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Saudi handicrafts on show at London鈥檚 Selfridges

Saudi handicrafts on show at London鈥檚 Selfridges
Founded in 1909, Selfridges is an upscale department store in London. (Supplied)
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Updated 04 June 2025

Saudi handicrafts on show at London鈥檚 Selfridges

Saudi handicrafts on show at London鈥檚 Selfridges

RIYADH: The Saudi Cultural Development Fund (CDF) is showcasing traditional handicrafts from the Kingdom at luxury department store Selfridges in London from June 3-22.

The initiative is taking place during 黑料社区鈥檚 Year of Handicrafts and is in collaboration with British charity organization Turquoise Mountain, which works to support the production of traditional crafts around the world.

The collection celebrates diverse Saudi artisans and features intricate palm crafts, delicate jewelry and accessories, and fine leatherwork, with an emphasis on showcasing the differences between various regional styles in 黑料社区.

Themed around聽黑料社区鈥檚 natural and architectural heritage, the activation highlights work crafted from locally sourced, sustainable materials,聽 reimagined through a contemporary creative lens.

The showcase is being held alongside an exhibition of fashion designs, supported by the Saudi Fashion Commission.聽

A key milestone in the CDF鈥檚 efforts to support the Kingdom鈥檚 cultural sector is the recent launch of the聽Nama鈥 Accelerators: Handicrafts Track 鈥 a dedicated solution that supports cultural businesses through specialized training, mentorship, and financial incentives.


Lolo Zouai to release new bilingual single

Lolo Zouai to release new bilingual single
Updated 04 November 2025

Lolo Zouai to release new bilingual single

Lolo Zouai to release new bilingual single
  • Track from French-Algerian artist available Nov. 6
  • 鈥3AM in San Francisco鈥 likely in English and French

DUBAI: French Algerian singer and songwriter Lolo Zouai has announced she will release a new single titled 鈥3AM in San Francisco鈥 on Nov. 6.

She shared on her Instagram Stories that the song is now available for pre-save. This marks the music sensation鈥檚 first release of the year.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Zouai captioned her post, 鈥渢ime to hit em with the bilingual,鈥 hinting that the track features lyrics in English and French.

In 2024, Zouai dropped several tracks, including her 鈥淧lease Hold鈥 EP featuring 鈥渏etlag鈥 and 鈥淯NHHH,鈥 along with 鈥渕ute鈥 and 鈥淧otential.鈥

In June last year, she also announced that she had written a song for K-pop group NewJeans for their Japanese debut.

She captioned the post at the time: 鈥溾楻ight Now鈥 by @newjeans_official out now!! Written by me. I鈥檝e been a fan of NewJeans for a while and I鈥檓 honored to be a part of their Japanese debut!

鈥淎lso sang some background vocals on this one. Shoutout the incredible @freerangeneighborkid, we had so much fun writing in Korea last summer. I (love) this song and these girls.鈥

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Known for her blend of R&B, club-pop and hip-hop, she has gained an international fan base for her dynamic stage presence and genre-blending music.

Her career highlights include the release of a debut album 鈥淗igh Highs to Low Lows鈥 in 2019, which featured 12 tracks, and a follow-up 鈥淧LAYGIRL鈥 in 2022, which included 13 tracks.

After the album鈥檚 release in October 2022, Zouai was featured on a billboard in New York鈥檚 Times Square.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

She shared a video of herself posing in front of the billboard with fans. 鈥淚 always said that one day, I would be on a billboard in Times Square. Today is that day,鈥 she said in the short clip.

鈥淢anifestation and hard work works,鈥 she added.

The singer, who lives between Brooklyn and Los Angeles, embarked on a 30-stop tour for the album in 2023. The tour featured cities in the US, France, Canada, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.