Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dies at 50

LOS ANGELES: Drummer Taylor Hawkins of the multi-Grammy award-winning rock group the Foo Fighters has died, his bandmates said in a statement Friday. He was 50. "The Foo Fighters family is devastated by the tragic...

Giant white diamond ‘The Rock’ makes debut in Dubai

DUBAI: A giant diamond nicknamed "The Rock" went on display for the first time in Dubai on Friday ahead of an auction where it is expected to fetch up to $30 million.The 228.31-carat pear-shaped...

Arab Fashion Week kicks off with glitzy designs

DUBAI: Dubai's Arab Fashion Week kicked off on Thursday with presentations from Egyptian couturier Maram Borhan, Lebanese-Dominican Giannina Azar, and Palestinian Ihab Jiryis. Borhan opened the couture spring/summer 2022 shows with gowns that had a...

Who will triumph at the biggest night in cinema?

Best Picture Having picked up Best Picture and Best Director awards at this year's BAFTA's, Jane Campion's beautifully crafted Western epic "The Power of the Dog" (pictured) is the frontrunner for this year's Best Picture...

Highlights from Dubai’s ‘Entangled Existence’

Nabil Anani 'The Land and I' Zawyeh Gallery's latest exhibition brings together work from six artists "to express how their existence is entangled with the land and nature." Anani's contributions, the gallery states, are "dreamy landscapes...

Syrian musician Maya Youssef: ‘Making music was like an act of defiance’

DUBAI: The Syrian musician Maya Youssef was only eight years old when she was told something that changed her life. Youssef was on her way through Damascus to a music lesson in a taxi...

Arab achievement award winner hails Saudi royal for championing women’s rights

LONDON: A 20-year-old recipient of an Arab Women of the Year award has hailed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for championing women's rights.Yemeni human rights activist Nada Al-Ahdal, who escaped two different child marriages...

5 things to know about Perrie, the Arab singer who’s taking over New York Times Square

DUBAI: If you haven't heard the name Perrie El-Hariri, soon you'll be seeing it everywhere. This is especially true if you live in New York City, where the emerging Moroccan-Egyptian singer has her very...