DUBAI: American singer Gabby Barrett made her global Billboard Music Awards debut on Sunday and for the occasion donned a look by a designer from the Middle East. The rising country star, who was nominated for a whopping nine awards, turned heads in a lame gold gown from Lebanese couturier Nicolas Jebran.
The “American Idol” alum, who took home three awards, wore an asymmetric, draped gown with a floor-sweeping train that was so long it required her husband Cade Foehner to get it into perfect place onstage as she accepted her awards.
She elevated the look with Stuart Weitzman heels, a Tyler Ellis clutch and jewelry from Jennifer Fisher and Dena Kemp.
DUBAI: Saudi retail giant Alhokair is bringing Flying Tiger and Alo Yoga to the Kingdom.
The arrival of American leisure brand Alo Yoga and Danish variety retailer Flying Tiger Copenhagen comes as Fawaz Abdulaziz Alhokair Co. looks to expand its offering after a tough year for the retail sector.
It is part of a wider strategy to expand its retail portfolio and move into new lifestyle categories, according to a bourse filing on Monday.
Alo Yoga, which sells a collection of yoga clothing and accessories, will open in the Kingdom Center in Riyadh – its first outlet outside the US.
Alhokair is planning to open 45 Flying Tiger stores in five years, with nine outlets and an online store operational in the first year.
DUBAI: One might initially doubt the connection between contemporary art and sustainability.
Can art be sustainable? Moreover, how does a work of art reflect the Middle Eastern response to issues of sustainability?
To this end, five thought-provoking art installations by four leading contemporary artists from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) were commissioned by Expo 2020 in collaboration with Art Dubai.
“Hugs” by Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim at Terra The Sustainability Pavilion. (Supplied)
Those artists are Zeinab Al-Hashemi, Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim and Mohammed Kazem from the UAE and Ayman Zedani from Saudi Arabia.
Through their visual imagery, structure and positioning, the works reinforce the importance of sustainability at Expo 2020.
DUBAI: Iran has informed the UN nuclear watchdog that it has decided to extend a monitoring deal with the agency for a month, Iran’s envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, according to the Etemad website. “The Director General of the IAEA today has been informed about Iran’s decision . The data from the last three months are still in the possession
SAN FRANCISCO: Another classic piece of Internet culture has been auctioned off for a six-figure sum, the latest viral sensation from the 2000s to be eagerly snapped up by digital collectors of “non fungible tokens” or NFTs.
The home video “Charlie Bit My Finger” sold for almost $761,000 on Sunday, the 14th anniversary of its debut.
In the 55-second YouTube clip from 2007, a British toddler named Harry holds his baby brother Charlie. But the adorable domestic scene takes a sudden turn when Harry puts his pointer finger into his brother’s mouth, and to his surprise, Charlie clamps down, spawning the much-memed lines: “ouch, Charlie” and “Charlie, that really hurt.”