Two Dubai eateries make World’s 50 Best Restaurants ‘extended’ list

DUBAI: It seems that UAE restaurants are having a moment this summer. Mere weeks after the Michelin Guide launched in the country, two Dubai restaurants -- Tresind Studio and Orfali Bros -- have been...

Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika presents Fall 2023 collection in Paris

DUBAI: Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika returned to the runway this week as he unveiled his Fall/Winter 2023 collection during Paris Haute Couture Week. This is Hobeika's first show with his son Jad Hobeika, who...

Scottish star Lewis Capaldi heads back to the UAE for first Dubai concert

DUBAI: After sold out shows in the cities of Sharjah and Abu Dhabi, Scottish singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi is set to return to the UAE for his first concert in Dubai. The 25-year-old balladeer, famous...

Celebs remember late Tunisian designer at Alaia show in Paris

DUBAI: The who's who of the fashion industry, including French model Tina Kunakey and Jordanian Romanian footwear designer Amina Muaddi, attended a runway presentation by Alaia on Sunday. The label, founded by late Tunisian couturier...

Restaurateur Natasha Sideris talks Saudi plans, new dining concept in Dubai

DUBAI: It's one of Dubai's most buzzed about eateries and while the Instagram-worthy Flamingo Room readies to open its doors in Riyadh later this year, we caught up with restaurateur Natasha Sideris to find...

Louvre Abu Dhabi partners with Paris’ Mus?e d’Orsay to showcase 150 Impressionist works

DUBAI: The Louvre Abu Dhabi has partnered with Paris' Mus?e d'Orsay on what is billed as one of the most significant Impressionist exhibitions ever to be held outside France -- the upcoming "Impressionism: Pathways...

Model Shanina Shaik kicks off wedding season in style

DUBAI: Part-Saudi model Shanina Shaik kicked off wedding season in style by attending the nuptials of fellow Victoria's Secret model Nadine Leopold and tech entrepreneur Andrew Barclay. The pair tied the knot at an undisclosed...

UN report with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture spotlights pandemic’s effect on arts scene

DUBAI: While lockdowns, postponements and cancellations caused by the COVID-19 pandemic seem largely in the past, the socio-economic upheaval is still being reckoned with -- and the international arts and culture scene is just...