Jameel House of Traditional Arts strives to preserve Egypt’s heritage with global support

DUBAI: A group of young Egyptian men and women are busy molding ceramics, creating meticulous woodwork and painting intricate tiles at the Jameel House of Traditional Arts in Cairo. The center admits just 22...

Egyptian-directed Marvel series ‘Moon Knight’ rakes in Emmy nominations

DUBAI: The first-ever Egyptian-directed Marvel series -- "Moon Knight," starring Hollywood star Oscar Isaac and Egyptian Palestinian actress May Calamawy -- has nabbed eight nods at the Primetime Emmy nominations, announced on Tuesday. The nominations...

Dolce & Gabbana celebrates Sicily’s Arab past in Alta Sartoria collection

DUBAI: Italian luxury label Dolce & Gabbana's latest menswear offering, Alta Sartoria, took inspiration from the Arab heritage of the Sicilian fishing village of Marzamemi. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dolce&Gabbana (@dolcegabbana) Rubies...

Model Malika El-Maslouhi fronts French label’s Egypt-inspired jewelry campaign

DUBAI: Italian Moroccan model Malika El-Maslouhi has taken on a starring role in French jewelry label Messika's latest campaign, which is dedicated to the brand's new Egypt-inspired offering. The new Akh-Ba-Ka set, which was designed...

Review: Apple TV’s ‘Black Bird’ breathes new life into crime drama

LONDON: The true-crime TV space is a remarkably crowded one -- it's fair to say that most streaming services have half a dozen tentpole series at least -- but Apple TV+ has managed to...

Depp’s lawyers urge judge to leave jury verdict intact

FAIRFAX, Virginia: Lawyers for Johnny Depp are urging a Virginia judge to leave his $10 million defamation judgment intact after attorneys for his ex-wife, Amber Heard, asked the judge to set aside the verdict...

Lebanese designers Zuhair Murad, Elie Saab pull off sumptuous couture collections

PARIS: With the end of Paris Haute Couture Week comes a chance to sit back and review the new collections unveiled by the world's leading designers without the dizzying rush of endless events and...

Saudi beauty influencer Yara Alnamlah takes Paris by storm

DUBAI: Saudi beauty influencer Yara Alnamlah caused quite a stir at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, posing up a storm outside a number of shows. From Fendi to Dior and Elie Saab to Ashi...