forward Paul George, who the Clippers are reported to be getting in a separate…
LOS ANGELES: Kawhi Leonard is going home to play for the Los Angeles Clippers, reportedly agreeing to a multi-million-dollar deal less than a month after leading the Toronto Raptors to their first championship.Leonard will be joined in Los Angeles by all-star forward Paul George, who the Clippers are reported to be getting in a separate…
CAIRO: Hakim Ziyech’s missed stoppage-time spot-kick proved extremely costly as 10-man Benin stunned Africa Cup of Nations title contenders Morocco in a penalty shootout Friday to reach the quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw in Cairo.Moise Adilehou forced home at a corner early in the second half to put Benin on course for a shock win…
LONDON: OPEC oil output sank to a new five-year low in June as a rise in Saudi supply did not offset losses in Iran and Venezuela due to US sanctions and other outages elsewhere in the group, a Reuters survey found. OPEC pumped 29.60 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, the survey showed, down…
LONDON: OPEC oil output sank to a new five-year low in June as a rise in Saudi supply did not offset losses in Iran and Venezuela due to US sanctions and other outages elsewhere in the group, a Reuters survey found. OPEC pumped 29.60 million barrels per day (bpd) last month, the survey showed, down…
SEOUL: Calls in South Korea for a boycott of Japanese goods in response to Tokyo’s curbs on the export of high-tech material to South Korea picked up on Friday, as a dispute over compensation for forced wartime labor roiled ties between the US allies. It is the latest flashpoint in a relationship long overshadowed by…
MAPUTO: Seven people including a policeman were killed in northern Mozambique this week in a militant attack claimed by the Daesh group, local sources said Saturday.The attack on Wednesday evening occurred in Lidjungo village in the Nangade district, a local source based in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province said.One policeman and six civilians were killed…
MAPUTO: Seven people including a policeman were killed in northern Mozambique this week in a militant attack claimed by the Daesh group, local sources said Saturday.The attack on Wednesday evening occurred in Lidjungo village in the Nangade district, a local source based in Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado province said.One policeman and six civilians were killed…
Baby son of UK’s Prince Harry and Meghan christened at private Windsor ceremony LONDON: The youngest member of Britain's royal family, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, was christened at Windsor Castle on Saturday in a private ceremony — too private for some royal fans.The 2-month-old son of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex was baptized in a private…
ISTANBUL: Turkey’s president has met with the head of Libya’s “recognized” government, following heightened tensions between Turkey and forces loyal to a rival Libyan authority.In a statement from his office late Friday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan reiterated his support for Prime Minister Fayez Sarraj’s forces.Libya is split between two warring governments. Sarraj leads the weakened…
BEIRUT: Dozens of international experts gathered in northeastern Syria on Saturday to discuss how to manage thousands of suspected Daesh members crammed into Kurdish-run prisons and camps.French lawyers and US-based analysts were among those attending the three-day conference on the challenges still facing the region after Daesh’s territorial defeat, organizers said.Officials of the autonomous Kurdish…
DUBAI: Qatar’s ruling emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will meet with US President Donald Trump in Washington on July 9 to exchange views on the latest regional and international developments, Qatar’s state news agency said on Saturday.The White House said in June the visit would deal with economic and security ties as well as counterrorism…
JEDDAH: The Blue Man Group’s presence at Jeddah Season has attracted fans from across Saudi Arabia.The group has only performed in the Kingdom once before, taking in Jeddah and Riyadh. Their shows are strange, reality-defying and confusing when you experience them.The troupe’s “Captain,” Scott Speiser, said: “There are always challenges in getting it up and…
JEDDAH: The Blue Man Group’s presence at Jeddah Season has attracted fans from across Saudi Arabia.The group has only performed in the Kingdom once before, taking in Jeddah and Riyadh. Their shows are strange, reality-defying and confusing when you experience them.The troupe’s “Captain,” Scott Speiser, said: “There are always challenges in getting it up and…
DAKAR: The Muslim World League (MWL) concluded its international conference on “Islamic thought: Approach and message,” which took place in the Senegalese capital of Dakar.The conference was attended by African scientists and intellectuals, who argued the importance of people being guided by faith, the values of civilization, human progress and seeking to live a carefree…
RIYADH: “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages,” the introduction has been booming out across Saudi Arabia for over two years now. The circus is in town all over the Kingdom and, from the looks of it, it’s here to stay. Circuses are universally loved as places where one can take the family to…
RIYADH: “Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls of all ages,” the introduction has been booming out across Saudi Arabia for over two years now. The circus is in town all over the Kingdom and, from the looks of it, it’s here to stay. Circuses are universally loved as places where one can take the family to…
In the bestselling tradition of “Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten,” a wise and inspiring collection of life lessons drawn from one of the most beloved movies of all time: The Wizard of Oz, says a review published on goodreads.com. After a lifetime in book publishing, Peter Guzzardi had edited a remarkable…
ANTANANARIVO: It is an island nation united in surprise and excitement — Madagascar is gripped by football fever as the country’s team enjoys an unexpected run at the Africa Cup of Nations.The side, rated 108th in the world, beat three-time cup winners Nigeria 2-0 and emerged on top of group B at the tournament being…
