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...

60s filmstar Claudia Cardinale honored in Tunisian birthplace

TUNIS: Actress Claudia Cardinale may have been a sixties legend of Italian and French cinema, but in Tunisia, in the portside district where she grew up, she says she feels "at home.""I left very...

Meet the Saudi architect sharing the beauty of buildings

LOS ANGELES: A Saudi architecture and urban planning scholar, who has released a series of original artworks, told Arab News how her work is helping to bring different cultures together. Dina Abdul Karim said...

Actress Yara Shahidi graduates from Harvard

DUBAI: Celebrities from Gigi Hadid to Michelle Obama flooded part-Middle Eastern actress Yara Shahidi's Instagram comments section this weekend as she graduated from Harvard University. Shahidi took to the social media platform to mark...

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ offers high-octane action, nostalgia

CHENNAI: "Top Gun: Maverick" is not all action and high-flying antics -- it has tender moments, poignant nostalgia and a touch of romance that make Tom Cruise's Pete "Maverick" Mitchell endearingly humane. A sequel...

Cannes Film Festival: Egyptian thriller nabs screenplay prize, ‘Triangle of Sadness’ wins Palme d’Or

CANNES, France: Ruben Ostlund's social satire "Triangle of Sadness" won the Palme d'Or at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, handing Ostlund one of cinema's most prestigious prizes for the second time. Meanwhile,...

Actors Mona Zaki, Aseel Omran jet to Cannes for festival closing

DUBAI: A handful of Arab celebrities have been spotted at the 75th Cannes Film Festival since organizers rolled out the red carpet on May 17. As the festival comes to an end, the red...

US-Egyptian designer Jacquie Aiche talks new collection, working with Sofia Richie

DUBAI: Celebrity-loved jewelry label Jacquie Aiche's recently released collection, "Divine Rising," is all about summer loving -- and the part-Egyptian designer behind the brand spoke to Arab News about the inspiration behind the line....