Star News And Gossip

November 19, 2012

Maya Diab's new pistol
09:39 GMT

The Scorpio star receives a very welcome present on her birthday.

Chris Brown returns to Dubai to perform at Meydan on December 11, 2012.
09:13 GMT

The controversial US star is heading to Dubai and hoping to show his feminine side with some extras thrown in for female fans.

Victoria Beckham and Ahlam
09:09 GMT

The UAE Arab Idol judge is back from her vacation and sporting a collection of new outfits for the next season of the hit show including some Victoria Beckham lookilikes.

November 18, 2012

Nermine Hammam, 'Armed Innocence II', from the series 'Upekkha' Photo: V&A
17:14 GMT

In 'Light from the Middle East: New Photography', experimental pictures by artists from across the Arab world are show-cased in London V & A museum, including photographs by Egypt's Nermine Hamman and Youssef Nabil.

De Niro at the 2012 Doha Tribeca Film Festival
13:09 GMT

Robert De Niro charmed the crowds at the opening night of the fourth Doha Tribeca Film Festival.

Amal Arafeh's Facebook page has been hacked
10:29 GMT

Syrian actress Amal Arafeh has said that her Facebook account has been hacked with private messages being sent form her account. She has since deleted her page and has no plans to return to the social networking site.

THIS IS also GAZA poster.
10:02 GMT

The artistic team behind the event want to shed the spotlight on something other than bombs.

Renault Comedy Republic poster.
08:24 GMT

The burgeoning comedy scene in the North African nation gets a boost from some big names.

Indian film director of "The Reluctant Fundamentalist" Mira Nair stands along side Abdul Aziz Al Khater, the Chief Executive Officer of the Doha Tribeca Film Festival in the Qatari capital, on November 17, 2012.
07:45 GMT

Adapted from the 2007 bestselling book, Nair's movie is a hit in the Gulf.

November 17, 2012

Kim Kardashian causes a Twitter storm
15:28 GMT

American television reality star, Kim Kardashian sent out a pro-Israeli tweet declaring to her 17 million twitter followers that she was “praying for everyone in Israel.” What Kardashian did not expect was the fierce backlash, including death threats. Maybe the celeb with the sex-tape should stick to what she's best at?

Back and better than ever
12:56 GMT

Lebanese lovely Elissa stunned Dubai with a dress from Victoria Beckham as she attended the launch of the 'Bally' winter 2013 collection.

Jordan's Yousif Arafat  has been awarded 'Best Jordanian Musician 2012' title at a festival in his homeland
12:23 GMT

The singer Yousif Arafat has been awarded the prestigious ‘Best Jordanian Musician 2012’ award at the annual ‘Jordan Awards’ held as part of a festival of his homeland.

November 16, 2012

Haifa Wehbe becomes a grandma. Photo courtesy of Waleg
13:58 GMT

Finally, the baby has arrived that launches Haifa Wehbe's career as a grandmother. With the birth of her daughter Zainab's baby girl, our Lebanese yummy mummy is now more 'Hajeh' Haifa - a title reserved for the elder members of the Muslim community.

Nawal and Sandy causing a storm again
13:35 GMT

Egyptian singer Sandy has filed a complaint against Lebanese signer Nawal Al Zoghbi. Sandy has accused the Levantine start of banning her from performing at a charity event held in Dubai last week.

November 15, 2012

The Stone Roses.
13:31 GMT

The Manchester music legends are heading to the UAE.