Art &amp; Culture /taxonomy/term/51/%2A en REVIEW: ‘The Bear’ season four is a triumphant return to form /node/2606148/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/110766">Adam Grundey</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2025-06-28 13:20</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: We should’ve had more faith. Fears (including from this reviewer) that “The Bear” was floundering after the glacial pace of its third season can now be put to bed. Season four is pretty much everything fans of the show could’ve wanted: tense, dramatic, joyous, thought-provoking, funny and deeply moving. And with plenty of further proof that this might be the most talented ensemble cast currently on our screens.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/28/4616122-271836430.jpg" width="1587" height="863" alt="" title="Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Jeremy Allen White in &#039;The Bear.&#039; (CREDIT - FX)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/entertainment">Entertainment</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/bear-0">The Bear</a></div></div></div> Sat, 28 Jun 2025 10:22:37 +0000 hams.saleh 2606148 at Ronnie O’Sullivan, Laila Rouass tie the knot /node/2606035/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-06-27 13:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: British snooker champion Ronnie O’Sullivan and British actress Laila Rouass announced on Friday that they have tied the knot, 10 months after ending their on-off relationship.</p> <p> The couple, who have been together for 13 years and have separated several times, were married in an intimate ceremony in London.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/27/4615835-394452909.jpg" width="1080" height="547" alt="" title="The couple were married in an intimate ceremony in London. (Instagram)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/ronnie-o%E2%80%99sullivan">Ronnie O’Sullivan</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/laila-rouass">Laila Rouass</a></div></div></div> Fri, 27 Jun 2025 10:02:40 +0000 hams.saleh 2606035 at Recipes for Success: Chef Eric Vidal talks patience, pasta, perfectionism  /node/2606006/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/hams-saleh">Hams Saleh</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-06-27 09:17</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: Running six restaurants, a bar and a beach club might sound like a logistical nightmare, but for French chef Eric Vidal, it is just another day at Delano Dubai.  </p> <p> As executive chef of the new luxury destination, Vidal oversees everything from in-room dining to curated tasting menus across venues including Blue Door, Gohan, Tutto Passa, and La Cantine Beach. </p> <p> Here, Vidal offers advice and a recipe for grilled seabass. </p> <p> <strong>When you were starting out, what was the most common mistake you made?  </strong></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/27/4615776-268208782.jpg" width="1307" height="900" alt="" title="Eric Vidal is the executive chef at Delano Dubai. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/main-category/lifestyle/food-health">Food &amp; Health</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/eric-vidal">Eric Vidal</a></div></div></div> Fri, 27 Jun 2025 06:22:51 +0000 hams.saleh 2606006 at Saudi artist Mohammad Alfaraj’s ‘Seas Are Sweet, Fish Tears Are Salty’ opens in Dubai  /node/2605867/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/jasmine-bager">Jasmine Bager</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Thu, 2025-06-26 10:38</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DHAHRAN: Saudi artist Mohammad Alfaraj, who recently won an Emerging Artists’ Medal at the Art Basel Awards in Switzerland, launches his first institutional solo exhibition this month at Jameel Arts Center in Dubai.  </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/26/4615422-777450597.jpg" width="900" height="675" alt="" title="&quot;Farmers planting their feet in the land&quot; (2017). (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div> Thu, 26 Jun 2025 07:43:58 +0000 saffiyanews 2605867 at Review: Toronto Arab Film Festival screens searing ‘Arze’ /node/2605600/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/celine-hijazi">Celine Hijazi</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-06-24 10:32</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: The Toronto Arab Film Festival, running from June 20- 29, screened the scathing yet poignant Lebanese film “Arze,” directed by Mira Shabib.</p> <p> The ambitious “Arze” — which means "cedar" in Arabic — follows the story of Arze, a single mother supporting her teenage son and love-struck sister through a homemade pie delivery business. In an effort to improve their lives, she steals and sells her sister’s jewelry to buy a scooter for her son to use for deliveries. But when the scooter is stolen, mother and son embark on a frantic journey across Beirut to recover it.</p> <p>  </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/24/4614698-1745346953.jpg" width="1080" height="608" alt="" title="Lebanese film “Arze” is directed by Mira Shabib. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/entertainment">Entertainment</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/toronto-arab-film-festival">Toronto Arab Film Festival</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/arze">Arze</a></div></div></div> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 07:41:19 +0000 hams.saleh 2605600 at Michelin Guide to launch first-ever Saudi edition /node/2605590/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/waad-hussain-and-hams-saleh">Waad Hussain and Hams Saleh</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Tue, 2025-06-24 09:15</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: The Michelin Guide is set to launch in ֱ, marking a major milestone in the Kingdom’s evolving culinary landscape.</p> <p> Organized in partnership with the Culinary Arts Commission, a subsidiary of ֱ’s Ministry of Culture, the “new selection will focus on the bustling cities of Riyadh and Jeddah, while also beginning to explore the diverse regions of the Kingdom, including Khobar, AlUla, and many more,” according to the Michelin Guide. