Art news
First outdoor art show in conservative Saudi
December 24, 2014
First outdoor art show in conservative Saudi
In highly conservative Saudi Arabia where most forms of entertainment are forbidden, art has taken to the streets.Dozens of paintings…
Madonna speaks of ‘crazy times’ after songs leaked
December 22, 2014
Madonna speaks of ‘crazy times’ after songs leaked
Madonna and Sony Pictures both were separately torpedoed by major hacks this month, in what the pop icon called "crazy…
Turkish TV show fined over ‘dance with a stranger’ stunt
December 21, 2014
Turkish TV show fined over ‘dance with a stranger’ stunt
Turkey's television regulator has handed a record fine to a popular game show for a segment where husbands were filmed…
Overseas tip led FBI to recover stolen art worth up to $24 million
December 20, 2014
Overseas tip led FBI to recover stolen art worth up to $24 million
An overseas tip investigators received six years after one of the biggest art heists in Los Angeles led to the…
Goethe Institut to hold training workshop for amateur photographers
December 19, 2014
Goethe Institut to hold training workshop for amateur photographers
The Goethe Institut and the Infinity Group are holding a training workshop for amateur photographers on Sunday.Photographers will be trained…
Hamza Namira’s album scores six million views on YouTube
December 18, 2014
Hamza Namira’s album scores six million views on YouTube
Hamza Namira’s recently launched album "Esmaani" [Listen to Me] scored more than six million views on YouTube, whos popularity has…
New novel on France’s first Muslim government stirs outcry
December 18, 2014
New novel on France’s first Muslim government stirs outcry
His new book has not even been released but Michel Houellebecq -- one of France's most provocative and widely translated…
Amr Diab fans celebrate
December 15, 2014
Amr Diab fans celebrate
Fans of Amr Diab celebrated on Facebook his winning of four music awards in Monaco. He won best Egyptian artist,…
Canadians dance to double gold at GP final
December 14, 2014
Canadians dance to double gold at GP final
Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje danced their way to Canada's second gold of the night at the ISU Grand Prix…
Litvak Jewish art gets first global show after almost a century
December 9, 2014
Litvak Jewish art gets first global show after almost a century
Scenes from Jerusalem and 1920s Paris are among the rare works showcasing Lithuania's Jewish artists from the last century that…