DUBAI: Arab designers put on a show on the red carpet at the closing ceremony of the 76th Cannes Film Festival in France on Saturday, with a number of stars stepping out in gowns from the region. Chinese superstar Fan Bingbing showed off a creation by Lebanese designer Georges Chakra from his Spring/Summer 2023 Couture collection, complete … [Read more…]
Jordanian filmmaker Amjad Al-Rasheed discusses ‘Inshallah A Boy,’ his country’s first Cannes entry AMMAN: At 38, Jordanian filmmaker Amjad Al-Rasheed has already made history. This month, his debut feature, “Inshallah A Boy,” became the first Jordanian film to screen at the Cannes Film Festival — the most prestigious event in world cinema. As well as feeling “very … [Read more…]
Jordanian filmmaker Amjad Al-Rasheed discusses ‘Inshallah A Boy,’ his country’s first Cannes entry AMMAN: At 38, Jordanian filmmaker Amjad Al-Rasheed has already made history. This month, his debut feature, “Inshallah A Boy,” became the first Jordanian film to screen at the Cannes Film Festival — the most prestigious event in world cinema. As well as feeling “very … [Read more…]
I feel like we just talked about this, but the cost difference between expanding old refineries vs building new refineries has been so one-sided, America hasn’t built any new major crude oil refineries in the last few decades. There have been a handful of specialty-product and low-output facilities, but nothing on this scale. In a … [Read more…]
RIYADH: Saudi metal band Wasted Land is returning to the music scene after an eight-year sabbatical. The band is creating a new album with Emad Mujallid on vocals, Ahmed Khojah, Ayman Al-Ghamdi and Jude on guitar, Mahmoud on bass and Tameem on drums. With the establishment of the Music Commission and the growth and acceptance … [Read more…]
CANNES: Not long ago, the public screening of films was banned in Saudi Arabia. But the five years since the reopening of cinemas have seen the country’s film industry flourish. At the 76th Cannes Film Festival this week, industry leaders and talents came together at the Saudi Pavilion to discuss the strengths and challenges it … [Read more…]
ROCHESTER, New York: Scottie Scheffler, Viktor Hovland and Corey Conners delivered clutch birdies and grinded out par saves to share the lead after Friday’s second round of the PGA Championship as rivals stumbled at rainy Oak Hill. Second-ranked American Scheffler, last year’s Masters champion, and Canada’s Conners, chasing his first major title, each … [Read more…]
DUBAI: Saudi entrepreneur Shahad Geoffrey is reinventing how women in the region shop. In 2021, she launched her AI-powered personal-styling platform Taffi, in partnership with her cofounder Pradeep Bisht. The idea behind Taffi was to democratize personal styling, which is often associated with high net-worth individuals, and make online shopping a more personalized and seamless … [Read more…]
REVIEW: ‘Country of Origin’ is a coming of age story about the fight for sovereignty CHICAGO: As Cairo burns, protagonist Halah Ibrahim witnesses the beginning of a fight toward sovereignty for the first time in two-and-a-half centuries in Dalia Azim’s novel, “Country of Origin.” As the flames engulf British strongholds throughout the city, they simultaneously move … [Read more…]