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Caravaggio portrait goes on public display for the first time in Rome

ROME: A portrait by baroque painter Caravaggio held in a private collection since it was discovered more than 60...

Published 23 Nov, 2024 07:35pm

Arts

Duct-taped banana artist says his work is a ‘provocation’ on value of art

ROME: The Italian artist who created the banana duct-taped to a wall that sold this week for $6.2 million, said in...

Published 22 Nov, 2024 03:07pm

Arts

The $6.2 mn banana: Sotheby’s auctions controversial artwork

A banana duct-taped to a wall sold to a cryptocurrency entrepreneur

Updated 21 Nov, 2024 03:13pm

Arts

Banksy forgeries: huge European fake art network uncovered in Italy

ROME: Italian police have uncovered a large-scale pan-European forgery network making and selling fake artworks...

Published 12 Nov, 2024 02:39pm

Arts

Design Week concludes amid Dubai’s focus on attracting investment, strengthening local economy

Diverse fair featured representation from Palestine, Iran, India and UAE

Published 11 Nov, 2024 06:25pm

Arts

Portraits of pain: smuggled Palestinian art shows trauma of Gaza

AMMAN: When war erupted in Gaza, Palestinian artists had only one way to share their work expressing the harrowing...

Updated 11 Nov, 2024 07:43pm

Travel

From Joan of Arc to wine cellar: Notre Dame in five dates

PARIS: As the mighty Notre Dame cathedral prepares to reopen its doors in a month’s time after a devastating fire in...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 11:23pm

Arts

First artwork by humanoid robot sells for $1.3mn

LONDON: A portrait of English mathematician Alan Turing became the first artwork by a humanoid robot to be sold at...

Published 08 Nov, 2024 07:04pm

MENA

‘Milestone edition’: Dubai Design Week begins today

Region's largest design fair to run until November 10 at Dubai Design District

Published 05 Nov, 2024 04:44pm

Arts

Qatar Museums set to exhibit Pakistani art by Sadequain, Ismail Gulgee, Rashid Rana

PM Shehbaz Sharif, The Amir of Qatar H.E. Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani viewed the exhibit today

Updated 31 Oct, 2024 08:22pm

Literature

Margaret Atwood, unworried by AI, continues prolific writing career

COPENHAGEN: Renowned Canadian author Margaret Atwood, who is currently writing her memoir, said in an interview that...

Published 29 Oct, 2024 02:10pm

Arts

Boy George explores fame in new art collection depicting music stars

LONDON: British singer-songwriter Boy George explores celebrities’ relationship with stardom in a new art collection...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 02:04pm

Arts

London Tube map exhibition celebrates iconic design

LONDON: London’s Tube map is being celebrated in a new exhibition that traces the evolution of its much-loved design...

Published 25 Oct, 2024 01:55pm

Literature

Original ‘Little Prince’ typescript to go under hammer in UAE

LONDON: A specialist London bookstore is selling an original typescript of Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s children’s...

Published 24 Oct, 2024 02:29pm

Arts

Warhol’s rare ‘Queen’ collection opens at Dutch museum

APELDOORN, Netherlands: A Dutch museum is dusting off a rare collection of prints by Andy Warhol of female royalty,...

Published 11 Oct, 2024 01:56pm

Movies & Music

Pharrell Williams to co-chair Met Gala exploring Black dandyism

NEW YORK: Singer and designer Pharrell Williams is among the co-chairs of New York’s next Met Gala, which will wade...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 07:00pm

Movies & Music

Emmanuel Macron advocates for ‘Emily in Paris’ to return to Paris

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron said he would fight to ensure Emily - the heroine of Netflix’s hit series...

Published 10 Oct, 2024 02:59pm

Movies & Music

George Harrison’s early Beatles guitar could fetch $800,000 at auction

LIVERPOOL: An electric guitar played by the late guitarist George Harrison in the early days of the Beatles will go...

Published 04 Oct, 2024 01:44pm

Arts

Sicilian Cathedral’s stunning mosaics regain golden lustre

MONREALE, Italy: The mosaics of a mediaeval cathedral in Sicily, built by the island’s last Norman king, are set to...

Published 30 Sep, 2024 01:01pm

Arts

Van Goghs attacked again in London hours after Just Stop Oil activists sentenced

LONDON: Three Just Stop Oil activists threw soup at two of Vincent van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ paintings in London’s...

Published 28 Sep, 2024 04:53pm

Arts

Van Gogh painting set to break Asia record in Hong Kong auction

HONG KONG: A Vincent van Gogh painting displaying the artist’s shift from dark realism to vibrant impressionism...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 09:14pm

Literature

Pulitzer winner Jhumpa Lahiri declines award over New York museum’s keffiyeh ban

WASHINGTON: Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri declined to accept an award from New York City’s Noguchi...

