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Tom Cruise: 'Mission Impossible' director shares death-defying stunt photo for actor’s 60th birthday

According to multiple reports, the photo was most likely taken during the filming of the forthcoming seventh 'Mission: Impossible' movie.

8 hours ago

Katherine Jenkins says losing her father as a teenager was a crossroads moment in her life

The Welsh singer was raised by her mother Susan and father Selwyn, the latter of whom died of lung cancer when she was 15.

8 hours ago

British theatre legend Peter Brook, famous for 'Lord of the Flies,' dies aged 97

Brook revolutionised the stage with radical interpretations of the classics before returning drama to its simplest roots.

03 Jul 2022

Ministry shows Emirati culture in Washington

The delegation’s itinerary began with a tour guided by Chase F. Robinson, Director of Smithsonian’s Freer and Sackler Galleries of the National Museum of Asian Art.

03 Jul 2022

Adele ‘stands by’ decision to postpone Las Vegas residency as she shares first update since cancellation

The British singer was due to perform weekend shows from January to April at Caesar’s Palace.

03 Jul 2022

Rihanna shocks fans as she and partner A$AP Rocky visit Crystal Palace barbers

Footage was shared on social media as fans gathered outside the barbers, showing A$AP getting his hair styled.

03 Jul 2022

Vaani Kapoor chuffed to collaborate with Ranbir Kapoor for ‘Shamshera’

Bollywood actress Vaani Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming film ‘Shamshera’, is extremely happy to collaborate with Ranbir.

03 Jul 2022

Jameel Arts Centre’s summer/autumn programme extends a warm welcome

It is accompanied by a new creative careers festival and educational programmes — plus the launch of the groundbreaking World Weather Network.

03 Jul 2022

Most awaited Party Anthem 'CASANOVA' releases on 24th July

Dynamic Producer duo Gaurang Doshi and entrepreneur Rocky Khan set to create history with the biggest collaboration. Promo Song of web series 7th Sense shot in Dubai set to revolutionize OTT platforms. Song Marks the First Ever International Collaboration of YoYo Honey Singh.

02 Jul 2022

Gerard Pique seeking huge sum of money from Shakira led to decline in their relationship

A source close to Shakira's family confirmed that her separation from Pique merely economic, and said during an interview with the Spanish EsDiario that the singer and the football player had a perfect romantic relationship, but the problems began between them months ago and the reasons were only economic.

02 Jul 2022

VIDEO: Mexican mayor marries alligator, dances and plants kiss on snout

The mayor of San Pedro Huamelula, Víctor Hugo Sosa, in a ritual to ask for abundance for his people, married a female alligator and then agreed to the request that was heard on more than one occasion during Thursday's wedding, bending down to planting his lips on the small animal's snout, which had been tethered presumably to prevent unwanted bites.

01 Jul 2022

Former ‘Girls Aloud’ singer Cheryl shares rare selfie to celebrate birthday

The singer joined the band after winning Popstars: The Rivals 20 years ago, and enjoyed a solo career and a stint as an X Factor judge.

01 Jul 2022

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Cinema & TV

Tom Cruise: 'Mission Impossible' director shares death-defying stunt photo for actor’s 60th birthday

According to multiple reports, the photo was most likely taken during the filming of the forthcoming seventh 'Mission: Impossible' movie.

8 hours ago

Vaani Kapoor chuffed to collaborate with Ranbir Kapoor for ‘Shamshera’

Bollywood actress Vaani Kapoor, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming film ‘Shamshera’, is extremely happy to collaborate with Ranbir.

03 Jul 2022

Gerard Pique seeking huge sum of money from Shakira led to decline in their relationship

A source close to Shakira's family confirmed that her separation from Pique merely economic, and said during an interview with the Spanish EsDiario th...

02 Jul 2022

Chris Hemsworth says he doesn’t want his children to become actors

The Australian actor hopes they won’t enjoy the taste of acting too much, stating: “I don’t want them to be child stars.”

30 Jun 2022

Music

British theatre legend Peter Brook, famous for 'Lord of the Flies,' dies aged 97

Brook revolutionised the stage with radical interpretations of the classics before returning drama to its simplest roots.