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/24/4614679-1435571859.jpg" width="1350" height="900" alt="" title="The restaurant selection for the inaugural edition will be unveiled towards the end of the year 2025. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/main-category/lifestyle/food-health">Food &amp; Health</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/michelin-guide-0">Michelin Guide</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">ֱ</a></div></div></div> Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:21:33 +0000 hams.saleh 2605590 at Co-founder of digital platform The Open Crate shares Art Basel top picks /node/2605171/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2025-06-21 11:49</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> BASEL: Tunisian art expert Amina Debbiche, who co-founded digital art platform The Open Crate alongside Nora Mansour, shares her top artworks from Switzerland’s Art Basel contemporary art fair, which wraps up on Sunday.</p> <p><figure class="image"><br /> <img alt="" height="1200" src="/sites/default/files/pictures/June/445491/2025/20221128_the_open_crate_portraits_re_edit-10.jpg" width="801" /><br /> <figcaption><br /> Amina Debbiche. (Supplied)</figcaption><br /> </figure></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/20/4613775-1118713177.jpg" width="900" height="599" alt="" title="Gallerists work next to artworks of B. Wurtz displayed at Art Basel at Messe Basel on June 18, 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. (Getty Images)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div> Sat, 21 Jun 2025 10:51:48 +0000 saffiyanews 2605171 at ֱ’s Prince Faisal bin Salman joins King Charles at Royal Ascot opening /node/2604874/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Wed, 2025-06-18 09:05</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: ֱ’s Prince Faisal bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud joined the UK’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla at Royal Ascot, one of the most prestigious equestrian racing events in the world.</p> <div class="media_embed" height="472px" width="600px"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560" height="472px" width="600px"><p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en" xml:lang="en"> Video of carriage 1 in the Carriage Procession at Day 1 of 2025 Royal Ascot</p> <p> King Charles &amp; Queen Camilla</p> <p> Prince Faisal bin Salman Al Saud<br /> (Horse Race Owner)</p></blockquote></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/18/4612714-1376582999.jpg" width="1278" height="900" alt="" title="Prince Faisal appeared in the lead royal carriage that opened the official procession. (Getty Images)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/prince-faisal-bin-salman">Prince Faisal bin Salman</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/royal-ascot">royal ascot</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/king-charles">King Charles</a></div></div></div> Wed, 18 Jun 2025 06:15:39 +0000 hams.saleh 2604874 at Deaf artist breaks barriers with solo debut in Jeddah /node/2604725/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/235456">SALEH FAREED</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Mon, 2025-06-16 20:40</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: “It’s never too late to follow your dream,” says Elham Abu Talib, who has held her first solo exhibition in Jeddah after 38 years.</p> <p> The Saudi artist is no stranger to the local art scene, having taken part in exhibitions across the Kingdom and overcome the barriers accompanying being severely deaf.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/16/4612331-1011277019.jpg" width="1200" height="861" alt="Elham Abu Talib, left, showcased more than 40 paintings at ֱn Society of Culture and Arts. (AN photo)" title="Elham Abu Talib, left, showcased more than 40 paintings at ֱn Society of Culture and Arts. (AN photo)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">ֱ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/elham-abu-talib">Elham Abu Talib</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-artist">Saudi artist</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saudi-arabian-society-culture-and-arts-1">ֱn Society of Culture and Arts</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/saudi-arabia">ֱ</a></div></div></div> Mon, 16 Jun 2025 19:37:32 +0000 malawi 2604725 at Saudi artist Ahaad Alamoudi presents ‘The Social Health Club’ in Basel  /node/2604570/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/jasmine-bager">Jasmine Bager</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sun, 2025-06-15 16:17</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: This month, Saudi artist Ahaad Alamoudi is turning up the heat at Basel Social Club — which runs until June 21 in the Swiss city — with her latest installation, “The Social Health Club.” </p> <p> Freshly conceived, but rooted in the artist’s past works, the yellow-drenched installation offers a layered, sensory experience — and sharp cultural commentary — as well as a first for the artist: a live-performance element. </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/15/4611944-1114407168.jpg" width="900" height="599" alt="" title="Saudi artist Ahaad Alamoudi is presenting ‘The Social Health Club’ in Basel. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div> Sun, 15 Jun 2025 13:20:37 +0000 saffiyanews 2604570 at Ancient Malian city celebrates annual replastering of mosque /node/2604511/world <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/111606">AFP</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2025-06-14 23:46</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DJÉNNÉ, Mali: Thousands of Malians have replastered the iconic earthen mosque in the historic city of Djenne during an annual ceremony that helps preserve the World Heritage site.<br /> To the sound of drums and festive music, townsmen on Thursday coated the towering three-minaret mosque with fresh mud plaster.<br /> The annual replastering with “banco” — a mix of earth and water — shields the mosque from harsh weather ahead of the Sahel region’s often violent rainy season.