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...

Emirati designer Shatha Essa collaborates with Tunisian artisans on latest collection

DUBAI: Emirati designer Shatha Essa has unveiled her most recent collection "Ethereal Oasis" exploring commonalities between the UAE and Tunisia. The Dubai-based contemporary womenswear expert tapped female artisans from Tunisia to help her create the...

‘Drive My Car’ is aching emotional journey of loss and love

CHENNAI: An exquisitely mysterious movie about grief and pain expressed through long silences, "Drive My Car" comes from Japanese auteur Ryusuke Hamaguchi's stable of some great work and some not so. His offbeat romance "Asako...

Louis Vuitton launches first-ever ready-to-wear line for Ramadan

DUBAI: French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has for the first time unveiled a collection of clothes for Ramadan 2022. Up until now, the Parisian maison's Ramadan capsule collections were made up strictly of...