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Stewart’s directorial debut leaves her feeling like a proud parent

Hollywood star Kristen Stewart’s directorial debut “The Chronology of Water” premiered at Cannes Film Festival and earned a four-minute standing ovation. Imogen Poots’ performance was certainly a highlight of...

Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, dies at age 31
  • 21 hours ago

Rapper Werenoi, France’s biggest-selling music artist in recent years, dies at age 31
Anderson talks of ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ and Cannes bus
  • 21 hours ago

Anderson talks of ‘The Phoenician Scheme’ and Cannes bus
VIDEO: Colombian model and social media influencer shot dead by deliveryman

VIDEO: Colombian model and social media influencer shot dead by deliveryman

A Colombian model and influencer has been killed just days after a Mexican TikTok influencer was fatally shot during a livestream. On May...

8 hours ago
Kanye West concert in South Korea cancelled over 'controversies'

Kanye West concert in South Korea cancelled over 'controversies'

South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has cancelled a Kanye West concert scheduled for late May 'due to recent controversies involving the artist,' the...

12 hours ago
Greece is Guest of Honour at 44th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair, says Sheikha Bodour

Greece is Guest of Honour at 44th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair, says Sheikha Bodour

Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), emphasised that Greece, with its rich historical legacy and global...

18 hours ago
Bestselling teen authors Ayesha Hasan and Yamuna Hasan set to conquer the Middle East with The Art of Miracles

Bestselling teen authors Ayesha Hasan and Yamuna Hasan set to conquer the Middle East with The Art of Miracles

May 17 will remain unforgettable as the day Ayesha Hasan and Yamuna Hasan took center stage to receive the Best International Author Award...

18 May 2025
Celina Dion skips Eurovision contest

Celina Dion skips Eurovision contest

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest was held at Basel's St. Jakobshalle, packed with 6,500 excited ticket-holders dressed to the nines while 36,000 others...

18 May 2025
Filipino-Austrian JJ wins Eurovision crown with song ‘Wasted Love’

Filipino-Austrian JJ wins Eurovision crown with song ‘Wasted Love’

Austria's JJ won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, with his operatic song 'Wasted Love' triumphing at the world's biggest live music...

18 May 2025
Film version of Bono memoir to premiere at Cannes

Film version of Bono memoir to premiere at Cannes

Cannes is a short trip from Bono’s seaside villa in Eze-sur-Mer. He bought it with The Edge in 1993, and considers himself grateful...

18 May 2025
Inspiration of Faith, beauty of Nature, joy of Peace mark Marya Adnan’s art

Inspiration of Faith, beauty of Nature, joy of Peace mark Marya Adnan’s art

“My art is a celebration of the harmony and timeless beauty found in Nature,” says Marya Adnan. “Inspired by its divine artistry, I...

18 May 2025
Mexican netizens blame murdered TikTok influencer Valeria Marquez for her own death

Mexican netizens blame murdered TikTok influencer Valeria Marquez for her own death

No sooner had 23-year-old beauty influencer Valeria Marquez been murdered on a TikTok livestream than the Mexican rumour mill started. Comments poured in...

17 May 2025
Joaquin Phoenix gets emotional during Cannes standing ovation for ‘Eddington

Joaquin Phoenix gets emotional during Cannes standing ovation for ‘Eddington

Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix received a heartening response from the audience during the screening of his film 'Eddington' at the ongoing edition of...

17 May 2025
Italy’s Milan hosts festival of Arabic Language and Culture

Italy’s Milan hosts festival of Arabic Language and Culture

Milan is serving as a crossroads for Arabic language and culture as the Italian city hosts the 8th edition of the International Festival...

17 May 2025
Sweden's 'Let's Just Sauna' song is hot favourite for Swiss Eurovision

Sweden's 'Let's Just Sauna' song is hot favourite for Swiss Eurovision

Sweden is the red-hot favourite for this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in the Swiss city of Basel, with an offbeat song...

17 May 2025
Cannes 2025: India has a diverse slate

Cannes 2025: India has a diverse slate

After the unprecedented high of 2024, the ongoing 78th Cannes Film Festival might feel like a bit of a dampener for India. The...

