UAE-based Tashas Group announces expansion into Saudi market with Diriyah restaurant

LONDON: One of the most successful hospitality companies in the Middle East has announced it will expand into Saudi Arabia by the end of the year. Tashas Group, which was founded in 2005 by South...

Arab Men’s Fashion Week kicks off with innovative designs

DUBAI: Arab Men's Fashion Week kicked off on Tuesday with five designers from around the world presenting their latest drops to fashion lovers in Dubai Design District. Lebanese brand Maison du Mec, London-based label Permu,...

Model Bella Hadid supports Arab creatives on social media

DUBAI: US Dutch Palestinian supermodel Bella Hadid this week took to Instagram Stories to spotlight some of the Arab world's on-screen talents. The catwalk star republished a post shared on the non-profit advocacy organization...

Louvre Abu Dhabi displays Filipino artifacts for first time

DUBAI: The UAE's Louvre Abu Dhabi unveiled on Wednesday two loans from the Philippines' Ayala Museum in the first-ever showcase of artifacts from the country. In celebration of the touristic attraction's fifth anniversary,...

Gigi, Bella Hadid step out in bold looks for Marc Jacobs’ NYC show

DUBAI: From French Algerian model Loli Bahia to US Dutch Palestinian sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid, Arab models are turning heads on the runway this week. The Hadid sisters on Monday walked the runway...

Part-Algerian model Loli Bahia walks the runway for Jacquemus in France

DUBAI: French-Algerian model Loli Bahia walked the runway for French fashion label Jacquemus in Camargue Park, on France's Mediterranean coast, during Paris Men's Fashion Week. The models, including Bahia, presented the brand's fall 2022...

Italian screenwriter wows cinemagoers on first visit to the Kingdom

RIYADH: An Italian screenwriter has described Saudi Arabia as having "amazing culture and traditions" after delighting cinemagoers with his very first screening in the Kingdom. But 25-year-old Giacomo Mazzariol said he was nervous about how...

International artists named for ambitious AlUla valley installations project

DUBAI: An international lineup of artists has been named as the first group to embark on an ambitious large-scale installations project in AlUla's Wadi AlFann. The Royal Commission for AlUla announced that US artists James...