DJ Snake pays homage to Algerian roots in latest release

DUBAI: Award-winning French music producer DJ Snake has dropped what is perhaps his most personal project. The French DJ, who is of Algerian descent, released his new single today on Wednesday -- and it pays...

‘No joke’: Initial rounds of US National Spelling Bee get tough

OXON HILL, Maryland: One speller ran off the stage in the middle of her time at the microphone, saying she needed to pee. Another tried to walk back to her seat after spelling her...

Lebanese singer Marcelina’s nostalgic new video pays homage to Y2K style of her California youth

DUBAI: Just months after releasing her debut EP "Infinity," Lebanese singer Marcelina released a music video for her new single "Dunya." Shot and directed by Dubai-based creatives Sophia Khalifeh and Zainab Hasoon, the clip...

Elisa Sednaoui now officially best-selling author

DUBAI: Elisa Sednaoui can now add best-selling author to her ever-growing curriculum vitae. Shortly after the Egyptian-Italian-French model, filmmaker, and humanitarian published her first book, "Nobody Can Make You Feel Bad Without Your Permission," earlier...

A Saudi version of ‘The Office’ is in the works

DUBAI: BBC Studios and Dubai-based MBC Studios have partnered up for the first Arab adaptation of award-winning British comedy series "The Office." Titled "Al Maktab," the Arabic edition of the Ricky Gervais and Stephen...

REVIEW: Hassouna Mosbahi’s ‘Solitaire’ pays tribute to stories from around the world

CHICAGO: Hassouna Mosbahi's "Solitaire" takes readers through a day in the life of Tunisian intellectual, Yunus, a professor of the French language, with expertise in 19th-century French novelist Gustave Flaubert. Moving to the coast after...

Missoni taps Malika El-Maslouhi for spring 2022 campaign

DUBAI: Italian luxury womenswear brand Missoni has tapped Moroccan-Italian model Malika El-Maslouhi to showcase its latest collection of eyewear and watches in the brand's spring 2022 campaign. Shot by still life photographer Marco Cerullo, the...

From baristas to inspectors: Singapore’s robot workforce plugs labor gaps

SINGAPORE: After struggling to find staff during the pandemic, businesses in Singapore have increasingly turned to deploying robots to help carry out a range of tasks, from surveying construction sites to scanning library bookshelves.The...