Part-Palestinian model Bella Hadid gets acting role in third season of ‘Ramy’

DUBAI: Palestinian-Dutch supermodel Bella Hadid is getting a starring role in the third season of Hulu's "Ramy" in what will be the catwalk star's television series acting debut. The details about Hadid's character in...

Russell Peters, Vir Das to headline Dubai Comedy Festival

DUBAI: The Dubai Comedy Festival revealed on Friday its first set of headliners for its much-anticipated event taking place from May 12 to 22. The jam-packed line-up of comedians includes Josh Widdicombe, Vir Das,...

Arab art takes center stage at Sotheby’s

Hamed Abdalla 'Ville Arab' Cairo-born Abdalla was the son of peasants and a self-taught artist whose work drew from Egyptian folk art and his own deep connection to his homeland (despite leaving for Europe as an...

Jared Leto and co-stars discuss the new Marvel movie ‘Morbius’

DUBAI: There's never been a Marvel character quite like Dr. Michael Morbius before. Nor has there been an actor quite like Jared Leto in the lead role of a Marvel movie before. The Academy...

Police offered to arrest Will Smith, Oscars producer says

LOS ANGELES: Los Angeles police were on site and ready to arrest actor Will Smith at the Academy Awards on Sunday for slapping presenter Chris Rock, the producer of the Hollywood ceremony said on...

South Korean actress Son Yejin weds in Elie Saab gown

DUBAI: South Korea's Son Yejin, star of "Crash Landing on You," tied the knot on Thursday with actor Hyun Bin in an Elie Saab gown. The actress wore a fully embellished voluminous gown from the...

Jordanian artist Raya Kassisieh shows her mettle in first solo display

DUBAI: Most art exhibitions give the artist an opportunity to display their finished works, but Jordanian creative Raya Kassisieh is hoping to reveal the intricate process that brings a work of art to fruition...

Dubai bids farewell to successful Expo 2020

DUBAI: Dubai will close the shutters on its internationally acclaimed Expo 2020 world fair on Thursday. Millions of people have flocked to the Expo in its final days, pushing visit numbers over 23 million. Long queues...