Dubai-based DJ Lucy Stone dies at 38 /node/1552596/lifestyle Updated 10 September 2019 September 10, 2019 15:54 Dubai-based DJ Lucy Stone dies at 38 Updated 10 September 2019 Arab News September 10, 2019 15:54 DUBAI: UAE-based DJ and radio presenter Lucy Stone, aged 38, died in the UK last week. She was reported dead days after…
DUBAI: UAE-based DJ and radio presenter Lucy Stone, aged 38, died in the UK last week. She was reported dead days after she had been announced missing. Circumstances around Stone’s passing are not yet known. Stone was a radio presenter for Dance FM, a local station in the UAE. In March 2017, she joined the channel…
DUBAI: UAE-based DJ and radio presenter Lucy Stone, aged 38, died in the UK last week. She was reported dead days after she had been announced missing. Circumstances around Stone’s passing are not yet known. Stone was a radio presenter for Dance FM, a local station in the UAE. In March 2017, she joined the channel…
LONDON: Malaria can be eradicated within a generation and the World Health Organization (WHO) should not shy away from this “goal of epic proportions,” global health experts said on Sunday.In a major report that contradicted the conclusions of a WHO-led malaria review last month, 41 specialists said a future free of malaria — one of the…
NEW YORK: From a linen and leather pant to a macrame tweed skirt, Tory Burch looked to one of the most important fashion icons of the 20th century for inspiration at New York Fashion Week: Princess Diana. At Sunday’s show held at the Brooklyn Museum, Burch said she made sure “to be careful not to…
What We Are Reading Today: Lincoln’s Spies by Douglas C. Waller A major addition to the history of the Civil War, Lincoln’s Spies is a riveting account of the secret battles waged by Union agents to save a nation, according to a review published on goodreads.com. Filled with espionage, sabotage, and intrigue, it is also a striking…
Tickets for BTS show in Saudi Arabia to go on sale this month, organizers announce DUBAI: Event organizers have revealed that tickets for the BTS concert in Riyadh will go on sale on www.ticketmasterksa.com on Sept. 16. Global superstars BTS confirmed in July that they will be performing in Saudi Arabia for the first time.…
DUBAI: Congratulations are in order for Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen, whose debut feature film “Scales” (Sayidat Al Bahr) won the Verona Film Club Award at the 76th edition of the Venice Film Festival. It was dubbed the “most innovative film” in the Critics’ Week section, where it premiered. Set in a dystopian world, “Scales” is a…
What We Are Reading Today: Islamic Empires — Fifteen Cities That Define A Civilization LONDON: The much-anticipated book by historian and journalist Justin Marozzi — “Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities That Define A Civilization” — was launched in London on Wednesday. Marozzi’s task might appear daunting — tracking a millennia-and-a-half of history across the vast geographical…
VENICE: Shahad Ameen always had faith things would change. When the Jeddah-born director first decided to become a filmmaker, there were no cinemas in Saudi Arabia and women were often limited in the career paths they could pursue. None of this mattered to Ameen — she never doubted that she could achieve her goal. Now,…
VENICE: Shahad Ameen always had faith things would change. When the Jeddah-born director first decided to become a filmmaker, there were no cinemas in Saudi Arabia and women were often limited in the career paths they could pursue. None of this mattered to Ameen — she never doubted that she could achieve her goal. Now,…
AL-SOUDAH: The tourism mega projects that are underway in Saudi Arabia will change the world’s perception of the Kingdom, according to extreme-sports athlete Jokke Sommer. The Norwegian professional skydiver, BASE jumper and wingsuit flyer recently displayed his aerial skills in Asir region as part of the Al-Soudah summer festival season, and said that he had…
LONDON: US travel and restaurant website TripAdvisor has failed to do enough to stop fake hotel reviews, British consumer association Which? said in a study published on Friday.A total 15 out of 100 top-rated hotels around the world displayed TripAdvisor reviews showing “blatant” signs of being fake, the study found.TripAdvisor responded that it was committed…
LONDON: The much-anticipated book by historian and journalist Justin Marozzi — “Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities That Define A Civilization” — was launched in London on Wednesday. Marozzi’s task might appear daunting — tracking a millennia-and-a-half of history across the vast geographical space and varied populations and cultures that make up the center of the Islamic…
What We Are Reading Today: Islamic Empires — Fifteen Cities That Define A Civilization LONDON: The much-anticipated book by historian and journalist Justin Marozzi — “Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities That Define A Civilization” — was launched in London on Wednesday. Marozzi’s task might appear daunting — tracking a millennia-and-a-half of history across the vast geographical…
What We Are Reading Today: Islamic Empires — Fifteen Cities That Define A Civilization LONDON: The much-anticipated book by historian and journalist Justin Marozzi — “Islamic Empires: Fifteen Cities That Define A Civilization” — was launched in London on Wednesday. Marozzi’s task might appear daunting — tracking a millennia-and-a-half of history across the vast geographical…
DUBAI: Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain, who stars in “It Chapter Two,” has taken to red carpet premieres of the movie around the world in an array of Lebanese-designed gowns. The star showed off an emerald green ballgown by Zuhair Murad at the Los Angeles premiere of the film last week and took to the European premiere…
DUBAI: Hollywood actress Jessica Chastain, who stars in “It Chapter Two,” has taken to red carpet premieres of the movie around the world in an array of Lebanese-designed gowns. The star showed off an emerald green ballgown by Zuhair Murad at the Los Angeles premiere of the film last week and took to the European premiere…
VENICE: Arab cinema has touched the skies in the past five years or so, and the region’s film directors have learnt how to tell a story in a wonderfully focused way and in the shortest possible time. Mehdi M. Barsaoui’s debut feature at the Venice Film Festival, “A Son,” at 96 minutes is a crisp…
DUBAI: The fantasy film “Scales” made its debut at the Venice Film Festival on Monday. “Sayidat Al-Bahr,” or “Scales” in English, was created by Image Nation Abu Dhabi and directed by Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen. Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen is the director of “Scales.” (Supplied) The fantasy film, made in the UAE, tells the story of…
