Family affair as Moroccan-British model Nora Attal fronts fashion campaign for Eid

DUBAI: British-Moroccan model Nora Attal has featured in another fashion campaign with her family, this week fronting US fashion label Ralph Lauren's adverts for Eid. In a 30-second clip Attal shared online, the 22-year-old catwalk...

French-Algerian actress Lyna Khoudri learned sign language for latest role

DUBAI: Lyna Khoudri is to star in the new drama film "Houria" by French-Algerian director Mounia Meddour, a project reuniting the pair following the award-winning movie "Papicha." In "Houria," the rising French-Algerian actress takes on...

Celebs congratulate Britney Spears on pregnancy news

DUBAI: Congratulations are in order for Britney Spears who announced this week she is pregnant with her third child with US-Iranian fiance Sam Asghari. The news comes five months after a judge ended the controversial...

Egypt’s airports lift COVID-19 restrictions on arrivals

CAIRO: Egyptian authorities have begun lifting COVID-19 restrictions at airports for those entering the country. Local media reported that airport authorities received a notification from the Preventive Medicine Department at the Ministry of Health and...

Record-breaking rough ruby comes to Dubai

DUBAI: One of the biggest rough rubies in the world has landed in the UAE. The "Burj Alhamal" or "Aries" is an 8,400 carat, 2.8 kg ruby mined from the village of Winza in central...

Ramadan Recipes: Flavorful seekh kabab for a fuss-free iftar

DUBAI: Seekh kabab, which literally translates to kabab on a skewer, is a simple and flavorful meat dish that is marinated in aromatic spices and grilled to perfection before serving with onion rings and...

Bella Hadid takes the reins in new Burberry campaign

DUBAI: Palestinian-Dutch supermodel Bella Hadid is the star of Burberry's new campaign for the British label's "The Lola Bag" alongside models Lourdes Leon, Jourdan Dunn and Ella Richards. "Strong women have always inspired me beyond...

Dr. Azra teams up with streetwear label Les Benjamins on Ramadan collection

DUBAI: Dubai-based chiropractor, henna artist and accessories designer Azra Khamissa, better known to her 145,000 Instagram followers as Dr. Azra, has teamed up with streetwear label Les Benjamins on a capsule collection for Ramadan. Titled...