Movies & Music

What to watch this January: ‘Dubai Bling’, ‘The Night Agent’

The start of a new year brings resolutions as well as a plethora of new and returning shows on your favorite... Published 30 Dec, 2024 05:24pm

How a driving school programme empowers Pakistani women

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistani student Laiba Rashid, 22, hopes her life will change once she learns how to drive a... Published 30 Dec, 2024 02:23pm

UNESCO-listed musical instrument stifled in Afghanistan

HEART: Wood shavings littered the floor of Sakhi’s cramped workshop in the Afghan city of Herat as another rubab,... Published 29 Dec, 2024 12:03pm

Movies & Music

‘Romeo and Juliet’ star Olivia Hussey dies aged 73

LOS ANGELES: Olivia Hussey, who starred as a teenage Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli’s 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,”... Published 28 Dec, 2024 10:29am

In Bollywood-obsessed India, art-house film wins accolades, audiences

MUMBAI: Indian cinema is best known for Bollywood extravaganzas, but an art-house film about three women navigating... Published 27 Dec, 2024 11:21am

As India’s Bollywood shifts, stars and snappers click

MUMBAI: From riding pillion on zooming motorbikes to round-the-clock airport stakeouts, India’s celebrity-hunting... Published 25 Dec, 2024 02:22pm

Dutch discover rare 500-year old wooden shoe

AMSTERDAM: The Dutch are known worldwide for their wooden shoes, but the recent rare discovery of a 500-year-old one... Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:25pm

Santa Claus global flight to deliver presents underway

Santa Claus took off early Christmas Eve aboard his reindeer-powered sleigh to deliver presents around the world.... Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:14pm

Punters throng London’s historic Christmas meat auction

LONDON: Meat traders flung cheap turkeys to the highest bidders in a public auction at London’s historic Smithfield... Published 25 Dec, 2024 01:20pm

Asia

At a Thai zoo, wide-eyed, golden tigresses become social media stars

CHIANG MAI: Rare golden tigresses with cream-coloured coats and wide eyes at a zoo in northern Thailand have become... Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:01pm

Alec Baldwin manslaughter case dropped by New Mexico prosecutor

A New Mexico criminal case against actor Alec Baldwin stemming from a fatal shooting on the set of his movie “Rust”... Published 24 Dec, 2024 11:36am

Luxury

Priced at $21,000: the sweet smell of success for niche perfumes

PARIS: They don’t advertise and they are largely unknown to the general public but niche perfumes are able to... Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:37pm

Arts

India’s architecture fans guard Mumbai’s Art Deco past

MUMBAI: A towering cinema with a roofline like an ocean liner stands out in India’s financial capital Mumbai, part... Published 23 Dec, 2024 02:15pm

Travel

Rome’s Trevi Fountain restored in time for Jubilee year

ROME: A restored Trevi Fountain was unveiled on Sunday after more than two months of cleaning and restoration, part... Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:50pm

Weightlifting Taiwan granny, 90, garners cheers, health benefits at gym

TAIPEI: Cheng Chen Chin-Mei beamed broadly as she hoisted a 35-kg (77-pound) weightlifting bar to her waist, dropped... Published 23 Dec, 2024 12:46pm

Makers of Taiwan’s ‘Zero Day’ TV series set around invasion fear backlash from China

TAIPEI: A Chinese war plane goes missing near Taiwan. China sends swarms of military boats and planes for a blockade... Published 23 Dec, 2024 11:25am

Travel

Florence’s landmark passageway over Ponte Vecchio reopens to public

FLORENCE: A Renaissance-era raised passageway that connects Florence’s Uffizi Galleries to the Medici’s former... Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:15pm

Movies & Music

Sigourney Weaver makes West End debut in ‘The Tempest’

LONDON: Oscar-nominated Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver has made her West End debut as the magician Prospero in... Published 21 Dec, 2024 08:10pm

Bride, groom, spy: India’s wedding detectives

NEW DELHI: From an anonymous office in a New Delhi mall, matrimonial detective Bhavna Paliwal runs the rule over... Published 20 Dec, 2024 03:02pm

Luxury

Luxury labels focus on lower-priced goods to appeal to middle-class shoppers

PARIS: Confronting a broad decline in demand for their usual fare, including $3,000-and-up handbags and... Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:02pm

Movies & Music

Brazilian judge orders Adele song removed over plagiarism claim

Learn more aboutRefinitiv My News FV Brazilian judge orders Adele song removed over plagiarism claim By Luciana... Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:21pm

Kite-making picks up in India’s Gujarat as harvest festival nears

AHMEDABAD, India: Huddled over piles of colourful paper, Mohammad Yunus is one among thousands of workers in India’s... Published 19 Dec, 2024 01:19pm

Arts

Morocco’s women rug weavers battle to save age-old craft

TAZNAKHT, Morocco: In southern Morocco, women are the guardians of the age-old craft of carpet weaving, an intricate... Published 18 Dec, 2024 10:40pm

Movies & Music

Mahira talks about potential ‘Heeramandi’ role, being a trailblazer

Actor Mahira Khan shared how she was once considered for a role in Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s... Published 18 Dec, 2024 03:15pm

Currency

As bitcoin soars, luxury brands consider accepting crypto payments

PARIS: Bitcoin’s soaring value has caught the attention of high-end fashion brands and retailers, prompting further... Updated 18 Dec, 2024 03:26pm

MENA

Dubai unveils its comprehensive 2025 retail calendar

DUBAI: Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), part of the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET),... Published 18 Dec, 2024 08:10am

MENA

Dubai-Riyadh 6th busiest international travel route as Asian business hubs dominate

DUBAI: Asian business hubs dominated international flight traffic in 2024 with 7 of the top 10 international busiest... Published 18 Dec, 2024 06:37am

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WCLA working on conservation project of Akbari Gate

LAHORE: In collaboration with Aga Khan Cultural Service Pakistan (AKCS-P) and Agence Francaise de Development (AFD),... Published 20 Dec, 2024 02:43am