Part-Lebanese designer Tony Ward continues a legacy of resilience

BEIRUT: Lebanese Italian fashion designer Tony Ward recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of his eponymous fashion brand and the 70th anniversary of his father's establishment, Elie Ward's Ateliers. A pioneer of Lebanese haute couture,...

Model Bella Hadid opens up about upcoming ‘Ramy’ show

DUBAI: Palestinian Dutch supermodel Bella Hadid this week opened up about starring in the third season of Hulu's "Ramy." The Emmy-nominated show, starring comedian Ramy Youssef, is about an Egyptian-American living in New Jersey who...

REVIEW: ‘Five Days at Memorial’ replicates the horrors of Hurricane Katrina

CHENNAI: Apple+ TV's limited series "Five Days at Memorial" sets out to capture a natural calamity in its stark reality. Adapted from Sheri Fink's "Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged...

US artist Grimanesa Amor?s to present light installation in Riyadh

DUBAI: US artist Grimanesa Amor?s, famous as the Light Sculptor, is bringing her work to Riyadh. The Peruvian-born visual artist will present her latest monumental art installation titled "Scientia" in the Diplomatic Quarter Cultural...

Finance for new Saudi filmmakers announced by Red Sea Fund

Tue, 2022-08-16 15:26 RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's support for the film industry continues with the Red Sea Fund's announcement of its second-cycle winners, which will mean financial resources to bring their projects to fruition. The fund, administered...

Hollywood star Angelina Jolie speaks up for women in Afghanistan

DUBAI: Hollywood star and humanitarian Angelina Jolie this week honored women in Afghanistan, "one year after the fall of the government." The 47-year-old actress shared on Instagram an op-ed she wrote for TIME and said:...

Industry experts help shape XP Music Futures program for 2022

RIYADH: XP Music Futures has created an advisory board of industry insiders to ensure maximum diversity and innovation when it stages its second festival in November. Among those appointed to the so-called board of advocates...

Stolen Picasso painting found in Iraq

DUBAI: Iraqi authorities announced this week that they found an original painting by the renowned Spanish painter Pablo Picasso in the Iraqi province of Diyala on Saturday, Iraqi News Agency reported. The painting, said to...