CANNES: Image Nation Abu Dhabi, MBC studios and Majid Al-Futtaim Ventures on Wednesday announced they will be launching a production partnership for film and TV projects across the Middle East that will greenlight several projects annually. Members of the press from around the world gathered in a hotel in Cannes on Wednesday morning as a…
JEDDAH: Two Saudi artists are to take part in a major international exhibition aimed at exploring the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern art.Lulwah Al-Homoud and Daniah Al-Saleh will be among the leading artists showcasing their work at the event in St. Petersburg, Russia, next month.The new exhibition, organized by the Russian Direct Investment…
Namshi sure knows how to reel shoppers in. This Ramadan, the Middle Eastern apparel site has been running a promotion called “Suhoor Surprises” where everyday a new offer is released that expires within 24 hours. And the offers have been good — we’ve come across 40 percent off premium brands one day; 40 percent off shoes…
Namshi sure knows how to reel shoppers in. This Ramadan, the Middle Eastern apparel site has been running a promotion called “Suhoor Surprises” where everyday a new offer is released that expires within 24 hours. And the offers have been good — we’ve come across 40 percent off premium brands one day; 40 percent off shoes…
LOS ANGELES: Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and ‘60s and among the most popular screen actresses in history, has died. She was 97.The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at her Carmel Valley, California, home. The…
LOS ANGELES: Doris Day, the honey-voiced singer and actress whose film dramas, musicals and comedies made her a top star in the 1950s and ‘60s and among the most popular screen actresses in history, has died. She was 97.The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at her Carmel Valley, California, home. The…
RAQQA: More than a year after Daesh fled, Syrian boys and girls are finally back on stage — bobbing to the rhythm of drums in the northern city of Raqqa. At the first cultural center to open since the militants’ draconian rule ended, sunlight floods into the brand new library, while books line shelves along…
DUBAI: There is nothing unassuming about the Arabian fortress that is Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas, but its exterior is the only imposing thing about it. Step inside, and you will see what you’re really here for: The vast expanse of white sands and aquamarine water of Saadiyat Beach, viewed through floor-to-ceiling glass windows that run…
DUBAI: There is nothing unassuming about the Arabian fortress that is Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas, but its exterior is the only imposing thing about it. Step inside, and you will see what you’re really here for: The vast expanse of white sands and aquamarine water of Saadiyat Beach, viewed through floor-to-ceiling glass windows that run…
As my Uber driver signals that we have reached our location, I am a little confused: We are on a dusty street surrounded by numerous auto shops and grey metal warehouses. Then I look to my right, and there it is. “The Courtyard,” It sticks out like an oasis in the desert (quite literally), with…
CHENNAI: After months of long, damp winters, summer can bring forth a burst of warmth and hope that is the perfect setting for romantic movies and Netflix’s latest offering, “The Last Summer,” is following that well-worn path. Director William Bindley (“Madison,” “Mother’s Day”) based “The Last Summer” on a script he wrote along with his…
CHENNAI: After months of long, damp winters, summer can bring forth a burst of warmth and hope that is the perfect setting for romantic movies and Netflix’s latest offering, “The Last Summer,” is following that well-worn path. Director William Bindley (“Madison,” “Mother’s Day”) based “The Last Summer” on a script he wrote along with his…
War and Peace is the third and final volume in Nigel Hamilton’s F.D.R. at War trilogy and certainly as gripping and powerfully argued as the first two, The Mantle of Command and Commander in Chief. Hamilton, as the historian Evan Thomas once observed, ended up producing the extended memoir that Franklin D. Roosevelt himself never got to…
NAPLES, Italy: As space agencies prepare to return humans to the moon, top engineers are racing to design a tunnel boring machine capable of digging underground colonies for the first lunar inhabitants.“Space is becoming a passion for a lot of people again. There are discussions about going back to the moon, this time to stay,”…
NAPLES, Italy: As space agencies prepare to return humans to the moon, top engineers are racing to design a tunnel boring machine capable of digging underground colonies for the first lunar inhabitants.“Space is becoming a passion for a lot of people again. There are discussions about going back to the moon, this time to stay,”…
WASHINGTON: Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world and head of space company Blue Origin, announced Thursday his intent to participate in the new race to the Moon with a high-tech lander to carry vehicles and equipment.“This is Blue Moon,” the 55-year-old said at a carefully choreographed presentation in Washington, as curtains lifted to…
UAE minister of culture celebrates Saudi pavilion’s focus on women at Venice Biennale VENICE: The UAE’s Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development Noura Al-Kaabi was on hand to attend the opening of Saudi Arabia’s first pavilion at the seminal Venice Biennale art fair in eight years. The minister, who toured the pavilion alongside Saudi Arabia’s…
Ordering in with Lugmety: Jeddah’s Toki is the ultimate in Chinese comfort food JEDDAH: Here’s a daunting scenario: It’s an hour before iftar, you’ve been at the office all day and are now stuck in dreaded Ramadan rush hour traffic. It’s safe to say, in years past, you’d likely have a stress-induced breakdown. Fortunately for…
Ordering in with Lugmety: Jeddah’s Toki is the ultimate in Chinese comfort food JEDDAH: Here’s a daunting scenario: It’s an hour before iftar, you’ve been at the office all day and are now stuck in dreaded Ramadan rush hour traffic. It’s safe to say, in years past, you’d likely have a stress-induced breakdown. Fortunately for…
VENICE: Saudi Arabia is taking part in one of the world’s most prestigious art exhibitions after an eight-year absence. The Kingdom has made its comeback for the 58th edition of the Venice Biennale that brings together thousands of artists, collectors, critics, curators, journalists, and art enthusiasts from around the globe. The artist Zahrah Al-Ghamdi. (Supplied) Over…