17 May 2025
‘Naseej: Threads of Hope’ at BEEAH demonstrates art of empowerment

‘Naseej: Threads of Hope’ at BEEAH demonstrates art of empowerment

Under the patronage of Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council...

17 May 2025
Emirati cultural icons Dr Habib Ghuloom and Ali Al Khawar honoured in a ceremony

Emirati cultural icons Dr Habib Ghuloom and Ali Al Khawar honoured in a ceremony

Emirati author, playwright, director, producer and actor Dr Habib Ghuloom Al Attar and celebrated poet Ali Al Khawar were honored for their enduring...

17 May 2025
More Hollywood stars join protest letter over Gaza 'genocide'

More Hollywood stars join protest letter over Gaza 'genocide'

Hollywood heavyweights Joaquin Phoenix, Pedro Pascal, Riz Ahmed and Guillermo del Toro have added their names to a letter condemning the film industry's...

16 May 2025
‘Laapataa Ladies’ star Nitanshi Goel says walking the red carpet at Cannes felt like a dream

‘Laapataa Ladies’ star Nitanshi Goel says walking the red carpet at Cannes felt like a dream

Actress Nitanishi Goel, who gained the spotlight for her work in the acclaimed film 'Laapataa Ladies”, had a surreal moment as she sauntered...

16 May 2025
Mexican president orders probe into murder of social media infuencer Valeria

Mexican president orders probe into murder of social media infuencer Valeria

Mexico's powerful security cabinet is investigating the murder of a young beauty influencer killed as she livestreamed a video on TikTok, President Claudia...

16 May 2025
Childhood scrawls to global strokes – Tia Ann Mathew’s artistic journey

Childhood scrawls to global strokes – Tia Ann Mathew’s artistic journey

Tia Ann Mathew began her artistic journey aged only four (the proof is produced along with the article). It is Tia’s belief that...

16 May 2025
Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream

Mexican beauty influencer shot dead during TikTok livestream

A young Mexican social media influencer, known for her videos about beauty and makeup, was brazenly shot to death during a TikTok livestream,...

15 May 2025
Shah Rukh Khan wows cast of ‘Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ’ musical in surprise visit in London

Shah Rukh Khan wows cast of ‘Come Fall in Love – The DDLJ’ musical in surprise visit in London

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan paid a surprise visit to the London rehearsal room of 'Come Fall in Love - The DDLJ” musical...

15 May 2025
Billy Idol talks about his album, documentary and more

Billy Idol talks about his album, documentary and more

When Billy Idol first entered American consciousness in the early, leather-clad and bleached hair in tow, he not only brought a punk rock...

15 May 2025
Kriti Sanon celebrates Mother’s Day with her biggest critic and supporter

Kriti Sanon celebrates Mother’s Day with her biggest critic and supporter

Bollywood actress Kriti Sanon, who was recently seen in the streaming film, “Do Patti,” is celebrating Mother’s Day. The actress took to her...

15 May 2025
Tom Cruise returns to Cannes with 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning'

Tom Cruise returns to Cannes with 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning'

Three years after Tom Cruise and 'Top Gun: Maverick” flew into the Cannes Film Festival, he's coming back Wednesday to the Croisette with...

14 May 2025
Actress Halle Berry forced to abandon dress by Indian designer Gaurav Gupta at Cannes Film Festival

Actress Halle Berry forced to abandon dress by Indian designer Gaurav Gupta at Cannes Film Festival

 Hollywood star Halle Berry was tripped up by the Cannes film festival's new dress code on Tuesday banning extravagantly large dresses on the...

14 May 2025
MBRF launches writing workshop in Tunisia

MBRF launches writing workshop in Tunisia

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) has launched the second workshop of the Dubai International Programme for Writing (DIPW), one...

14 May 2025
Cassie due back for testimony in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial

Cassie due back for testimony in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial

The R&B singer Cassie returns to the witness stand on Wednesday after a day spent recounting grotesque and humiliating details of life with...

14 May 2025

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VIDEO: Colombian model and social media influencer shot dead by deliveryman

VIDEO: Colombian model and social media influencer shot dead by deliveryman

A Colombian model and influencer has been killed just days after a Mexican TikTok influencer was fatally shot during a livestream. On May...

