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Model Imaan Hammam prepares meals for the less fortunate this Ramadan
Sat, 2021-05-08 13:47
DUBAI: This week, Moroccan-Egyptian-Dutch model Imaan Hammam teamed up with Amsterdam-based restaurant The Wild Room to give back to those who need it...
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Maldives’ Ozen Reserve Bolifushi: Not just for honeymooners
Fri, 2021-05-07 10:27
MALDIVES: There was a time when the Maldives was considered out of reach for the majority of us non-celeb types — reserved...
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Saudi actress Sumaya Rida personifies the zeitgeist of an era of change in the Kingdom
Thu, 2021-05-06 20:25
DUBAI: Cinema returned to Saudi Arabia just three years ago, when a 35-year ban was finally lifted. Since then, movie theaters have...
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Screenwriter Mariam Naoum works with acclaimed Irish filmmaker on Egyptian serial killer film
Fri, 2021-05-07 11:05
DUBAI: Egyptian screenwriter Mariam Naoum has been sued three times for the films she has made. For her, that’s not a sore...
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THE BREAKDOWN: Saudi painter Nasser Almulhim discusses artwork inspired by loss
Author: Fri, 2021-05-07 10:45
DUBAI: This piece is so personal. It means a lot to me. I painted it recently, after my brother-in-law passed away. I...
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THE ROUNDUP: Pop-culture highlights from across the region
Author: Thu, 2021-05-06 10:17
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The Lebanese dream-pop trio released a new track “Home is so Sad,” from their upcoming album “After The Fire, Before The End,”...
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How Iraq’s Daesh-ransacked Mosul Cultural Museum is being repaired from scratch
Thu, 2021-05-06 10:43
DUBAI: On Feb. 26, 2015, disturbing footage emerged from northwestern Iraq showing Daesh militants smashing pre-Islamic artefacts and burning ancient manuscripts at...
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Rare engraving of the Kaaba to be offered at Sotheby’s
Author: Thu, 2021-05-06 15:16
DUBAI: Rare highlights from Middle Eastern history, including a 1791 engraving showing a panoramic view of Makkah, will feature in auction house Sotheby’s...
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Last of US troops exit Afghanistan as Taliban celebrates with gunfire at Kabul airport
Celebratory gunfire in Kabul by Taliban coincided with exit of last of US troops from Afghanistan, putting an end to twenty year long war in Afghanistan. On Monday night the last US military aircraft took off from Kabul airport. Two weeks earlier the Taliban insurgent group had seized control of the capital city of Kabul, toppling the internationally recognized Afghani government and President Ashraf Ghani fleeing the country.
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US Intercepts Missile Attacks In Afghanistan Before Withdrawal Deadline
As American efforts to evacuate troops and citizens from Afghanistan reaches a point of completion, US anti-missile defences are already at work defending attacks. At least five rockets were intercepted stopping them on their tracks, aiming at the Kabul airport.
Supporters of Peru’s competing presidential candidates take to roads amid election frenzy
Peru’s competing presidential candidates rightwinger Keiko Fujimori and socialist Pedro Castillo have resorted to the streets after the closely contested 6 June election
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Over 40s WILL get Covid vaccines next – as teachers miss priority jabs
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