Published 26 Sep, 2024 02:23pm

Arts

British Museum explores ‘Silk Roads’ trade routes in new exhibition

LONDO: A new exhibition exploring the vast network of the Silk Road trade routes opens at the British Museum in...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 02:52pm

Arts

Stolen Banksy ‘Girl with Balloon’ painting found

LONDON: One of British street artist Banksy’s best-known paintings, ‘Girl with Balloon’, has been found after its...

Published 13 Sep, 2024 02:46pm

Arts

Stolen Winston Churchill photo found in Italy

OTTAWA: A brazen art heist that gripped Canadians has been solved: a famed portrait of a scowling Winston Churchill...

Published 12 Sep, 2024 05:29pm

Movies & Music

James Earl Jones, renowned actor and voice of Darth Vader, dies at 93

LOS ANGELES: American actor James Earl Jones, an imposing stage and screen presence who overcame a childhood stutter...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 02:54pm

Arts

Shamaeel Ansari displays capsule collection at charity fashion event for Hunar Foundation

Haute couturier Shamaeel Ansari showcased a capsule collection ‘Symposium of Queens’ during a charity fashion...

Published 09 Sep, 2024 05:41pm

Arts

Local in focus: 5 pop-up bazaars to take in this fall

As Pakistan’s retail footprint continues to thrive and evolve, homegrown brands are looking for alternative spaces...

Published 03 Sep, 2024 04:29pm

Luxury

Crown Prince to build Louvre of Saudi Arabia featuring $450mn Leonardo da Vinci: report

Saudi Arabia is planning to build a version of the Louvre museum in Riyadh, according to a new BBC documentary on...

Published 20 Aug, 2024 06:54pm

Arts

Designer duo Sana Safinaz, writer Muneeza Shamsie conferred with Sitara-i-Imtiaz

Pakistani designers Sana Hashwani and Safinaz Muneer as well as writer Muneeza Shamsie were conferred the...

Published 15 Aug, 2024 04:08pm

Arts

Van Gogh’s Starry Night recreated as park in Bosnian hills

VISOKO, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Amid the green hills and meadows of central Bosnia, a local...

Published 12 Aug, 2024 04:38pm

Arts

Banksy unleashes animals on London, but what do they mean?

LONDON: A goat, two elephants, three monkeys and one wolf. Four Banksy murals which have appeared in London this...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 03:18pm

Arts

Olympic venue among 40 museums hit by ransomware attack: French police source

PARIS: The Grand Palais, which is hosting Olympic events in Paris, and around 40 other museums in France were...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 05:41pm

Movies & Music

Fawad Khan, Sanam Saeed’s ‘Barzakh’ to be pulled from YouTube Pakistan over public backlash

Audiences criticise 'LGBTQ' themes within show

Published 06 Aug, 2024 04:03pm

Arts

Street artist Banksy reveals new artwork featuring goat in London

Elusive British street artist Banksy has taken credit for a new artwork of a black goat that popped up in Southwest...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 02:48pm

MENA

Dubai: 7 indoor activities to beat the heat

Since the heat is showing no signs of respite, for those heading off to Dubai for a short break will be better off...

Updated 30 Jul, 2024 02:50pm

Luxury

Sotheby’s bets on Chinese spending with Hong Kong retail outlet

HONG KONG: Sotheby’s embarks on a new kind of selling in Hong Kong on Saturday, with its first retail outlet,...

Published 26 Jul, 2024 02:38pm

Arts

Pakistani artist Fazal Rizvi brings the Karakoram range to Dubai

Pakistani artist Fazal Rizvi recently displayed his works ‘A mirror in my pocket’ at Grey Noise gallery in Dubai’s...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:35pm

Movies & Music

Biden under pressure from Hollywood’s wealthy donors

LOS ANGELES, United States: What if Hollywood, a key Democratic financial pillar, cut off Joe Biden’s campaign...

Updated 12 Jul, 2024 11:13pm

Travel

Athens Acropolis introduces private visits for 5,000 euros

ATHENS: The Acropolis in Athens, one of the world’s most visited ancient monuments, has begun offering private...

Updated 03 Jul, 2024 03:41pm

Arts

Hong Kong museum celebrates life of architect I.M. Pei

HONG KONG: More than 30 years after I.M. Pei reshaped Hong Kong’s skyline with a jagged tower of steel and glass,...

Published 28 Jun, 2024 05:11pm

Arts

Designer vestments and furniture for Paris’s reborn Notre-Dame

PARIS: Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris is getting a modern makeover for its reopening in December, with designer...

Published 27 Jun, 2024 02:04pm

Movies & Music

Vogue World brings together fashion and sport in Paris

PARIS: Paris played host Sunday to an ultra-glitzy collision between fashion and sport as Vogue put on its latest...

