Entertainment /main-category/entertainment en John Mayer to make Abu Dhabi debut at Saadiyat Nights 2025–2026 /node/2617272/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">Tue, 2025-09-30 12:53</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: Abu Dhabi will welcome Grammy-winning artist John Mayer for the first time when he headlines the Saadiyat Nights concert series on Jan. 24, 2026. The performance marks a major highlight of the UAE capital’s flagship open-air music festival, held on Saadiyat Island.</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/2025/09/30/4644471-354291017.jpg" width="1350" height="900" alt="" title="Abu Dhabi will welcome Grammy-winning artist John Mayer for the first time when he headlines the Saadiyat Nights concert series on Jan. 24, 2026. (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="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><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/john-mayer">John Mayer</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/saadiyat-nights">Saadiyat Nights</a></div></div></div> Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:56:29 +0000 shyama.kumar 2617272 at ‘WICKED’ musical heads to /node/2617143/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">Mon, 2025-09-29 12:59</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 musical “WICKED” is heading to this December, with the Royal Commission for Riyadh City and Broadway Entertainment Group announcing a run of the popular show from Dec. 3-20 in Riyadh.</p> <p> The event will be staged at the King Fahad Cultural Center, from where the iconic musical will launch a Gulf tour.</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/2025/09/29/4644140-1591523115.jpg" width="900" height="600" alt="" title="The musical will be staged in Riyadh this December. (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="/main-category/entertainment">Entertainment</a></div></div></div> Mon, 29 Sep 2025 10:01:02 +0000 saffiyanews 2617143 at Renowned regional models star in Doja Cat’s latest music video /node/2617050/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">Sun, 2025-09-28 11:23</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: US rapper and singer Doja Cat released a music video for her latest single “Gorgeous” over the weekend that featured a lineup of sought-after models.</p> <p> Dutch Moroccan Egyptian model Imaan Hammam joins Mona Tougaard — who has Turkish, Somali and Ethiopian roots — and US Somali star Ugbad Abdi alongside other fashion heavyweights, with the cast rounded out by Alex Consani, Anok Yai, Irina Shayk, Yseult, Paloma Elsesser, Amelia Gray Hamlin, Alex Wek, Karen Elson and Sora Choi.</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/2025/09/28/4643905-164089298.jpg" width="1024" height="576" alt="" title="US rapper and singer Doja Cat released a music video for her latest single “Gorgeous” over the weekend. (YouTube/ Screenshot)" /></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="/main-category/entertainment">Entertainment</a></div></div></div> Sun, 28 Sep 2025 08:48:00 +0000 saffiyanews 2617050 at Saudi filmmaker with a different story to tell  /node/2616751/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/hebshi-alshammari">Hebshi Alshammari</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">Thu, 2025-09-25 23:01</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: For Saudi filmmaker Shahad Ameen, presenting her work on the international stage is more than a personal achievement — it is an act of cultural expression.</p> <p> Ameen’s latest film, “Hijra,” an exploration of female identity across generations, was shown at the recent 82nd Venice International Film Festival, putting the Kingdom firmly on the map of world cinema.</p> <p> “There’s something special about being seen in a space like Venice,” the filmmaker told Arab News.</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/2025/09/25/4643167-1646547327.jpg" width="670" height="459" alt="" title="Director Shahad Ameen during her attendance at the Red Sea International Film Festival. (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="/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/shahad-ameen">Shahad Ameen</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/82nd-venice-international-film-festival">82nd Venice International Film Festival</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/saudi-film-commission">Saudi Film Commission</a></div></div></div> Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:08:16 +0000 romulo 2616751 at Dua Lipa denies firing agent over pro-Israel views /node/2616705/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">Thu, 2025-09-25 16:55</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: UK singer-songwriter Dua Lipa has responded to reports that she fired one of her agents after he tried to stop the Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap from performing at Glastonbury, calling the claims “deliberately inflammatory” and “completely false.”</p> <p> David Levy was allegedly among music industry figures who signed a leaked letter urging Glastonbury organizer Emily Eavis to drop the pro-Palestine group from the bill of this year’s festival.</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/2025/09/25/4643047-1069327659.jpg" width="1350" height="900" alt="" title="UK singer-songwriter Dua Lipa has responded to reports that she fired one of her agents after he tried to stop the Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap from performing at Glastonbury. (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="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><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/dua-lipa">Dua Lipa</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/kneecap">Kneecap</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/palestine">Palestine</a></div></div></div> Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:20:01 +0000 shyama.kumar 2616705 at MUSE — Life lessons from inspirational women: Talia Lahoud  /node/2616645/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">Thu, 2025-09-25 08:53</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: <strong>The Lebanese singer-songwriter talks creativity, consistency, and compliments.  </strong></p> <p> <strong>I was obsessed with Disney movies and musicals when I was a kid — just falling in love with the magic of music and storytelling.</strong> Since then, I’ve never really stopped singing. Music was always around me growing up, my family has a real love and appreciation for all kinds of music, so it felt natural to dive deeper into it.  </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/2025/09/25/4642917-1121490420.jpeg" width="1132" height="900" alt="" title="Talia Lahoud is a Lebanese singer and songwriter. (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/talia-lahoud">Talia Lahoud</a></div></div></div> Thu, 25 Sep 2025 05:58:36 +0000 hams.saleh 2616645 at What We Are Watching Today: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ /node/2616446/entertainment <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/rahaf-jambi">Rahaf Jambi</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, 2025-09-23 20:41</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>Directed by Michael Chavez</strong></p> <p> “The Conjuring” franchise has terrified audiences for more than a decade, and its final chapter, “The Conjuring: Last Rites,” arrives as both a haunting farewell and a heartfelt tribute to the central characters Ed and Lorraine Warren.</p> <p> Directed by Michael Chavez, the film attempts to strike a balance between supernatural horror and emotional drama —and largely succeeds in delivering a worthy send-off.</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/2025/09/23/4642515-722277611.jpg" width="1200" height="700" alt="Photo/Supplied" title="Photo/Supplied" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/23/4642516-921624138.jpg" width="750" height="1111" alt="" title="Photo/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="/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/%E2%80%98-conjuring-last-rites%E2%80%99">‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’</a></div></div></div> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:15:13 +0000 malawi 2616446 at Elyanna gears up for Global Citizen Festival show in New York /node/2616375/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">Tue, 2025-09-23 12:44</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: Palestinian Chilean singer Elyanna will perform at the Global Citizen Festival in New York on Sept. 27, alongside Colombian superstar Shakira, US rapper Cardi B and South African singer Tyla.</p> <p> The festival will take place in New York’s Central Park with the goal of “ending extreme poverty.” The annual event supports campaigns to improve energy access across Africa and defend the Amazon against deforestation.</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/2025/09/23/4642245-996553267.jpg" width="900" height="620" alt="" title="Elyanna&#039;s music is a mix of Arab and Western beats, which she attributes to her multicultural upbringing. (File/ 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="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/entertainment">Entertainment</a></div></div></div> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:46:49 +0000 saffiyanews 2616375 at Mo Amer to return with third Netflix special /node/2616370/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">Tue, 2025-09-23 11:56</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: Palestinian American comedian Mo Amer is all set to return with “Wild World,” his third Netflix comedy special, streaming from Oct. 28. Filmed at the historic Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C., the special follows his earlier Netflix stand-up shows “The Vagabond” (2018) and “Mohammed in Texas” (2021).</p> <p> In “Wild World,” Amer will deliver a timely and personal hour of comedy that weaves together his Palestinian heritage, the life-changing experience of becoming a father and sharp-witted commentary on the Transportation Security Administration, said Netflix.</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/2025/09/23/4642230-930364383.jpg" width="1350" height="900" alt="" title="Palestinian American comedian Mo Amer is all set to return with “Wild World,” his third Netflix comedy special, streaming from Oct. 28. (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="/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/mo-amer">Mo Amer</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/netflix-special">Netflix special</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/wild-world">Wild World</a></div></div></div> Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:10:15 +0000 shyama.kumar 2616370 at Russia’s Soviet-era rival to ‘decadent’ Eurovision born anew /node/2616125/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/111606">AFP</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, 2025-09-21 04:59</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> MOSCOW: With artists from more than 20 countries and ambitions for a billion-plus viewers, Russia on Saturday revived its Intervision song contest, which Moscow hopes will compete with a “decadent” Eurovision.</p> <p> First held in the Soviet era and relaunched in February on President Vladimir Putin’s orders, the concert-as-soft-power tool was held at an arena near the Russian capital, with Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc proclaimed the winner with a song inspired by a poem about bamboo.</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/2025/09/21/4641609-15252771.jpg" width="1200" height="799" alt="" title="Participants of the International Music Competition &quot;Intervision&quot; sing together at the Live Arena outside Moscow on Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo)" /></div><div class="field-item odd"><img src="/sites/default/files/2025/09/21/4641612-638104195.jpg" width="1200" height="800" alt="" title="Vietnam&#039;s Duc Phuc, center, the winner of the International Music Competition &quot;Intervision&quot; and other participants sing at the Live Arena outside Moscow on Sept. 21, 2025. (AP)" /></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="/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/intervision">Intervision</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/eurovision">Eurovision</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/category/tags/russia">Russia</a></div></div></div> Sun, 21 Sep 2025 02:13:03 +0000 romulo 2616125 at Canada bans Irish rap group Kneecap from entering country /node/2616042/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/ap-arab-news">AP/ 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, 2025-09-20 11:18</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> TORONTO: Irish rap group Kneecap was banned from entering Canada this week, with the country’s government saying the band “publicly displayed support for terrorist organizations such as Hezbollah and Hamas.”