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Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah delivering a speech at the 44th Sharjah International Book Fair
Ruler of Sharjah opens 44th Sharjah International Book Fair, unveils landmark Arabic Encyclopedia
By Samar Al-HarthiSHARJAH — Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated on Wednesday the 44th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2025), launching a 12-day cultural gathering under the theme “Between You and a Book” at Expo Centre Sharjah. The opening ceremony was attended by Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah; Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA); and senior officials, authors, intellectuals, and international guests. Welcoming the Guest of Honour delegation from Greece, the Ruler of Sharjah expressed gratitude to Allah and reaffirmed his lifelong commitment to advancing culture, knowledge, and literature...
November 06, 2025

Ruler of Sharjah opens 44th Sharjah International Book Fair, unveils landmark Arabic Encyclopedia

Fatima Bosch said Nawat Itsaragrisil was not respectful at a pre-pageant ceremony on Tuesday
Miss Universe contestants walk out after organizer berates Miss Mexico
BANGKOK — Several contestants have walked out of a Miss Universe event after an official from host nation Thailand publicly berated Miss Mexico in a tense confrontation.At a pre-pageant ceremony, Miss Universe Thailand director Nawat Itsaragrisil told off Fatima Bosch in front of dozens of contestants for failing to post promotional content.When she objected, Nawat called security and threatened to disqualify those supporting her. Ms Bosch then left the room and others joined her in solidarity.Video of the incident, which was live streamed, has been shared online. The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) has condemned Nawat's "malicious" behavior, for which he has since apologized.The Miss Universe contestants, who are the winners of national pageants in their home countries, attended...
November 06, 2025

Miss Universe contestants walk out after organizer berates Miss Mexico

Actress Diane Ladd in Los Angeles, Jan. 8, 1996
Three-time Oscar nominee Diane Ladd dies at 89
LOS ANGELES — Three-time Academy Award nominee Diane Ladd has died, her daughter Laura Dern announced on Monday. She was 89.Dern issued a statement saying her mother and occasional co-star had died at her home in Ojai, California, the Associated Press reported.Dern, who called Ladd her “amazing hero” and “profound gift of a mother,” was at her side but did not immediately cite a cause of death.“She was the greatest daughter, mother, grandmother, actress, artist and empathetic spirit that only dreams could have seemingly created,” Dern wrote. “We were blessed to have her. She is flying with her angels now.”Ladd's roles ranged from the brash waitress in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” to the protective mother in “Wild at Heart.”A gifted comic and dramatic...
November 04, 2025

Three-time Oscar nominee Diane Ladd dies at 89

Foreign tourists pack Kiyomizuzaka, a famed road near Kyoto's Kiyomizu Temple on October 15
Badly-behaved tourists create problems in Asia’s travel hot spots
KYOTO — Historic towns elbow-to-elbow with travelers. Beaches where you can’t see the sand through the multitude of towels, chairs and umbrellas. Tourists arrested for drunk and disorderly conduct.That may sound like your average summer journey to any one of the many European destinations plagued by overtourism in recent years, from Barcelona to Venice, where fed-up locals have taken to the streets to protest the negative impact of too many visitors.But it’s happening in parts of Asia, too. Across the region, several renowned destinations are reaching a tourism glass ceiling that’s impacting the quality of life for residents while destroying the iconic spots that draw people in the first place.“Bali is definitely one,” says Gary Bowerman, a travel and consumer trends analyst...
November 03, 2025

Badly-behaved tourists create problems in Asia’s travel hot spots

Will Smith. (Credit: Tristan Fewings)
Will Smith to headline Sharjah International Book Fair
The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2025 has announced the participation of global superstar Will Smith, who will take part in a live discussion on Friday, November 14, at 8:00 PM on the event’s Main Stage. This will mark his first-ever appearance as a featured guest at an international book fair; and attendees to SIBF 2025 will have a unique opportunity to hear from Smith directly as he shares insights into his extraordinary journey in writing, film, music and business, offering his perspective through stories of perseverance and artistic evolution.Commenting on the announcement, Khoula Al Mujaini, General Coordinator of SIBF, said: “Welcoming a global creative icon like Will Smith reflects SIBF’s vision of celebrating art and creativity. His remarkable journey spans cinema,...
November 02, 2025

