REVIEW: ‘Ramy’ season three — this show just keeps getting better

DUBAI: Praise for "Ramy" -- the story of a first-generation millennial American Muslim trying to reconcile his Egyptian heritage, his religion, and the Western culture in which he was raised -- is nothing new....

Why Beirut plays a central role in this year’s Lyon Biennale

DUBAI: When Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath began planning their curation of the Lyon Biennale, in March 2020, the world was just waking up to the dangers of COVID-19. Naturally, the disruption and damage of...

Incredible Ireland — a tour of the Emerald Isle

DUBAI: Ireland has so much to offer that it's sometimes difficult to know where to begin. Do you head to the Wild Atlantic Way, to Dublin, to Galway, to Cork? Do you take a...

Riyadh’s SOUNDSTORM announces more performers including Tiesto, Steve Aoki

DUBAI: Riyadh's SOUNDSTORM announced a further string of superstar DJs set to perform at this year's festival, taking place from Dec. 1-3. Ti?sto, Steve Aoki, Chet Faker, FKJ, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Michael Kiwanuka,...

Amina Muaddi, Zuhair Murad and Olivier Rousteing among star-studded Fashion Trust Arabia panel

DUBAI: Fashion Trust Arabia has unveiled its star-studded judging panel for this year's awards ceremony, to be held in Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 26. Jordanian Romanian footwear designer Amina Muaddi, Lebanese couturier Zuhair Murad, French...

Middle Eastern masters in the spotlight at Sotheby’s London

Etel Adnan 'California' With an estimated value of up to ?150,000 ($170,000) this piece from the revered late Lebanese painter is one of the highlights of the auction. This particular work, Sotheby's says in the auction...

OneRepublic to perform in Saudi Arabia for the first time

DUBAI: US rock band OneRepublic will take the stage at Saudi Arabia's Maraya, the world's largest mirrored building located in AlUla. The Grammy-nominated superstars' gig will take place on Nov. 10 as part of...

Why the new Miss Intercontinental Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc felt at home in Egypt

DUBAI: Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, 21, made history last weekend when she became the first representative from Vietnam to win the Miss Intercontinental pageant in its 50-year history. The event, which took place at the...