</p> <p> The group has faced criticism for political statements seeming to glorify militant groups and has previously been banned from Hungary.</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/2025/09/20/4641389-218384390.jpg" width="1667" height="900" alt="" title="Kneecap has consistently expressed support for Palestine. (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="/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/kneecap">Kneecap</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/canada">Canada</a></div></div></div> Sat, 20 Sep 2025 08:31:40 +0000 hams.saleh 2616042 at Review: ‘Together for Palestine’ concert a moving night of music and solidarity /node/2615743/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/gabriele-malvisi">GABRIELE MALVISI</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">Thu, 2025-09-18 08:29</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> LONDON: British artist Brian Eno and company delivered a profoundly moving, and perhaps historic, night of music and solidarity for Palestine on Wednesday at London’s Wembley Arena.</p> <p> The star-studded lineup of 20 artists for “Together for Palestine” achieved what many have failed to do: reignite a sense of humanity that has seemed dim after nearly two years of the Israeli regime’s arguably genocidal war on Gaza.</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/2025/09/18/4640682-355537431.jpg" width="1350" height="900" alt="" title="Paloma Faith performs onstage during the Together For Palestine concert at Wembley Arena. (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 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/together-palestine">Together For Palestine</a></div></div></div> Thu, 18 Sep 2025 05:38:22 +0000 hams.saleh 2615743 at Star-studded Gaza fundraiser to take place at London arena /node/2615660/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, 2025-09-17 16:28</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: A fundraising concert for Gaza will be held tomorrow at London’s OVO Arena, organized by Together For Palestine and produced by British musician Brian Eno.</p> <p> The event, described as “a gathering of artists, musicians and people for whom silence feels impossible,” will be livestreamed exclusively on YouTube.</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/2025/09/17/4640416-81326563.jpg" width="670" height="404" alt="" title="The concert is produced by British musician Brian Eno. (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 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/together-palestine">Together For Palestine</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/category/tags/gaza">Gaza</a></div></div></div> Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:32:47 +0000 hams.saleh 2615660 at Cinema legend Robert Redford dead at 89 /node/2615572/entertainment <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-id field-type-text field-label-above"><div class="field-label">ID:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">1758051150305751600</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, 2025-09-16 18:48</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> SUNDANCE, United States: Cinema legend Robert Redford, a screen great in front of and behind the camera whose career spanned six decades, died early Tuesday morning at his home in Utah, his publicist said. He was 89.<br /> Redford died in his sleep, and a specific cause was not given, according to a statement by Cindi Berger, the chief executive of publicity firm Rogers &amp; Cowan PMK.<br /> “Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” Berger said.<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/2025/09/16/4640219-750693280.jpg" width="1130" height="753" alt="" title="Actor and director Robert Redford at the 18th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, Morocco, Dec. 7, 2019. (Reuters)" /></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="/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/robert-redford">robert redford</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/tags/paul-newman">Paul Newman</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/tags/sundance-film-festival">Sundance film festival</a></div></div></div> Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:44:56 +0000 rbksa 2615572 at Celebrities to take part in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ table read for Gaza charity /node/2615377/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">Mon, 2025-09-15 14:59</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: Actors Ambika Mod, Daisy Ridley and Morfydd Clark will take part in a table read of “Pride and Prejudice” in London to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians next month. </p> <p> The event is being arranged by the Cinema for Gaza group and will be hosted by stand-up comedian, television presenter and podcaster Nish Kumer.</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/2025/09/15/4639747-98786873.jpg" width="1333" height="706" alt="" title="Actors Ambika Mod, Daisy Ridley and Morfydd Clark will take part in a table read of “Pride and Prejudice” in London to raise money for Medical Aid for Palestinians next month. (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="/lifestyle">Lifestyle</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/main-category/entertainment">Entertainment</a></div></div></div> Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:08:02 +0000 shyama.kumar 2615377 at