03 Jul 2022

Adele ‘stands by’ decision to postpone Las Vegas residency as she shares first update since cancellation

The British singer was due to perform weekend shows from January to April at Caesar’s Palace.

03 Jul 2022

Rihanna shocks fans as she and partner A$AP Rocky visit Crystal Palace barbers

Footage was shared on social media as fans gathered outside the barbers, showing A$AP getting his hair styled.

03 Jul 2022

Most awaited Party Anthem 'CASANOVA' releases on 24th July

Dynamic Producer duo Gaurang Doshi and entrepreneur Rocky Khan set to create history with the biggest collaboration. Promo Song of web series 7th Sens...

02 Jul 2022

Former ‘Girls Aloud’ singer Cheryl shares rare selfie to celebrate birthday

The singer joined the band after winning Popstars: The Rivals 20 years ago, and enjoyed a solo career and a stint as an X Factor judge.

01 Jul 2022

Slain singer Sidhu Moosewala's song ‘SYL’ removed from YouTube in India

The song "SYL" talks about the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, which has been at the centre of a long-running water dispute between the late Sikh rapp...

27 Jun 2022

Emirati singer Alira to perform at Philippine Independence Day in Dubai

Alira captured the hearts of Filipinos and multinational fans when he made his debut in December with his own rousing rendition of Filipino ballads at...

19 Jun 2022

Beyoncé announces her first album in six years, Renaissance

After teasing the internet with days of cryptic hints Beyonce announced the arrival of her long-awaited seventh studio album ‘Renaissance,’ the megast...

18 Jun 2022

Books

Sheikha Bodour urges Bosnian publishers to strengthen future

During her meeting with Mayor Karic, Sheikha Bodour explained the work the IPA is undertaking and shared her belief in the importance of a resilient a...

27 Jun 2022

George Harrison’s widow talks of life and death through poetry

Twenty poems for 20 years, a number that’s not a coincidence. “Came the Lightening,” a collection published on Tuesday, is a first for the 74-year-old...

23 Jun 2022

Process of writing a novel freeing, feels accidental author Ruth Ozeki

Ozeki has another good reason to stand up for the Women’s Prize: she won it last week, with her bewitchingly uncategorisable fourth novel “The Book of...

22 Jun 2022

'Dear Life: A Doctor’s Story of Love and Loss' by Rachel Clarke

The book that bowled me over, however, was Dear Life by palliative care doctor Rachel Clarke.

20 Jun 2022

Arts

Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani’s public sculpture unveiled in NYC

The sculpture also celebrates the end of the pandemic lockdowns, as the city regains the vibrancy and liveliness it is famous for.

10 hours ago

Jameel Arts Centre’s summer/autumn programme extends a warm welcome

It is accompanied by a new creative careers festival and educational programmes — plus the launch of the groundbreaking World Weather Network.

03 Jul 2022

Andakulova Gallery’s ‘Totems of Central Asia’ show steppes into ME

The region, however, has survived utopias of social experimentation, the collapse of States, besides environmental catastrophes of modern times.

30 Jun 2022

South Asian art goes under hammer at ARTIANA’s online auction event

As the founding member of the Progressive Artists Group, he was one of the persons from whom the Indian Modern Art movement expanded and was catapulte...

29 Jun 2022

DMA hosts Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity exhibition

Through visual juxtapositions and new scholarly research, the show explores how Cartier’s designers adapted forms and techniques from Islamic art.

28 Jun 2022

Maestro Adham AbdelMoneim’s mind-maps enliven ME’s art canvas

AbdelMoneim’s mind-map paintings draw on his creative inheritance from the iconic Egyptian artists/actors/performers in his family, namely, grandparen...

27 Jun 2022

Warehouse421 Abu Dhabi hosts Jill Magi’s ‘The Weft in Pencil’ show

On the opening night, Magi and Jolaine Frizzell came together to discuss abstraction in art and its political resonances.

26 Jun 2022

‘Chill’ by Aisha Alabbar Gallery and Iris Art Advisory helps cool you down

Perhaps the condition could also one which cultivates dreams – sunny summer is also the time when our vibrant cities change pace, driving society to l...

24 Jun 2022