Yellow vest protesters have re-launched rallies in several French cities on Saturday, calling for social justice and the ouster of the French President Emmanuel Macron. France police announced that about 1,500 protesters have gathered in the southern city of Montpellier as they set a police car on fire. However, officers used tear gas to try to disperse the crowd. On the other hand, reports revealed that over 11 people have been killed and thousands injured in the protests which started in November of last year.

Crowds of children bustle around chessboards in Nigeria's Lagos, figuring out their next moves as part of a project aimed at bringing hope in one of the city's impoverished slums. Dozens of matches are played simultaneously as participants as young as three master a game often considered out of reach for the masses in Africa's most populous country. Seasoned player Onakoya started the Chess in Slums project last September in the sprawling neighbourhood of Ikorodu, a place where residents often feel cut off from the bustle and business of the ...

Venice International Film Festival in its 76th edition witnessed a prominent attendance of Arab female stars who sported dazzling gowns and elegant outfits for the occasion. In addition to their super stylish looks, most of them intended to dazzle with pieces signed by Arab designers to promote their lastest projects and films. From Raya Abi Rached to Nadine Labaki, check out the best looks of female Arab stars in Venice International Film Festival 2019.

The killing of Palestinian makeup artist Israa Ghrayeb triggered uproar across the world, especially in the Middle East where honour killings are prevalent across much of the region. Israa Gharib died last week in disputed circumstances – many Palestinians have accused her family of beating her to death after posting a picture online with a boy, though the family have denied the claim. Her brothers and brother in law were arrested. The later tried to explain her horrific death by the absurd suggestion that she was "possessed by a Jinn ...

Ballgames, which date back thousands of years, were once played across a broad swathe of the Americas by civilizations including the Mayas, Incas and Aztecs. Today, they being revived in Mexico and the surrounding region. Recently, a group of young players have decided to bring the game back to life in Mexico City at the site of an old garbage dump. "The game had been forgotten," says Emmanuel Kakalotl, who coaches players at the cultural center where the new ulama court was built.

Menna Fadali enjoyed most of her summer time in the North Coast of Egypt away from the crowded cities. And before the end of summer holiday and going back to work, she traveled to the French capital, Paris. Menna shared with her 3.3 million followers on Instagram pictures of her vacation, where she was seen sporting summery outfits, some described as daring, especially her selections of swimsuits. Check Menna Fadali summer 2019!

The day of Ashura is marked by Muslims as a whole, but for Shia Muslims, it is a major religious commemoration of the martyrdom at Karbala of Hussein, a grandson of the Prophet Muhammad. In Sunni Islam, Ashura also marks the day that Moses and the Israelites were saved from Pharaoh by God creating a path in the Sea, and is the Islamic equivalent to Yom Kippur. For Shia Muslims, Ashura is a solemn day of mourning the martyrdom of Hussein in 680 AD at Karbala in modern-day Iraq. It ...

Abu Dhabi has opened the 17th edition of the International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex) on Tuesday featuring a variety amount of the latest hunting equipment. Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, which is set to end on August 31, is the largest of its kind in the field of hunting and equestrian activities. On the other hand, the total value of hunting weapons sold at the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, reached AED35.5 million ($9,663 million).

Youssra and Saba Mubarak starred in a photo session for Harper's Bazaar Arabia, and both actresses wore elegant evening gowns. The magazine confirmed that the exclusive interviews with Youssra and Saba will be published in its September issue. "You have to believe in what you do, this is the standard of a true story" Youssra told the magazine. "If there are stories nowadays, they have to be different. We now see legendary people on social media in different forms, and their fame was not a product from their efforts, but ...

The Bethnahrin Women Protection Forces- HSNB was founded in northern Syria with the objective to strengthen and defend Syriac people and women and all components of the region. The Bethnahrain Women's Protection Forces was formed on the first day of September 2015. During the announcement of the formation, the group declared that it will fight under the guidance of the Syriac Union Party, ally with the Assyrian group Sutoro, and improve the values of Syriac people, women’s rights and to act with solidarity with other nations’ women and to struggle ...

Yonas Getu Molla started chewing khat as an architecture student when he and his friends would munch on the leafy stimulant late into the night to help them study, according to AFP. When they closed their books, their heartbeats racing, they would seek out depressants like vodka and cannabis to dull the plant's amphetamine-like effects so they could sleep. Yonas blames khat for leading him into drug and alcohol addictions, which cost him his career, his savings and the respect of his family, AFP added. "One substance would follow the ...