While many Arab celebrities tend to post rather conservative pictures from their summer vacations, Lebanese performer Melissa does not seem to mind flaunting her tan and curves. {"preview_thumbnail":"https://cdn.flowplayer.com/6684a05f-6468-4ecd-87d5-a748773282a3/i/v-i-a…","video_id":"a794b90b-93ef-418e-b06c-8a19382c5fde","player_id":"8ca46225-42a2-4245-9c20-7850ae937431","provider":"flowplayer","video":"Top 5 Arabic 'Bye' Songs"} The Lebanese beauty seems keen on having photoshoots in a swimsuit every summer and we ain't complaining. Near the sea, near the pool or in a studio here are a collection of Melissa's pictures in swimsuits.

In Kurdish-held areas of the northeast, filmmaker Shero Hinde is screening films in remote villages using just a laptop, projector and a canvas screen. With some films dubbed into Kurdish and others subtitled, he and a team of volunteers want to spread their love of cinema across Rojava, the Kurdish name of the semi-autonomous northeast of war-torn Syria. Lively piano music rings out across the school basketball court, as Chaplin plays a tramp who rescues an orphaned baby in the 1921 silent movie. Laughter rises above the darkened playground as ...

Jordan has officially launched the first of its kind 'underwater museum', comprising 19 military relics in Aqaba. Aqaba’s Underwater Military Museum Dive Site was unveiled for visitors to get the chance to examine military hardware stationed along coral reefs imitating a tactical formation, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) said. The ASEZA took all possible measures to ensure the protection and safety of the marine environment in cooperation with the relevant authorities and associations.

The stars chose elegant dresses during their Eid al-Adha concerts. {"preview_thumbnail":"https://cdn.flowplayer.com/6684a05f-6468-4ecd-87d5-a748773282a3/i/v-i-a…","video_id":"a794b90b-93ef-418e-b06c-8a19382c5fde","player_id":"8ca46225-42a2-4245-9c20-7850ae937431","provider":"flowplayer","video":"Top 5 Arabic 'Bye' Songs"} The dresses of stars during Eid al-Adha concerts 2019, varied between simple designs like Nancy Ajram who chose a black dress from designer Ezzedine Alia, or shiny like Nawal Al Zoghbi's look from labourjoisie. Among the stars who chose a simple look is Syrian songstress Assala, who chose a dress, signed by Lebanese designer Nicolas Gebran, that she often wears from his designs on different occasions. While Najwa Karam preferred a dress of bright colors ...

Heavy downpours and flash floods hit Istanbul on August 17 leaving one dead with flooding causing the drowning of some streets and disrupting public transport. Moreover, a man’s lifeless body was found in an underpass in Unkapanı district. Reports revealed he may have been one of the homeless seeking shelters in the underpass, where floodwaters reached 190 centimetres deep. On the other hand, several shops and homes were flooded in lower parts of the district where significant infrastructure have been under construction for the last couple of years.

The Kandy Esala Perahera, known as The Festival of the Tooth, is a grand festival celebrated with elegant costumes and is held in July and August in Kandy, Sri Lanka. A unique symbol of Sri Lanka, the procession consists of many traditional local dances such as fire-dances, whip-dances, Kandyan dances and various other cultural dances, in addition to the elephants who are usually adorned with lavish garments On the other hand, the festival ends with the traditional diya-kepeema ritual, a water cutting ceremony which is held at the Mahaweli River ...

In her latest photo session, Egyptian actress Dina Al Sherbini chose to appear with gypsy hair from Saint-Tropez, France wearing white and blue. {"preview_thumbnail":"https://cdn.flowplayer.com/6684a05f-6468-4ecd-87d5-a748773282a3/i/v-i-a…","video_id":"a794b90b-93ef-418e-b06c-8a19382c5fde","player_id":"8ca46225-42a2-4245-9c20-7850ae937431","provider":"flowplayer","video":"Top 5 Arabic 'Bye' Songs"} The Egyptian Actress posted a set of photos to her official Instagram account that were taken by Karim Nour, the same photographer that usually takes Amr Diab pictures. Dina Al Sherbini's latest series was titled "Zay Al-Shams" (Like the Sun). It was screened last Ramadan and caused a sensation on social media, earning the admiration of viewers. Al Sherbini acted in the ...

Around 50 fishing villages' residents were left threatened in Egypt by the shrinking freshwater "Pharaonic Sea". Pharaonic Sea with 10,000-square kilometre stretch of water just north of the capital was once part of the Nile River, but shrivelling shorelines have left it separated from the country's main water source. After that time, inhabitants in the surrounding villages have referred to it as the "dead sea" as it almost becoming empty. Moreover, families in the village of Kafr Fisha live in rhythm with the sea in houses built along the water's ...

Peter Bellerby has created his own company Bellerby and Co for a high-quality handmade globe, selling tailor-made products to an array of international buyers. Peter Bellerby decided to make this business when he wasn't able to find a good company to make a globe for his dad on his 80th birthday. "There's no one really making bespoke globes like this, with the involvement we have with customers," Bellerby told AFP.

On Monday, the Indian government announced that Kashmir’s constitutionally-mandated autonomy would be revoked and political rule imposed from Delhi. This northern territory, claimed by both India and Pakistan and ruled in part by each, had been largely autonomous since it agreed to join India in 1947 as its only Muslim-majority state. Now the government has revoked that autonomy, bypassing the Kashmiri legislature, arresting local politicians, and redrawing the political map. Something sinister was brewing in Kashmir over the previous week. India suddenly pushed in thousands of paramilitary forces to add ...

Days ahead of the release of El Kenz 2 by director Sherif Arafa, United Bros Studios has released the film's character posters, featuring Mohamed Saad, Mohamed Ramadan and Hend Sabry, in addition to seven more main characters. Each poster is designed to reflect the era that the character belongs to. The film is set to be released during Eid Al Adha. {"preview_thumbnail":"https://cdn.flowplayer.com/6684a05f-6468-4ecd-87d5-a748773282a3/i/v-i-5…","video_id":"5e733f5e-e857-491d-a533-0e03c3afc48e","player_id":"8ca46225-42a2-4245-9c20-7850ae937431","provider":"flowplayer","video":"Top 5 Egyptian Eid Al Adha Films in 2019"} The sequel introduces four new characters: Ahmed Malek in the pharaonic era, Noha Abdin and Gamal Abdel Nasser in the ...