‘We can’t believe what’s happening’: Lebanon’s Mayyas react to ‘America’s Got Talent’ win

LOS ANGELES: The wait is over -- Lebanese dance crew Mayyas has won season 17 of "America's Got Talent" and they spoke to Arab News backstage to say they "can't believe what's happening." With the...

Gulf Photo Plus’s annual community exhibition ‘Slices of life’ presents food for thought in Dubai

Abdul Majeed Rodhan -- 'Eid Iftar' ?Unsurprisingly, iftar is the subject of a number of images in the show -- breaking fast during Ramadan being a time when food is central to everyone's life in...

Crunch time: Google Japan uses potato chips to promote Pixel 7

LONDON: Google's latest phone, the Pixel 7, is set to be unveiled to the public in early October and the tech giant's Japanese division has come up with a tasty way to ramp up...

Saudi Arabia’s MDLBEAST announces concert series at FIFA World Cup in Qatar

DUBAI: Saudi music entertainment company MDLBEAST has announced the launch of ARAVIA, a series of concerts throughout the FIFA World Cup season in Qatar. On Wednesday, the company announced it will bring 56 superstar...

Persian, Egyptian finds to go under the hammer at Sotheby’s Arts of the Islamic World & India auction

DUBAI: A folio from the Shah Tahmasp Shahnameh, one of the "finest illustrated manuscripts in existence," is expected to fetch between $4.6 million and $6.9 million at a Sotheby's auction next month. The Shahnameh, also...

‘Next-generation’ theme park SeaWorld Abu Dhabi to open in 2023

DUBAI: SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, a next-generation marine-life theme park on Yas Island, is 90 per cent complete and will open in 2023, property developer Miral announced on Wednesday. The development includes the UAE's first dedicated...

Part-Arab model Imaan Hammam spotted at Tory Burch’s NYFW show

DUBAI: Dutch Moroccan Egyptian model Imaan Hammam sat on the coveted front row at the Tory Burch Spring-Summer 2023 presentation at New York Fashion Week. The model took to Instagram to give fans a behind-the-scenes...

Saudi designer and Paris-based studio co-create ice necklace with important message

DUBAI: It all started at a 24-hour party in Berlin in the middle of a heatwave. When Saudi designer Laila El-Mehelmy and Paris-based design studio Golem's Ariel Claudet saw partygoers cooling themselves down with ice...