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الأحد، 31 ديسمبر 2017
Tamil film star Rajinikanth to enter politics in India’s Tamil Nadu
Author:
REUTERS
Sun, 2017-12-31 08:54
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1514699839874854800
NEW DELHI: A big star of India’s Tamil-language movies, Rajinikanth, said on Sunday he is launching a political party, adding drama to a heated political scene in a state with a history of film stars becoming chief ministers.
Tamil Nadu, which accounts for the bulk of India’s automobile exports, has been in political limbo since the death of Chief Minister J....
2017: Looking back on the year that was
Author:
EMILY JARDINE
Sun, 2017-12-31 10:10
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1514541456123195200
From music to art, 2017 has been a year of momentous change in Saudi Arabia and wider Gulf region. As the year draws to a close, it is natural to take a moment and reflect on the year that has passed and if anything can be said about 2017, it should be that it has been a year of change — from politics, to entertainment to trends. As we are now closer to...
السبت، 30 ديسمبر 2017
Al-Bahrainiyah responds to critics over her ‘controversial song’
Author:
ARAB NEWS
Sun, 2017-12-31 03:00
ID:
1514660174221240200
BEIRUT: Critics and artists have confirmed that the latest song by Bahrain’s Hind Al-Bahrainiyah and Lebanon’s Jad Choueiry has achieved a great success.
The allegedly controversial video of “Barra” was a hit on social media, but reports suggest that some people were not happy with its content.
Art and film critic Osama Al-Majed told Sayidati.net that though...
Jay-Z, Beyonce imagine daughter as US leader in new video
Author:
AFP
Sun, 2017-12-31 03:00
ID:
1514660174251240500
NEW YORK: President Blue Ivy Carter?
Music power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce have imagined their daughter as a transformative US leader in a new video.
Blue Ivy, who turns six on Jan. 7, is depicted as leading an all-female constitutional convention in 2050 in a video released Friday for her father’s song “Family Feud.”
The video — shot by “Selma” director Ava DuVernay,...
Veteran male rock’n’roll acts had biggest 2017 world tours
Author:
REUTERS
Sun, 2017-12-31 03:00
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1514660174271240800
LOS ANGELES: Veteran, white male rock stars raked in the most cash from world tours in 2017, according to an annual list released recently, while the highest-ranked women — Celine Dion and Lady Gaga — failed to make the top 10.
Irish band U2 grossed a leading $316 million from its 30th anniversary, 50-date “Joshua Tree” tour. It was followed by hard rock band...
Ringo Starr, Bee Gee Barry Gibb tapped as British knights
Author:
AP
Sat, 2017-12-30 03:00
ID:
1514629980179160200
LONDON: A Beatle and a Bee Gee are among the celebrated citizens who have been selected for knighthood and other awards given in the name of Britain’s monarch.
Britain’s Cabinet Office publishes a list of the people receiving honors for merit, service or bravery twice a year: just before New Year’s Eve, and on Saturday in June when Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday is...
Cheesed off: Italian regions highly strung over mozzarella
Author:
AFP
Fri, 2017-12-29 15:30
ID:
1514629812739156400
ROME: Defenders of buffalo mozzarella in the Campania region of southern Italy have vowed to fight a decision made this week by the farming ministry which allows a cow mozzarella from neighboring Puglia to be given special status.
Even before Brussels has given its opinion over the DOP (protected designation of origin) label, the defense consortium of buffalo mozzarella...
In strife-torn Myanmar, love trumps hate for a rare couple
Author:
AP
Sat, 2017-12-30 03:00
ID:
1514611241798823700
THETKABYIN, Myanmar: In her dreams, Setara walks hand in hand with her Muslim husband through the streets of the seaside Myanmar town they grew up in. They visit old friends, share a meal with family, dip their toes into the warm surf of the Bay of Bengal.
But in the hate-filled reality of the world they live in, Setara can only do these things alone — when she takes...
الجمعة، 29 ديسمبر 2017
Rose Marie of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ fame dies at 94
Author:
AP
Sat, 2017-12-30 03:00
ID:
1514576003275265900
LOS ANGELES: Rose Marie chafed at being a supporting player in the shadow of Mary Tyler Moore’s fetching suburban housewife on “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”
But it was as feisty comedy writer Sally Rogers that Marie stretched the narrow confines of how women were portrayed on TV in the mid-20th century. Sally was an independent single woman who handled her job as adroitly...
Dalia Karim attends Baabda Palace Christmas recital
Author:
ARAB NEWS
Sat, 2017-12-30 03:00
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1514576003355266800
BEIRUT: Lebanese interior designer and media personality Dalia Karim and her husband, businessman Jad Sawaya, attended the Christmas recital at the Baabda Palace last week, alongside Lebanese President Michel Aoun, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and a number of other influential figures, El-Mshaher website reported.
During side meetings, politicians reportedly...
Hip hop and children’s voices: In Paris, migrant artists craft new future
Author:
Reuters
Sat, 2017-12-30 03:00
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1514576003325266500
PARIS: In a bright white room in a building north of Paris, Syrian musician Karam Al-Zouhir impatiently clicks a mouse as he presses his headphones against his ears.
