Kanye West appoints Nur Abbas as head designer of Yeezy

DUBAI: Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, once proclaimed in his song "Life of the Party" from 2016's "Life of Pablo" album: "I might hire the whole team from ACG," and it appears that...

Saudi rapper returns to the Kingdom after 12 years

LOS ANGELES: Saudi-American rapper $kinny, who claimed the number one spot on Apple Music Middle East with his song "Never Snitch" and 2019 album "Thank You For Nothing," told Arab News he was "amazed"...

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II to produce and star in 9/11 FBI drama ‘I Helped Destroy People’

DUBAI: US actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is set to star in Amazon Studios' upcoming movie "I Helped Destroy People," Deadline reported on Monday. The Muslim star will also produce the FBI drama alongside US actor...

International Prize for Arabic Fiction announces shortlist for $50,000 award

DUBAI: "Cairo Maquette" by Egyptian writer Tarek Imam, "Rose's Diary" by Emirati author Reem Al-Kamali, "Dilshad" by author Bushra Khalfan from Oman, "The Prisoner of the Portuguese" by Morocco's Mohsine Loukili, "The White Line...

Lebanon’s Rana Salam celebrates Arab art with fashion, interior decor

BEIRUT: Lebanese designer and artist Rana Salam continues to export Arab culture to the West with fashion and decor pieces inspired by well-known sayings, singers and dancers. The Beirut-born creative uses pictures of renowned Arab...

Review: ‘Cheaper by the Dozen’ has a lot going on

LONDON: When you consider that Disney's latest family-friendly caper is a remake of a remake of an adaptation, there's a surprisingly fresh feel about this multi-generational comedy. In the 2022 version of "Cheaper by...

Sandra Bullock wows at film premiere in glamorous Elie Saab gown

DUBAI: Oscar-winning actress Sandra Bullock stepped out to the premiere of her newest film "The Lost City" with her younger sister Gesine Bullock-Prado at the Regency Village Theatre in Los Angeles this week donning...

‘Catalogue of a Private Life’: Eight ordinary stories with extraordinary insight

CHICAGO: "Catalogue of a Private Life" is a collection of short stories by one of Libya's most acclaimed authors, Najwa Bin Shatwan. She is the first Libyan to be shortlisted for the International Prize for...