Published 24 Jun, 2024 01:53pm

Movies & Music

Donald Sutherland, star of ‘M.A.S.H’ and ‘The Hunger Games’, dead at 88

Donald Sutherland, one of Canada’s most versatile and gifted actors, who charmed and enthralled audiences in movies...

Updated 21 Jun, 2024 02:39am

Arts

Model Naomi Campbell gets her own exhibition at London’s V&A museum

LONDON: Naomi Campbell brings her stylish looks and runway walk to London’s V&A this week in a new exhibition...

Published 19 Jun, 2024 10:28pm

Arts

Vivienne Westwood’s clothes and jewels headed for auction

LONDON: Dresses, suits, shoes and jewellery from the personal collection of late British designer Vivienne Westwood...

Published 15 Jun, 2024 09:27pm

Arts

The high-tech art lab hidden underneath the Louvre in Paris

PARIS: It looks like the lair of a Bond villain: behind armoured doors, buried underground below the Louvre in...

Published 14 Jun, 2024 05:39pm

Literature

US Library of Congress spotlights its American ‘treasures’

WASHINGTON: The US Library of Congress houses more than just books, with a new exhibit opening this week...

Published 12 Jun, 2024 04:26pm

Movies & Music

Italian opera celebrated in Verona’s ‘magical’ Arena

VERONA, Italy: Verona’s ancient Roman Arena will host a star-studded classical concert Friday to celebrate the...

Published 07 Jun, 2024 11:23pm

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27th annual Alhamra festival kicks off

LAHORE: The 27th annual Alhamra Theatre Festival kicked off enthusiastically at Alhamra Arts Center, promising 10...

Published 29 May, 2024 06:05am

Arts

Spain’s national art museum to unveil newly verified Caravaggio

MADRID: A painting by Italian master Caravaggio, once mistakenly thought to be by an unknown artist and almost...

Published 27 May, 2024 01:38pm

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Alhamra Art, Qatar Islamic Art museums forge new cultural partnership

LAHORE: In a momentous event that promises to deepen cultural ties and enrich the world of Islamic art, Muhammad...

Published 27 May, 2024 05:52am

Arts

Veteran actor Talat Hussain passes away in Karachi

The Arts Council of Pakistan president says the legendary actor died after a prolonged illness

Updated 26 May, 2024 07:21pm

Arts

Sanat Initiative’s ‘Affordable Luxury II’ challenges dire economic milieu

Exhibit, under way in Karachi, remains open until May 30

Published 25 May, 2024 08:40pm

Movies & Music

Cher, Demi Moore entertain guests at glamorous Cannes fundraiser for AIDS

CANNES, France: From Cher to Demi Moore and Magic Johnson, the fashion and entertainment industry’s biggest names...

Published 24 May, 2024 02:00pm

Arts

Erica Robin, Faraz Manan represent Pakistan at Cannes Film Festival 2024

Karachi-based model Erica Robin, who was crowned ‘Miss Universe Pakistan’ in a ceremony held in the Maldives last...

Published 23 May, 2024 06:16pm

Arts

Portraits of British royals from last 100 years on show in new London exhibit

LONDON: From Andy Warhol’s colourful depiction of Queen Elizabeth II to Cecil Beaton’s pictures of her sister...

Published 17 May, 2024 01:32pm

Arts

Monet painting fetches $35mn at New York auction

NEW YORK: A Monet sold for nearly $35 million at auction Wednesday evening, Sotheby’s said, marking a solid start to...

Updated 16 May, 2024 04:36pm

Movies & Music

Cannes gets rolling with strong day for women on screen

CANNES, France: The Cannes Film Festival got rolling on Wednesday with a strong day for female representation,...

Published 15 May, 2024 06:32pm

Literature

Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92

OTTAWA: Nobel Prize-winning Canadian writer Alice Munro, whose exquisitely crafted tales of the loves, ambitions and...

Published 15 May, 2024 02:27pm

Arts

King Charles unveils his first portrait since coronation

LONDON: Britain’s King Charles on Tuesday unveiled the first official portrait of himself since his coronation last...

Published 15 May, 2024 01:42pm

Arts

Mona Lisa’s mysterious background decrypted by art-loving geologist

LECCO, Italy: Over 500 years after Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa, an academic believes she has unravelled...

Published 15 May, 2024 01:31pm

Arts

Khaadi named ‘Retail Brand of the Year’ at Hum Style Awards 2024

Cricketer Shoaib Malik deemed 'Most Stylish Sports Personality'

Published 13 May, 2024 04:59pm

Movies & Music

‘Pakistan Crescent Collective’ set to debut at Cannes Film Festival

The festival will take place from May 14-20

Published 11 May, 2024 02:59pm

Luxury

London’s gentlemen-only club votes on admitting women

LONDON: One of London’s oldest gentlemen’s clubs on Tuesday votes on whether to start accepting women amid a row...