Will Smith to headline Sharjah International Book Fair

The original Power Rangers aired on US TV in the 1990s and there have been multiple spin-offs
Japanese series that inspired Power Rangers to end after 50 years
TOKYO — A Japanese superhero series that inspired the hugely popular Power Rangers TV and movie franchise from the 1990s is ending after 50 years, local media report.Super Sentai will go off air as sales from merchandise and events have not been enough to cover production costs, reports say. Its broadcaster TV Asahi declined to comment on "future programming", according to the Asahi newspaper.The series premiered in 1975 and its formula — five teens who transform into colourful masked fighters to battle aliens — served as the blueprint for Power Rangers in the US and many other superhero shows that aired in Asia.It also served as a launchpad for the careers of many Japanese actors.Super Sentai was much more than a TV series. The show that aired weekly was essentially an advertisement...
October 31, 2025

Japanese series that inspired Power Rangers to end after 50 years

Hyein, Hanni Pham, Minji, Danielle Marsh and Haerin of NewJeans pose for photos, making a heart gesture with their fingers
K-pop group NewJeans loses legal battle against agency
SEOUL — K-pop group NewJeans has lost a legal battle to leave its record label Ador.A South Korean court on Tuesday ruled that the act's contract with the label, which runs until 2029, remains valid.The group's five members - Hanni, Hyein, Haerin, Danielle and Minji - announced last year that they were unilaterally leaving the agency, citing mistreatment and manipulation.The group has said it will appeal the ruling, according to local media reports.NewJeans said it is "impossible to return to Ador" and continue their activities as normal, the reports said.The Seoul Central Disctrict Court rejected NewJeans' argument that the dismissal of former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin, who was also the group's mentor, constituted a breach of contract. NewJeans alleged that her dismissal...
October 30, 2025

K-pop group NewJeans loses legal battle against agency

Magnesium mania: Inside the booming market for the mineral of the moment
LONDON — Once a quiet corner of the supplement aisle, magnesium has suddenly become the mineral of the moment, hailed as a cure for sleepless nights, frazzled nerves, sluggish digestion, and overworked minds. But as demand surges and social media drives a boom in the £3 billion global market, experts warn the hype may be racing far ahead of the science. Inside a small factory tucked in the Yorkshire Dales, workers in hazmat suits weigh and pour magnesium citrate into gleaming steel containers, while a pill-press machine spits out thousands of white tablets every minute. “We are sending our supplies all over the world — Australia, Asia, the Middle East,” says Andrew Goring, managing director of Lonsdale Health. “It’s one of our biggest sellers and the market just keeps...
October 26, 2025

Magnesium mania: Inside the booming market for the mineral of the moment

M.F. Husain, who died in 2011, pictured at the National Art Gallery in Mumbai in 2004, two years before he left India and went into self-imposed exile
‘India’s Picasso’ is breaking auction records — enraging the Hindu right
SINGAPORE — For the complex legacy of M.F. Husain, one of 20th-century India’s most important artists, this year has been a tale of two auctions.In March, one of the late painter’s monumental depictions of rural life, the 14-foot-long “Untitled (Gram Yatra),” became the most expensive modern Indian artwork ever to go under the hammer. The $13.75 million price tag almost doubled the previous record, with onlookers at Christie’s in New York bursting into spontaneous applause.Three months later, an auction of 25 long-lost Husain paintings in Mumbai was far less celebratory. Police patrolled the premises and erected barricades at the auctioneer’s office after a right-wing Hindu nationalist group warned of “strong public agitation” if calls to cancel the sale — due to...
October 24, 2025

‘India’s Picasso’ is breaking auction records — enraging the Hindu right

Miss Marple and Mr Poirot have been given the Little Miss and Mr Men treatment
Agatha Christie meets Mr Men in new children's books
LONDON– In a first for Agatha Christie, four of the crime novelist's famous mysteries are being adapted for children – with the help of the Mr Men and Little Misses.The illustrated books, aimed at pre-school and primary age children, will feature Christie detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple working alongside Roger Hargreaves's much-loved children's characters.Two of the books will be published on Thursday– Little Miss Marple: Muddle at the Vicarage and Mr Poirot: Mischief on the Nile – with two more to follow in February.James Prichard, Agatha Christie's great grandson, said it was a "dream collaboration."Prichard, who is also the chair and CEO of Agatha Christie's estate, added: "These clever and very funny re-imaginings of my great...
October 23, 2025

Agatha Christie meets Mr Men in new children's books

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