by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 6, 2016 | Entertainment
The Summer Olympic Games kicked off Friday night in an opening ceremony headlined by supermodel Gisele Bundchen at the fabled Maracana stadium. Brazil unfurled the event with a gutted budget, a reflection of Brazil’s tough economic times which nonetheless...
by Raneem Hannoush | Jun 17, 2016 | Entertainment
London – Royal Ascot, the British royal festival which is deemed the oldest and most famous horse races in the world, will be concluded on Saturday with remarkable victories achieved by Gulf horses. Royal Ascot 2016 is taking place in the city of Berkshire from June...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 12, 2016 | Entertainment, Lifestyle & Culture
Walt Disney Co has a challenge with the opening of the $5.5 billion Shanghai Disneyland drawing near. For instance, the hold of rival Asian characters such as China’s homegrown Boonie Bears or Big Big Wolf means seven-year-olds like Li Yixuan have less time for Mickey...
by Raneem Hannoush | Jun 10, 2016 | Entertainment
London-Arab families used to send their daughters to Switzerland, France and Britain to learn the “Etiquette” bases in extensive sessions. But the “Etiquette House,” an initiative launched by the Saudi Dania bin Saedan, offers the opportunity to acquire etiquette...
by Jamilah Halfishi | Jun 5, 2016 | Entertainment
London: Several Western designer houses are clashing in their trials to attract the Arab client before the start of the Ramadan month, but fail to understand Arab’s shopping needs, and only look at these clients’ capacities to spend large amounts of money...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 2, 2016 | Entertainment
Singer Prince, 57, who was found dead in his home in a Minneapolis suburb in late April, died of an accidental, self-administered overdose of an opioid painkiller, according to the county medical examiner death report on Thursday. The Midwest Medical Examiner’s...