Published 07 May, 2024 11:23pm

Arts

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators protest outside the Met Gala

NEW YORK: Protesters in New York converged near the Met Gala on Monday in a rally against the ongoing Israeli...

Updated 07 May, 2024 07:52pm

Movies & Music

Isha Ambani, Alia Bhatt stun on Met Gala red carpet

Isha Ambani – daughter of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani – walked the Met Gala red carpet on Monday night in a...

Updated 07 May, 2024 05:24pm

Movies & Music

Jennifer Lopez, Zendaya among best-dressed at the Met Gala

NEW YORK: Zendaya wore a dark blue gown adorned with grape clusters and Lana Del Rey donned a dramatic headpiece...

Updated 07 May, 2024 05:25pm

MENA

‘Beygumbano’ talks colonialism and capitalism at World Art Dubai 2024

Sparking “great curiosity” among art aficionados at World Art Dubai 2024, Pakistani artist Eemaan Bano Rahman lauded...

Updated 06 May, 2024 06:06pm

Arts

European court upholds Italy’s claim to Greek bronze in US museum

STRASBOURG, France: Italy is allowed to confiscate an ancient Greek bronze fished from the Adriatic in the 1960s and...

Published 03 May, 2024 04:28pm

South Asia

India’s influencers still struggle years after TikTok ban

ROHTAK: Choreographer Sahil Kumar found fame showcasing folk dances on TikTok, but his profile has been dormant...

Published 30 Apr, 2024 11:31am

Movies & Music

Hollywood actor Ryan Reynolds appointed Yas Island’s Chief Island Officer

Reynolds succeeds Jason Momoa as CIO of the Abu Dhabi destination

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 11:36pm

Literature

Palestinian prisoner in Israel wins top fiction prize

ABU DHABI: Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic...

Published 29 Apr, 2024 07:30pm

MENA

Meet Sahir, a thriving Pakistani influencer in Dubai

DUBAI: “In my opinion, anybody can be an influencer.” Those were the words that introduced me to Sahir Iftikhar...

Updated 29 Apr, 2024 05:29am

Luxury

Klimt’s ‘Portrait of Miss Lieser’ fetches $32mn at auction

VIENNA: Gustav Klimt’s ‘Portrait of Miss Lieser’, a painting of a young woman left unfinished when the Austrian...

Published 25 Apr, 2024 02:33pm

Arts

Venice’s 60th Biennale opens on humanity and the fragile planet

VENICE: Venice’s 60th Biennale international art show has opened its doors, exploring humankind’s relationship with...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 01:52pm

Arts

Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II

CAIRO: Egypt welcomed home a 3,400-year-old statue depicting the head of King Ramses II after it was stolen and...

Published 22 Apr, 2024 01:25pm

Arts

Michelangelo’s scribble sells for $200,000 at New York auction

NEW YORK: A square scribbled on a yellowed piece of paper by Renaissance genius Michelangelo sold for $201,600 – 33...

Published 18 Apr, 2024 02:48pm

Movies & Music

Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy’s new documentary to premiere at Tribeca Film Festival

Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker co-directed feature on designer Diane von Furstenberg

Updated 18 Apr, 2024 05:22pm

Movies & Music

Alia Bhatt, Motaz Azaiza, Ajay Banga among those named TIME100 ‘Most Influential People’

Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt, Palestinian photographer Motaz Azaiza and World Bank President Ajay Banga were among...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 06:44pm

Arts

‘Titanic’ task of finding plundered African art in French museums

PARIS: With tens of thousands of African artworks in French museums, curators face a huge task in trying to identify...

Published 17 Apr, 2024 01:59pm

Arts

Salman Rushdie releases memoir ‘Knife’, recalls stabbing incident

NEW YORK: British-American author Salman Rushdie recounted the near-fatal stabbing at a public event in 2022 that...

Published 16 Apr, 2024 04:23pm

Movies & Music

Musician Dua Lipa revealed as the first cover star of TIME 100 2024

Singer, songwriter and author Dua Lipa has been revealed as the first of the cover stars of the 2024 TIME 100 list...

Published 15 Apr, 2024 06:27pm

Arts

Gaza’s historic treasures saved by ‘irony of history’

JERUSALEM: Gaza’s ancient Greek site of Anthedon has been bombed, its ‘Napoleon’s Palace’ destroyed and the only...

Updated 15 Apr, 2024 06:45pm

Arts

Sotheby’s next hot auction: a Picasso-backed bond

NEW YORK: Francisco Goya’s Saturn devoured his son; Damien Hirst cut a shark into pieces. Financial markets are...

Published 12 Apr, 2024 02:43am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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