<br /></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/14/4611794-3809096.jpg" width="1200" height="716" alt="" title="People scale handmade wooden ladders as they apply mud to re-plaster the Great Mosque of Djenne in Djenne, Mali, on June 12, 2025. (AFP)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/world">World</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/mali">mali</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/mosque">mosque</a></div></div></div> Sat, 14 Jun 2025 20:52:55 +0000 Sajjadkk 2604511 at ‘The Arts Tower’ brings new meaning and color to Riyadh’s Sports Boulevard /node/2604502/saudi-arabia <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/article-authors/nada-alturki">Nada Alturki</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2025-06-14 21:22</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> RIYADH: As you venture down the promenade of the capital’s latest attraction, Sports Boulevard, a new landmark is sure to catch your eye.</p> <p> A tower at the intersection of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Road and Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Al-Awwal Road bursts with color and character.  </p> <p> The mind behind this work, named “The Arts Tower,” is renowned Saudi artist Abdulnasser Gharem, who has centered the mundane within the architectural landscape early on in his career with works like “Siraat” (The Path) and “Road to Makkah.”</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/14/4611739-1991796632.jpg" width="1200" height="700" alt="The Arts Tower at the intersection of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Road and Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Awwal Road bursts with color and character. (Supplied)" title="The Arts Tower at the intersection of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Road and Prince Turki bin Abdulaziz Al Awwal Road bursts with color and character. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/saudiarabia">ֱ</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/arts-tower">The Arts Tower</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saudi-arts">Saudi arts</a></div></div></div> Sat, 14 Jun 2025 19:41:13 +0000 malawi 2604502 at Egyptian film ‘Happy Birthday’ takes top honors at Tribeca Film Festival /node/2604472/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Sat, 2025-06-14 15:33</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> DUBAI: Egyptian film “Happy Birthday,” the debut feature by writer-director Sarah Goher, this week took two of the international festival’s top honors — for best international narrative feature and for best screenplay.</p> <p></p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/14/4611680-743554772.jpg" width="1316" height="900" alt="" title="The cast and crew were at the festival. (Getty)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/tribeca-film-festival">Tribeca Film Festival</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/happy-birthday">Happy Birthday</a></div></div></div> Sat, 14 Jun 2025 12:36:17 +0000 hams.saleh 2604472 at ‘Ocean’ — bleak indictment of mankind offers a glimmer of hope /node/2604371/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/taxonomy/term/110766">Adam Grundey</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-author field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-06-13 09:38</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> JEDDAH: “Ocean with David Attenborough” was released regionally on Disney+ on June 8 — World Ocean Day. It hit cinemas in May, on the 99th birthday of its venerable and venerated presenter, the famed biologist and broadcaster.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/13/4611421-1623601538.png" width="2171" height="900" alt="" title="Ocean with David Attenborough. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/entertainment">Entertainment</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/david-attenborough">DAVID ATTENBOROUGH</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/ocean">Ocean</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/ocean-david-attenborough">Ocean with David Attenborough</a></div></div></div> Fri, 13 Jun 2025 06:42:48 +0000 hams.saleh 2604371 at Streaming successes: What’s coming to your screens later this year  /node/2604361/lifestyle <div class="field field-name-field-rbitem-author field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">article author:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/rbitem-author/arab-news">Arab News</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-publication-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Fri, 2025-06-13 08:32</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> <strong>‘Squid Game’ season 3 </strong></p> <p> <strong><img alt="" height="800" src="/sites/default/files/pictures/June/2050466/2025/squid_game_s3.jpg" width="1200" /></strong></p> <p> Starring: Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-joon </p> <p> Where: Netflix  </p> <p> When: June 27 </p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-binary field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/06/13/4611402-2136041051.jpg" width="1350" height="900" alt="" title="‘Squid Game’ season 3. (Supplied)" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-1 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Main category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/lifestyle/art-culture">Art &amp; Culture</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/main-category/entertainment">Entertainment</a></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-taxonomy-vocabulary-9 field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-above"><div class="field-label">Tags:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/squid-game">Squid Game</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/stranger-things">Stranger Things</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/ironheart">Ironheart</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/bear-0">The Bear</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/wednesday">Wednesday</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/slow-horses">Slow Horses</a></div></div></div> Fri, 13 Jun 2025 05:39:52 +0000 hams.saleh 2604361 at