DUBAI: US-Palestinian model and entrepreneur Anwar Hadid, brother to models Gigi and Bella, has just released his own accessories line and called in Victoria’s Secret model Georgia Fowler to star in the artsy campaign shoot. The New Zealand-born model features in the black-and-white photographs wearing various pieces of jewelry from the line, called Martyre. Founded…
CHENNAI: Given the tendency of Indian cinema to go overboard with graphic depictions of violence, Indo-Canadian moviemaker Richie Mehta’s “Delhi Crime” — which premiered at Sundance Festival last January, and will start streaming on Netflix March 22 — is subtle and controlled. In the seven-episode series, based on true events, a young medical student and…
MOSCOW: Russia on Saturday slammed the “hypocrisy” of new Western sanctions against its officials over their role in a naval confrontation with Ukraine last year, and vowed to respond to the “unfriendly” move.The United States, Canada and the European Union Friday slapped new sanctions on more than a dozen Russian officials and businesses in response…
When gunman Brenton Tarrant attacked New Zealand mosque Abdul Aziz ran at him Updated 4 min 27 sec ago March 16, 2019 15:16 CHRISTCHURCH: When the gunman advanced toward the mosque, killing those in his path, Abdul Aziz didn’t hide. Instead, he picked up the first thing he could find, a credit card machine, and…
PARIS: Demonstrators looted and torched shops and businesses on the famed Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on Saturday, on the 18th straight weekend of "yellow vest" protests, characterised by an uptick in violence after weeks of dwindling turnout.A Boss menswear store and the upscale Fouquet's restaurant - a brasserie popular with politicians and film stars - were…
ERBIL: The Iraqi government has started exhuming a mass grave left behind by Daesh in the northwestern Sinjar region in the presence of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad, whose slain relatives are believed to have been buried in the area.The exhumation, which is being carried out with UN support, began Friday in the village…
ERBIL: The Iraqi government has started exhuming a mass grave left behind by Daesh in the northwestern Sinjar region in the presence of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Nadia Murad, whose slain relatives are believed to have been buried in the area.The exhumation, which is being carried out with UN support, began Friday in the village…
DUBAI: Four Jordanians were killed and five others injured - with two in critical condition - during the New Zealand terrorist attack on two mosques on Friday. On Friday, Jordan's Foreign Ministry announced that Khaled Haj Musatafa was killed in the attack, while Jordanian barber Wasseim Alsati and his daughter were among those critically injured. The foreign ministry said efforts are being…
RIYADH: A Saudi citizen injured in the New Zealand terrorist attacks on two Christchurch mosques on Friday is expected to leave hospital on Sunday. Staff from Saudi Arabia’s embassy visited Aseel Al-Ansari in hospital after he was operated on. The embassy reported that he was in a stable condition. Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Labor and Social…
AL-AHSA: The second day of Sharqiah Season got off with a vroom as hundreds of motorcyclists descended on a Saudi city for a major bike show.Thousands of festival-goers on Friday flocked to music, arts and sports events taking place throughout the Kingdom’s Eastern Province.In Dammam, motorcycle fans from all over the region and beyond attended…
RIYADH: A Saudi citizen injured in the New Zealand terrorist attacks on two Christchurch mosques on Friday is expected to leave hospital on Sunday. Staff from Saudi Arabia’s embassy visited Aseel Al-Ansari in hospital after he was operated on. The embassy reported that he was in a stable condition. Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Labor and Social…
CAIRO: Californian group Red Hot Chili Peppers played in front of Egypt’s great pyramids of Giza on Friday, entertaining more than 10,000 people at the site and many more over a livestream link.With the three ancient monuments silhouetted behind the stage, the funk-rock band opened with “Can’t Stop” from the 2002 album “By The Way”…
CAIRO: Californian group Red Hot Chili Peppers played in front of Egypt’s great pyramids of Giza on Friday, entertaining more than 10,000 people at the site and many more over a livestream link.With the three ancient monuments silhouetted behind the stage, the funk-rock band opened with “Can’t Stop” from the 2002 album “By The Way”…
DUBAI: Saudi Arabian budget airline flyadeal will wait until investigations into two Boeing 737 MAX crashes are completed before deciding whether to proceed with a signed order for 30 of the jets, its CEO said on Friday.The 737 MAX has been banned from flying in most countries after an Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday that…
You don’t usually associate the oil industry with humor, but a few days at the CERAWeek by IHS Markit forum in Houston will change your mind. Beneath all the talk of pipelines, polymers and energy policy, there is a layer of levity that, much like the substance itself, can be sweet, light and crude. I’ll…
MANILA: The Philippine military believes it may have “neutralized” the remnants of an alliance of pro-Daesh extremists, after the suspected death of the group’s de facto leader during clashes last week.Forensic tests were being carried out to determine if one of four rebels killed on Thursday was Abu Dar, who security forces believe has led…
KUALA LUMPUR: The lawyer of one of the nine suspects who were deported by Malaysia for alleged links with a North African terror group voiced concern on Friday over their well-being. She said that their families were unaware of their whereabouts. The nine Middle Eastern men — eight Egyptians and one Tunisian — were deported…
PARIS: After weeks of declining participation, France’s “yellow vest” protest movement attempted to rebound on Saturday with a major rally in Paris which quickly turned violent.A large crowd gathered on the Champs-Elysees avenue for the 18th straight week of anti-government protests which initially rocked President Emmanuel Macron’s administration, forcing him to adopt more anti-poverty measures,…
ALGIERS: A huge crowd of demonstrators marched through the Algerian capital for a fourth consecutive Friday to step up demands for President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s ouster, rejecting his offer not to seek re-election. With police standing back without intervening, protesters converged on Algiers’ landmark Grand Poste Square for the rally calling on the 82-year-old to step…
BAGHOUZ, Syria: War is personal. And in Syria, after eight years of a grinding conflict, there are as many stories of loss, dispossession and desperate hope as there are people.What started as peaceful protests in 2011 asking for government change turned into one of the cruelest modern wars and left a trail of broken lives…
