Star News And Gossip

November 13, 2012

Nancy Ajram is to perform on the final episode of "Sawt Al Hayah"
11:05 GMT

Egyptian musician and judge on the television show has announced that superstar Nancy Ajram will be a guest on the final episode, with the winner being able to perform along side the Lebanese songstress.

Mena Fadaly has said she won't let the media meddle in her private life
10:59 GMT

Rising star Mina Fadaly might be happy to share her on-screen love life with the public but the Egyptian actress says she is keen to keep her real life relationships private.

Anthony Hopkins.
10:44 GMT

Abstract:Hollywood hunks Liam Hemsworth, Zac Efron, Dwayne Johnson and renowned actor Anthony Hopkins are set to film the remake of “Arabian Nights” in the UAE.

Salah Abdullah
09:24 GMT

The Egyptian star of the big screen is rushed to hospital after having his second stroke.

Hollywood actor Eric Dane is heading to Dubai
08:58 GMT

Temperatures may be falling across the UAE but prepare for things to heat up again as Eric Dane heads for the region.

Demi Moore is rumored to have spent her 50th birthday in Dubai (Photo: Rex Features)
05:00 GMT

Rumor has it that Hollywood actress Demi Moore celebrated her 50th birthday in Dubai on Sunday.

November 12, 2012

It could be the news millions of Justin Bieber fans have been waiting to here - the teen heartthrob is single again.
13:10 GMT

Since the Selena-Justin break-up happened last week, and given that it's a long way from May 2013 when Bieber fever breaks out in Dubai, we can't promise that the multiple EMA winner will be 'eligible' by the time he gets to the Middle East.

Riad El-Sonbaty
11:45 GMT

The legendary Riad El-Sonbaty is among the stars at the Arab Festival of Music staged at Cairo's famous opera house.

Protesters in front of the Sawy Culturewheel.
11:25 GMT

Underground bands says they don't want formal IDs to keep them from being 'alternative'.

Ahmad Sultan
09:16 GMT

The breakthrough Moroccan singer says he'll be like "a kid in a circus" when he attends the MTV European music awards.

One of the paintings of the series The Path.
08:44 GMT

Nihal Wahby's first solo exhibition gets to grips with freedom, revolution and the unexpected.

Justin Bieber at the EMAs
08:41 GMT

While Taylor Swift cleaned up at the awards ceremony, Justin Bieber was less than popular when he won 'Best Male.'

November 11, 2012

Unto the Breach.
13:40 GMT

On a London stage, Shakespeare's literary classic Henry V is set in modern-day Palestine and portrays the contemporary aspirations of Arabs to shape a brighter future.

Hadi's incongruous photo of a boy in a perfectly pressed suit, right, seems a commentary on what a serious undertaking education is.
13:29 GMT

Masrah al-Madina's latest EU-sponsored exhibit 'The View from the Ground', takes a look at education in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps.

Sulafa Mimar
12:34 GMT

The Syrian actress says she can't make it to Jordan because of the chaos in her country, despite being nominated for an award.