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
Luxury 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
Arts 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
Arts 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
Arts ‘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
Movies & Music 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
Arts 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
Arts ‘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
Arts 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
Arts 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
Arts 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
Arts 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
Travel 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
Luxury 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
Arts 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
Arts 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
Literature 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
Arts 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
Luxury 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
Arts Dining hall with Trojan War decorations uncovered in Pompeii ROME: A black-walled dining hall with 2,000-year-old paintings inspired by the Trojan War has been discovered during... Published 11 Apr, 2024 05:58pm