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Palestinian artist Ruba Salameh works on the canvas of art in the face of killings
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Palestinian artist Ruba Salameh works on the canvas of art in the face of killings

Zawyeh Gallery is presenting Refined Compositions, a solo exhibition by Palestinian artist Ruba Salameh (Sept. 13 – Nov. 9) at Zawyeh’s space in Alserkal Avenue, Dubai. (The Palestinian-owned gallery...

Here’s how Bollywood star Kajol shows an outfit can outshine a compliment
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Here’s how Bollywood star Kajol shows an outfit can outshine a compliment
Glitter and Soviet nostalgia: Russia revives Eurovision rival contest
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Glitter and Soviet nostalgia: Russia revives Eurovision rival contest
Drew Barrymore embraces her quirks as she lists things she ‘unfortunately loves’

Drew Barrymore embraces her quirks as she lists things she ‘unfortunately loves’

Hollywood star Drew Barrymore has shared a list of quirky things she 'unfortunately” loves. Taking inspiration from actress Kate Hudson, Barrymore took to...

17 Sep 2025
Coachella 2026: Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G to headline

Coachella 2026: Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G to headline

It's that time of year again. The 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup is here. Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol...

17 Sep 2025
Catastrophe: Empire, displacement issues at Bady Dalloul’s Jameel Arts Centre show

Catastrophe: Empire, displacement issues at Bady Dalloul’s Jameel Arts Centre show

Art Jameel, the organisation that supports artists and creative communities, presents ‘Self-portrait with a cat I don’t have’, the first institutional solo exhibition...

17 Sep 2025
Veteran Hollywood actor, director and champion of independent films Robert Redford passes away

Veteran Hollywood actor, director and champion of independent films Robert Redford passes away

Actor, director and producer Robert Redford, who was both the quintessential handsome Hollywood leading man and an influential supporter of independent films through...

16 Sep 2025
Singing British hurdler Donovan in tune on world debut

Singing British hurdler Donovan in tune on world debut

Tyri Donovan is a casual singer-songwriter in his spare time and the British hurdler is hitting the right notes in his international debut...

16 Sep 2025
Television’s biggest stars shine bright at 77th annual Emmys’ red carpet

Television’s biggest stars shine bright at 77th annual Emmys’ red carpet

Los Angeles: Television’s biggest stars hit the red carpet Sunday under a bright September sun for the Emmys, the first of many awards...

16 Sep 2025
Adolescence, The Studio and The Pitt dominate television’s Emmy Awards

Adolescence, The Studio and The Pitt dominate television’s Emmy Awards

Searing teen murder saga “Adolescence” was the big winner at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, claiming eight prizes including best limited series, while “The Pitt”...

16 Sep 2025
Tanweer Festival, where the desert sings and the soul listens

Tanweer Festival, where the desert sings and the soul listens

Reaffirming its status as a global cultural capital and a guardian of heritage, Sharjah is preparing to host the second edition of the...

15 Sep 2025
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VIDEO: Hacks star Hannah Einbinder shouts 'free Palestine' after win at Emmys

Hacks star Hannah Einbinder earned her first-ever Emmy on Sunday night at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning outstanding supporting actress in a...

15 Sep 2025
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Jenna Ortega lights up the Emmy 2025 stage in a sheer jeweled ensemble

'Wednesday” star Jenna Ortega channelled her inner Isabella Rossellini's character from the 1992 film 'Death Becomes Her,” as she lit up the 77th...

15 Sep 2025
Lizzo rocks sheer corset bodysuit in new figure at New York Fashion Week

Lizzo rocks sheer corset bodysuit in new figure at New York Fashion Week

Singer-songwriter Lizzo is burning extra pounds and turning heads. The singer donned a chic sheer ensemble as she sat front row at a...

15 Sep 2025
This is why King’s stories are perfect for the big screen

This is why King’s stories are perfect for the big screen

While others his age were making the leap from Dr. Seuss to Judy Blume, JT Mollner was working his way, page by difficult...

15 Sep 2025
Yokoso & Ahlan: Aichi Triennale curated by Hoor Al Qasimi opens doors in Japan

Yokoso & Ahlan: Aichi Triennale curated by Hoor Al Qasimi opens doors in Japan

The Aichi Triennale, one of Japan’s leading international art events, has opened its sixth edition to the public. The exhibition, inaugurated on September...