The 30-year-old artist, who left his country shortly after civil war broke out in 2011, is composing a musical show for children based on recordings of migrant children telling their stories, with...
Haddad to perform in Dubai on New Year’s Eve
Author:
ARAB NEWS
Sat, 2017-12-30 03:00
ID:
1514576003305266200
DUBAI: Lebanese pop star Diana Haddad will perform at a special New Year’s Eve concert at Dubai’s City Walk, El-Mshaher website reported.
Haddad’s band will accompany her for a set of diverse Khaleeji and Arab songs — both old and new, according to the article.
The free concert, organized and sponsored by Meraas, the holding company in charge of City Walk,...
Russian space experts regain control of first Angola satellite
Author:
AP
Fri, 2017-12-29 03:00
ID:
1514569639834894000
MOSCOW: Russian space experts have managed to regain control of Angola’s first satellite, which was launched earlier this week, officials said Friday.
The Russian-built satellite successfully entered a designated orbit after Tuesday’s launch from the Baikonur pad in Kazakhstan, but experts couldn’t immediately establish contact.
The state-run Energia company that...
Ellen DeGeneres gets her game on in new prime-time show
Author:
AP
Fri, 2017-12-29 03:00
ID:
1514559755834287800
LOS ANGELES: Ellen DeGeneres is known for keeping her comedy on the nice side. But she lets her inner meanie out for “Ellen’s Game of Games.”
That’s NBC’s new prime-time game show, which begins its regular run Tuesday after a December sneak peek. The hour-long show subjects its contestants to minor-league torments that, it turns out, delight host DeGeneres — and offers...
Echoes of escaped Brazilian slaves live on in Rio
Author:
AFP
Fri, 2017-12-29 06:21
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1514519554532706700
RIO DE JANEIRO: Hundreds of years after Brazilian slaves first fled to rebel communities called quilombos, remnants of those outposts of freedom live on in the heart of Rio de Janeiro.
Often the quilombos were established in remote places -- better to get away from pursuers.
However, three founded in Rio have survived as living testaments to a tradition at the core...
China ban on ivory sales begins Sunday, aims to curb elephant poaching
Author:
REUTERS
Fri, 2017-12-29 10:09
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1514533570113011900
HONG KONG: A ban on ivory sales in China, the world’s largest importer and end user of elephant tusks, takes effect on Sunday with wildlife activists calling it a vital step to reducing the slaughter of the endangered animals.
China has made a big push to eradicate ivory sales and demand has fallen since early 2014 because of a crackdown on corruption and slower...
الخميس، 28 ديسمبر 2017
Middle East’s top alternative albums for 2017
Author:
ADAM GRUNDEY
Thu, 2017-12-28 09:35
ID:
1514432229546447700
It was a great year for alternative music in the Middle East and wider region, with a number of compelling new records coming out. Arab News’ pick of the best albums released by alternative artists based in, or originating from, the Arab world in 2017 features long-established names and breakthrough acts, supergroups and bedroom-recording specialists, and...
Yemeni-Emirati singer Balqees reveals New Year resolutions
Author:
ARAB NEWS
Fri, 2017-12-29 03:00
ID:
1514491351309498500
JEDDAH: Emirati-Yemeni singer Balqees has tweeted that one of her New Year resolutions is to “avoid getting involved in gossip or even listening to it.”
She will also “make it a habit to think positively and completely rule out all doubts.”
Balqees recently shared on her Snapchat account a video of her performing a traditional Yemeni dance, which received many...
Now 80, Jane Fonda says she didn’t think she’d live to 30
Author:
REUTERS
Fri, 2017-12-29 03:00
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1514491351289498200
LOS ANGELES: Actress Jane Fonda, who celebrated her 80th birthday last week, says that growing up she never expected to reach 30.
“I never pictured 30,” Fonda told People magazine in an interview published on Wednesday.
“I assumed I wouldn’t live very long and that I would die lonely and an addict of some sort. I didn’t think if I did live this long, that I would...
Co-creator of ‘MTV Unplugged’ dies after being hit by taxi
Author:
AP
Fri, 2017-12-29 03:00
ID:
1514491351259497900
NEW YORK: A co-creator of MTV’s “Unplugged” has died of injuries suffered when he was hit by a taxi while walking his dog.
Jim Burns was walking the dog on Saturday morning when he was struck by a cab making a turn onto Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue, police said. Burns, 65, suffered a serious head injury and died from his injuries on Tuesday.
The taxi driver remained at...
Self-healing glass: a cracking discovery from Japan
Author:
AFP
Thu, 2017-12-28 06:02
ID:
1514459450607282400
TOKYO: A Japanese researcher has developed — by accident-- a new type of glass that can be repaired simply by pressing it back together after it cracks.
The discovery opens the way for super-durable glass that could triple the lifespan of everyday products like car windows, construction materials, fish tanks and even toilet seats.
Yu Yanagisawa, a chemistry researcher...
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