First trailer for ‘The Real Housewives of Dubai’ released to fanfare

DUBAI: The first official trailer for the hotly anticipated "The Real Housewives of Dubai" is here. The reality television series is set to premiere on US cable network Bravo on June 1. The three-minute-long clip offers...

Fashion, politics go hand in hand as Cannes Film Festival opens

CANNES: The 75th Cannes Film Festival kicked off Tuesday with an eye turned to Russia's war in Ukraine and a live satellite video address from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who called on a new...

Supermodel Irina Shayk has starring role in Saudi-Iraqi singer’s new music video

DUBAI: Russian supermodel Irina Shayk got a starring role in Iraqi-Saudi singer Majid Al-Muhandis' latest music video. The former Victoria's Secret angel appeared in the Arab hitmaker's clip for his newest song "Waareftek" ("I...

Exclusive: Netflix’s Tinder Swindler stars recount transformation from victim to inspiration for women

DUBAI: Just swipe left. At least that is what many an indecisive Tinder user may have found themselves doing after the notorious case of the dating app fraudster dubbed the "Tinder Swindler" came to...

‘Oussekine’: An immensely sad story of racist brutality

CHENNAI: Antoine Chevrollier's four-part miniseries, "Oussekine," is a dramatization of a ghastly event that happened one night in the center of Paris. Malik Oussekine, barely into his twenties, meets a terrible end when policemen on...

British-Moroccan model Nora Attal is Tiffany & Co.’s newest campaign star

DUBAI: Luxury jewelry house Tiffany & Co. teamed up with British-Moroccan model Nora Attal for its striking Elsa Peretti Bean Designs collection lensed by fashion photographer Sharif Hamza. In charge of creative direction was...

First photos of Lyna Khoudri in upcoming drama ‘Nos Frangins’ unveiled

DUBAI: French film distribution company Le Pacte has unveiled the first look at "Nos Frangins," or "Our Brothers," starring French-Algerian actress Lyna Khoudri, ahead of its global premiere at the upcoming Cannes Film Festival. The...

Folk rappers from Ukraine win Eurovision in musical morale boost

TURIN, Italy: Ukraine won the Eurovision Song Contest Sunday with an infectious hip-hop folk melody, as the embattled nation rides a wave of public support across Europe.Kalush Orchestra beat out 24 competitors in the...