15 Sep 2025
Elton John’s unique promotional strategy sparks health concerns

Elton John’s unique promotional strategy sparks health concerns

Legendary singer-songwriter Sir Elton John sent his fans into panic mode. He recently shared a photograph of himself in which he appears seemingly...

14 Sep 2025
Spielberg celebrates 50th anniversary of ‘Jaws’

Spielberg celebrates 50th anniversary of ‘Jaws’

Why would anyone keep a prop from the set of “Jaws?” Steven Spielberg was musing about what it felt like while making his...

14 Sep 2025
Ananya Panday talks about her Maldives trip, fun, yummy food, sightseeing

Ananya Panday talks about her Maldives trip, fun, yummy food, sightseeing

Actress Ananya Panday is making the most of her time in the Maldives. The ‘Call Me Bae’ actress decided to raise the temperature...

14 Sep 2025
UNGA Healing Arts Week by Jameel Arts & Health Lab and WHO in NYC

UNGA Healing Arts Week by Jameel Arts & Health Lab and WHO in NYC

UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) Healing Arts Week by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO)...

14 Sep 2025
Ed Sheeran releases his new album Play: 'It made me fall in love with fun again'

Ed Sheeran releases his new album Play: 'It made me fall in love with fun again'

After successfully wrapping up his Mathematics series, English singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran has released his new album titled 'Play'. For this latest...

13 Sep 2025
At TIFF, the mid-sized movie strives to survive

At TIFF, the mid-sized movie strives to survive

Anyone will tell you it’s the audiences that make the Toronto International Film Festival. They aren’t purely industry folks, like they are in...

13 Sep 2025
Rizq Art Initiative Abu Dhabi hosts The Imaginary Museum exhibition

Rizq Art Initiative Abu Dhabi hosts The Imaginary Museum exhibition

The Imaginary Museum, the 11th Curatorial Project of Abu Dhabi based Rizq Art Initiative (RAi, Sept 19 – Nov. 30), curated by Meena...

13 Sep 2025
Finland wants to deepen cultural ties with Sharjah

Finland wants to deepen cultural ties with Sharjah

  The Sharjah Institute for Heritage (SIH) discussed on Thursday ways to enhance joint cooperation in the fields of culture and heritage, and strengthen...

12 Sep 2025
Britain's Baxter Dury swaps 'ponderous' indie for dance music

Britain's Baxter Dury swaps 'ponderous' indie for dance music

British singer-songwriter Baxter Dury, more than two decades into a career of delivering deadpan lyrics over sometimes mournful indie music, has discovered the...

11 Sep 2025
Literary giant George Saunders wins National Book Award

Literary giant George Saunders wins National Book Award

George Saunders’ path from obscurity to acclaim began some 30 years ago, not long after he finished a novel his wife could hardly...

11 Sep 2025
Selena Gomez says she wants to keep getting better in every aspect of life

Selena Gomez says she wants to keep getting better in every aspect of life

Singer-actress Selena Gomez shows no intention of slowing down in the coming years as she said that she wants to keep getting better...

11 Sep 2025
DIFC hosts designer-artist Banafsheh Hemmati’s debut solo show in October

DIFC hosts designer-artist Banafsheh Hemmati’s debut solo show in October

Independent designer-artist Banafsheh Hemmati opens her first solo exhibition in the UAE from October 9 – 31 in Satellite Gallery, Dubai International Financial...

11 Sep 2025
Sharjah organises Arabic Poetry Forum in Nigeria

Sharjah organises Arabic Poetry Forum in Nigeria

Under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and organised by...

10 Sep 2025
King Princess scoffs at heartbreak on 'Girl Violence'

King Princess scoffs at heartbreak on 'Girl Violence'

It’s impossible to hear King Princess groan 'I’m a loser” on their ambitious third album and not think of Beck singing the same...

10 Sep 2025

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Drew Barrymore embraces her quirks as she lists things she ‘unfortunately loves’

Drew Barrymore embraces her quirks as she lists things she ‘unfortunately loves’

Hollywood star Drew Barrymore has shared a list of quirky things she 'unfortunately” loves. Taking inspiration from actress Kate Hudson, Barrymore took to...