8 hours ago
Film version of Bono memoir to premiere at Cannes

Film version of Bono memoir to premiere at Cannes

Cannes is a short trip from Bono’s seaside villa in Eze-sur-Mer. He bought it with The Edge in 1993, and considers himself grateful...

18 May 2025
Mexican netizens blame murdered TikTok influencer Valeria Marquez for her own death

Mexican netizens blame murdered TikTok influencer Valeria Marquez for her own death

No sooner had 23-year-old beauty influencer Valeria Marquez been murdered on a TikTok livestream than the Mexican rumour mill started. Comments poured in...

17 May 2025
Joaquin Phoenix gets emotional during Cannes standing ovation for ‘Eddington

Joaquin Phoenix gets emotional during Cannes standing ovation for ‘Eddington

Hollywood star Joaquin Phoenix received a heartening response from the audience during the screening of his film 'Eddington' at the ongoing edition of...

17 May 2025
Music
Kanye West concert in South Korea cancelled over 'controversies'

Kanye West concert in South Korea cancelled over 'controversies'

South Korean e-commerce company Coupang has cancelled a Kanye West concert scheduled for late May 'due to recent controversies involving the artist,' the...

12 hours ago
Celina Dion skips Eurovision contest

Celina Dion skips Eurovision contest

The 69th Eurovision Song Contest was held at Basel's St. Jakobshalle, packed with 6,500 excited ticket-holders dressed to the nines while 36,000 others...

18 May 2025
Filipino-Austrian JJ wins Eurovision crown with song ‘Wasted Love’

Filipino-Austrian JJ wins Eurovision crown with song ‘Wasted Love’

Austria's JJ won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, with his operatic song 'Wasted Love' triumphing at the world's biggest live music...

18 May 2025
Sweden's 'Let's Just Sauna' song is hot favourite for Swiss Eurovision

Sweden's 'Let's Just Sauna' song is hot favourite for Swiss Eurovision

Sweden is the red-hot favourite for this year's Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday in the Swiss city of Basel, with an offbeat song...

17 May 2025
Books
Greece is Guest of Honour at 44th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair, says Sheikha Bodour

Greece is Guest of Honour at 44th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair, says Sheikha Bodour

Sheikha Bodour Bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), emphasised that Greece, with its rich historical legacy and global...

18 hours ago
Bestselling teen authors Ayesha Hasan and Yamuna Hasan set to conquer the Middle East with The Art of Miracles

Bestselling teen authors Ayesha Hasan and Yamuna Hasan set to conquer the Middle East with The Art of Miracles

May 17 will remain unforgettable as the day Ayesha Hasan and Yamuna Hasan took center stage to receive the Best International Author Award...

18 May 2025
Italy’s Milan hosts festival of Arabic Language and Culture

Italy’s Milan hosts festival of Arabic Language and Culture

Milan is serving as a crossroads for Arabic language and culture as the Italian city hosts the 8th edition of the International Festival...

17 May 2025
MBRF launches writing workshop in Tunisia

MBRF launches writing workshop in Tunisia

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) has launched the second workshop of the Dubai International Programme for Writing (DIPW), one...

14 May 2025
Arts
Inspiration of Faith, beauty of Nature, joy of Peace mark Marya Adnan’s art

Inspiration of Faith, beauty of Nature, joy of Peace mark Marya Adnan’s art

“My art is a celebration of the harmony and timeless beauty found in Nature,” says Marya Adnan. “Inspired by its divine artistry, I...

18 May 2025
‘Naseej: Threads of Hope’ at BEEAH demonstrates art of empowerment

‘Naseej: Threads of Hope’ at BEEAH demonstrates art of empowerment

Under the patronage of Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council...

17 May 2025
Childhood scrawls to global strokes – Tia Ann Mathew’s artistic journey

Childhood scrawls to global strokes – Tia Ann Mathew’s artistic journey

Tia Ann Mathew began her artistic journey aged only four (the proof is produced along with the article). It is Tia’s belief that...

16 May 2025
Middle East to Far East: Dubai Culture takes part in Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai

Middle East to Far East: Dubai Culture takes part in Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai

Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced its participation in Expo 2025 Osaka–Kansai, hosted by Japan (April 13 – Oct. 13)....

14 May 2025