After success abroad, Saudi designers hit the runway at home
Couturier Adnan Akbar's past clients included Princess Diana and two French first ladies, but until recently he had never staged a major fashion show in his native Saudi Arabia.
Instagram Testing New Feature: Disable Read Receipts in DMs
In a recent announcement, Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Instagram is experimenting with a feature allowing users to disable read receipts in Direct Messages (DMs). Although no specific release date was mentioned, Instagram head Adam Mosseri shared a preview of the upcoming read receipts toggle during a broadcast.
ABBA singer Agnetha makes comeback as solo artist
Two years after iconic Swedish pop group ABBA returned with a new album, singer Agnetha Faltskog has announced she will unveil a new single as a solo artist this week.
"So... where do we go from here?" the 73-year-old asked in a post to Instagram late on Aug 29.
She said the single - also titled "Where Do We Go From Here?" - is set to premier on BBC Radio 2 on yesterday.
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‘Challenge threat’ on social media spreads in Türkiye: Experts
Recent "challenge" trends on social media, which push children to compete and display power over themselves and each other and sometimes result in deaths and serious injuries around the world, have also spread among children in Türkiye, experts have warned.
Bella Hadid says coming back after Lyme flare-up
Bella Hadid has told fans she will be back to work "when I'm ready" after lengthy treatment for Lyme disease, scotching rumors she had stepped back from the catwalk for good.
The U.S. model has not appeared at some of the biggest events on the fashion calendar, including the Met Gala and Paris Fashion Week.
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Serbia, Saudi Arabia sign memorandum on project financing
BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy PM and Finance Minister Sinisa Mali and Saudi Arabia's Minister of Tourism Ahmed bin Aqil al-Khateeb signed on Tuesday in Belgrade a MoU in which the Saudi Development Fund expressed interest in providing financing for specific projects in Serbia in the amount of around 200 mln dollars.
Twitter users, influencers now flocking to Threads
Celebrities, lawmakers, brands and everyday social media users are flocking to Meta's freshly minted app Threads to connect with their followers, including many Twitter refugees tired of the drama surrounding Elon Musk's raucous oversight of that platform.
But the real question is: Will they stay?
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Grandson of Robert De Niro dies at 19
Leandro De Niro Rodriguez, a grandson of Robert De Niro, has died at 19. His mother, Drena De Niro, announced the news Monday in an Instagram post.
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Belgian Movie Fans Nationalist Anti-LGBT Hatred in Bulgaria
People attending the Pride Parade in Sofia, Bulgaria, 18 June 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE/VASSIL DONEV
On Thursday, the movie, telling the semi-autobiographical story of two 13-year old boys whose friendship turns sour after homophobic remarks at their school, will be screened in Sofia's Odeon hall.
Vucic, Pirc Musar discuss all topics of interests to Serbia, Slovenia
BELGRADE - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met on Thursday with Slovenian counterpart Natasa Pirc Musar, who is on a working visit to Serbia.
In an Instagram post, Vucic wrote that the meeting had addressed all topics of interest to Serbia and Slovenia.