17 Sep 2025
Veteran Hollywood actor, director and champion of independent films Robert Redford passes away

Veteran Hollywood actor, director and champion of independent films Robert Redford passes away

Actor, director and producer Robert Redford, who was both the quintessential handsome Hollywood leading man and an influential supporter of independent films through...

16 Sep 2025
Television’s biggest stars shine bright at 77th annual Emmys’ red carpet

Television’s biggest stars shine bright at 77th annual Emmys’ red carpet

Los Angeles: Television’s biggest stars hit the red carpet Sunday under a bright September sun for the Emmys, the first of many awards...

16 Sep 2025
Adolescence, The Studio and The Pitt dominate television’s Emmy Awards

Adolescence, The Studio and The Pitt dominate television’s Emmy Awards

Searing teen murder saga “Adolescence” was the big winner at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, claiming eight prizes including best limited series, while “The Pitt”...

16 Sep 2025
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Coachella 2026: Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G to headline

Coachella 2026: Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G to headline

It's that time of year again. The 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup is here. Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol...

17 Sep 2025
Singing British hurdler Donovan in tune on world debut

Singing British hurdler Donovan in tune on world debut

Tyri Donovan is a casual singer-songwriter in his spare time and the British hurdler is hitting the right notes in his international debut...

16 Sep 2025
Tanweer Festival, where the desert sings and the soul listens

Tanweer Festival, where the desert sings and the soul listens

Reaffirming its status as a global cultural capital and a guardian of heritage, Sharjah is preparing to host the second edition of the...

15 Sep 2025
CPANY603

VIDEO: Hacks star Hannah Einbinder shouts 'free Palestine' after win at Emmys

Hacks star Hannah Einbinder earned her first-ever Emmy on Sunday night at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning outstanding supporting actress in a...

15 Sep 2025
Books
Literary giant George Saunders wins National Book Award

Literary giant George Saunders wins National Book Award

George Saunders’ path from obscurity to acclaim began some 30 years ago, not long after he finished a novel his wife could hardly...

11 Sep 2025
Sharjah organises Arabic Poetry Forum in Nigeria

Sharjah organises Arabic Poetry Forum in Nigeria

Under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and organised by...

10 Sep 2025
'Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown releases latest thriller

'Da Vinci Code' author Dan Brown releases latest thriller

Best-selling American author Dan Brown, creator of the publishing phenomenon 'The Da Vinci Code', released his latest thriller Tuesday in 16 languages simultaneously....

09 Sep 2025
Sharjah Public Libraries helps students choose their majors

Sharjah Public Libraries helps students choose their majors

Sharjah Public Libraries (SPL), an affiliate of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), will host the seventh edition of the annual Majors Discipline Exhibition...

09 Sep 2025
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Catastrophe: Empire, displacement issues at Bady Dalloul’s Jameel Arts Centre show

Catastrophe: Empire, displacement issues at Bady Dalloul’s Jameel Arts Centre show

Art Jameel, the organisation that supports artists and creative communities, presents ‘Self-portrait with a cat I don’t have’, the first institutional solo exhibition...

17 Sep 2025
Yokoso & Ahlan: Aichi Triennale curated by Hoor Al Qasimi opens doors in Japan

Yokoso & Ahlan: Aichi Triennale curated by Hoor Al Qasimi opens doors in Japan

The Aichi Triennale, one of Japan’s leading international art events, has opened its sixth edition to the public. The exhibition, inaugurated on September...

15 Sep 2025
UNGA Healing Arts Week by Jameel Arts & Health Lab and WHO in NYC

UNGA Healing Arts Week by Jameel Arts & Health Lab and WHO in NYC

UNGA (United Nations General Assembly) Healing Arts Week by the Jameel Arts & Health Lab, in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO)...

14 Sep 2025
Rizq Art Initiative Abu Dhabi hosts The Imaginary Museum exhibition

Rizq Art Initiative Abu Dhabi hosts The Imaginary Museum exhibition

The Imaginary Museum, the 11th Curatorial Project of Abu Dhabi based Rizq Art Initiative (RAi, Sept 19 – Nov. 30), curated by Meena...

13 Sep 2025