Arts

Beyonce leads Grammy nominations in crowded field - 12/07/2016

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, Shaun Tandon- Beyonce led the Grammy Award nominations Tuesday amid acclaim for her "Lemonade" album but she faced spirited competition from other chart-topping artists...

No statues for Fidel Castro, but his image is everywhere - 12/05/2016

HAVANA, CUBA, Alexandre Grosbois- While Cuban President Raul Castro has promised that no monument will be erected in memory of Fidel, his brother's image has been plastered across state media since...

Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs dies aged 86 - 12/02/2016

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- Actor Andrew Sachs, famed for his role as a waiter in British sitcom Fawlty Towers, has died, his wife said in a newspaper interview on Thursday. Sachs, 86, died at a care...

Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher welcome second child - 12/02/2016

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES- Actors Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher announced the birth of their second child together, a spokeswoman for Kunis confirmed on Thursday. The couple has yet to name the baby...

In Morocco's Fez, world's oldest library holds gems - 12/01/2016

FEZ, MOROCCO, Herve Bar- Nestled in a labyrinth of streets in the heart of Morocco's ancient city of Fez, stands the world's oldest working library. Its sculpted dark wooden door stands almost hidden...

Shereen Reda started shooting her scenes in the new film Photocopy - 11/29/2016

Cairo, Egypt - Egyptian star Shereen Reda started shooting her scenes in the new film Photocopy, opposite of the salient Mahmoud Hemida. Produced by Red Star Productions, the film is the feature...

Punk memorabilia torched in 40th anniversary statement - 11/26/2016

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM- The son of Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren and fashion designer Vivienne Westwood torched a wealth of punk memorabilia on Saturday in protest at official plans to...

Egypt sees resurgence in independent music scene - 11/24/2016

CAIRO, EGYPT, Maram Mazen- At a club in downtown Cairo, Ahmed Saleh pumps electronic beats from his laptop as Abdullah Miniawy chants to a cheering crowd, the duo part of a wave of new talent on...

Latin American art sells for nearly $23 mn at Christie's auction - 11/24/2016

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES- Christie's on Wednesday wrapped up one of its biggest auctions of Latin American art at $22.7 million, with seven Cuban painters drawing record prices as interest in the...

Asghar Farhadi on war, peace and writing from the heart - 11/24/2016

LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES, Frankie Taggart- Asghar Farhadi stepped out into the biting winter Tehran air clutching his Oscar, taken aback by the huge crowd waiting at the airport to crown him Iran's...
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