Arts
Sherif Arafa to finally direct 'Talaat Harb' TV series
21 Sep 2015
After several years of being pushed to the side, the historical TV series "Talaat Harb" will finally see the light.
Sherif Arafa was chosen to direct the series, which was written by Mohamed al-Sayed Eid.
“I...
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Viola Davis becomes the first black woman to win Emmy's best actress in a drama series
21 Sep 2015
Viola Davis made Emmy history on Sunday when she won the award for best actress in a drama series, becoming the first black woman to take the honor in the prestigious category.
Davis, who triumphed for her starring role as law school...
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Angham finalizes new album
21 Sep 2015
Egyptian singer Angham has fianlly finished her latest album, after a 5-year journey that began in 2010.
Angham's last album was titled "Mahadesh Yehasebni" (Nobody holds me accountable) and it included five...
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London designers blend creativity with commerce at fashion week
21 Sep 2015
London Fashion Week has sharpened its business focus over the past few years to usher in a new generation of fashion designers who blend creativity with a healthy dose of commerce.
Long known as the little sister to Paris, Milan and...
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'Veep,' 'Game of Thrones' sweep fresh air into TV's Emmys
21 Sep 2015
HBO shows "Game of Thrones" and "Veep" won the top prizes at the Emmy Awards for the first time on Sunday, bringing a breath of fresh air to television's biggest night on an evening that also made history for black...
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Jackie Collins, doyenne of the steamy Hollywood novel, dies at 77
20 Sep 2015
Jackie Collins, the best-selling author of dozens of steamy novels who depicted the boardrooms and bedrooms of Hollywood's power crowd, died on Saturday of breast cancer at age 77, her family said.
The British-born Collins,...
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His piano burned by IS, Syrian musician joins migrant tide
20 Sep 2015
Three years of siege, famine and bombing of his Damascus refugee camp didn't kill celebrated musician Aeham al-Ahmad, but something died inside him the day jihadists burned his beloved piano in front of his eyes.
It was then...
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Anish Kapoor to mask vandalism on Versailles sculpture
19 Sep 2015
British-Indian sculptor Anish Kapoor has decided to leave the anti-Semitic graffiti on his "Dirty Corner" installation at the Palace of Versailles near Paris, but will cover it up, palace authorities said on Friday.
The 60...
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New York fashion turns into global entertainment
19 Sep 2015
Once the preserve of the rich and famous, New York high fashion is now more than ever entertainment for the world at large, with catwalk shows increasingly accessible and clothes instantly available.
Gone are the days when only...
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Emmys celebrate TV's best, but are viewers overloaded?
19 Sep 2015
The Emmy Awards will celebrate the best of the hundreds of television shows flooding US airwaves, in what many critics have called the small screen's "golden age."
But have audiences reached saturation point? Is there...
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