Saudi influencer Alanoud Badr walks for Elisabetta Franchi in Milan

DUBAI: Saudi-Lebanese style star Alanoud Badr this week walked the runway for Italian label Elisabetta Franchi's fashion show at Milan Fashion Week. The Dubai-based influencer on Friday showed off a hot-red tulle dress that fitted...

Saudi film ‘Champions’ to be released in March

DUBAI: Saudi film "Champions" will be released in cinemas across the Gulf on March 10. It is a Saudi remake of the Spanish box office hit "Campeones," a sports comedy about a basketball coach who...

A new dawn for Saudi diwaniya: AmCham holds its first Women in Business committee meeting

RIYADH: In Saudi culture, a diwaniya is typically a place where men gather in a home or casual setting to engage in dialogue. While sitting on sofas, they dive into conversation and friendly exchanges...

What We Are Reading Today: The New Era in American Mathematics

Author: Karen Hunger Parshall As the Roaring Twenties lurched into the Great Depression, to be followed by the scourge of Nazi Germany and World War II, American mathematicians pursued their research, positioned themselves collectively...

Arab stars take Milan Fashion Week by storm

DUBAI: From runways to front rows, Arab models, celebrities and influencers have been shining at Milan Fashion Week with their trendy styles. French-Algerian catwalk star Loli Bahia is the breakout model to look out for...

Maroon 5 to perform in Egypt in May

DUBAI: Following news that Maroon 5 are set to perform in Abu Dhabi for the first time, the US pop rock group will host a much-awaited gig in Egypt in May. The Grammy award-winning band,...

Rising star: Actress Yasmina El-Abd hits the big time

LONDON: "When I was younger, I didn't see anyone who looked like me on TV, whether it was Disney (or whatever) so hopefully some young girls will be watching and say, 'She's like me...

REVIEW: ‘Death on the Nile’ — Kenneth Branagh’s murder-mystery lacks urgency

DUBAI: With "Death on the Nile," director Kenneth Branagh revisits another iconic Agatha Christie novel (following 2017's "Murder on the Orient Express") -- this time a glamorous-but-deadly whodunnit set on a Nile River cruiseship...