The announcement of the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday opens an unusual 2019 Nobel season in which two literature laureates will be crowned after a scandal postponed last year's award, amid speculation Greta Thunberg could nab the prestigious Peace Prize. The winner of the Medicine Prize...

Warner Bros.' "Joker" has survived the intense controversy over its violent themes to take in an estimated $93.5 million in North American theaters this weekend, setting a record for an October release, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday. Starring Joaquin Phoenix, "Joker"...

The first movie centred around the cave rescue of 12 Thai schoolboy footballers and their coach made its world premiere on Saturday and there was one man in the audience for whom the experience proved as thrilling as it was nerve-shredding. "You can't help but re-live the tension and the...

An Emirati who made history as the first Arab to reach the International Space Station is set to return to Earth on Thursday following an eight-day mission that sparked euphoria in his homeland. Hazzaa al-Mansoori of the United Arab Emirates will touch down in the Kazakh steppes at around...

Egypt exhibited on Tuesday the golden coffin of an ancient Egyptian priest that was returned by New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art following the discovery that it had been looted and illegally sold. The finely decorated coffin is inscribed with the name Nedjemankh, a priest of the...

(Zaman Al Wasl)- ‘Homs Und Ich’, a film by Syrian director Sulaiman Tadmori, participated in the Hamburg Film Festival, which takes place from September 26 to October 5. The documentary tells of steadfastness, hunger and fear during the siege of Homs by the regime army between 2012 and...

Jose Jose, a velvety-voiced Mexican crooner who was wildly popular in Latin America over a 50-year career that spawned love song after love song, has died, the Mexican government and his son said Saturday. He was 71. Jose Sosa Ortiz, known as the "principe de la cancion," or prince of song,...

Newly crowned multiple-Emmy-winner Phoebe Waller-Bridge has signed a major new deal with Amazon after her creation "Fleabag" dominated the comedy awards at television's answer to the Oscars. British actress and writer Waller-Bridge, who also co-wrote spy thriller "Killing Eve" and upcoming...

The 71st Emmys on Sunday provided some big moments -- it stood as television's farewell to awards giants "Game of Thrones" and "Veep," but also produced a few poignant moments touching on issues from equal pay to transgender rights. The following are a few key takeaways from the gala held...

Two early works by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh were auctioned in the Belgian city of Ghent on Sunday, fetching near estimate prices that the organiser said were bargains. The first work, a watercolour of flowers, was snapped up for 220,000 euros ($240,000), slightly more than expected,...

Here is a list of the nominees in key categories for the 71st Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in Los Angeles on Sunday. HBO's "Game of Thrones" received a record-breaking 32 nominations this year, the most ever by a drama series in a single year. So far, it has won 10 awards in...

(Zaman  Al Wasl)- Syrian journalist Shaaban Abboud has published a novel entitled "Queen of Al Fu’ah and Student of Binnish.” Abboud’s debut novel tells chapters of the Syrian tragedy that took on a sectarian dimension, painting the story of a childish love of two students at a...

After living and crooning for years in Las Vegas, French-Canadian superstar Celine Dion has returned home to Quebec to kick off her first world tour in a decade on Wednesday. At 51, the Grammy winner also recently announced the release of a new album entitled "Courage," which will be her...

Mumbai hosts the "Bollywood Oscars" for the first time in India in 20 years this week with the megastars, movers and shakers of a booming Hindi film industry celebrating another bumper year, including in huge markets like China. With nearly 1,800 titles released in 2018, the South Asian...

Joker by American director Todd Phillips won the Golden Lion award on Saturday at the 76th Venice Film Festival. The comic book movie starring Joaquin Phoenix portrays the transition of an artist into an iconic villain. The world's oldest film festival also awarded Swedish director Roy...

The 44th Toronto International Film Festival kicked off Thursday with a documentary celebration of Canada’s The Band and the premiere of Armando Iannucci’s adaptation of “David Copperfield.” The start of North America’s largest film festival heralds the beginning of the fall movie season and...

Spanish star Penelope Cruz said Sunday that Cubans were not free to talk frankly when she was making a new film about the communist island's biggest modern heroes. In "Wasp Network", the actress plays Olga Gonzalez, the wife of one of the intelligence officers known as the "Cuban Five" who...

Saudi Arabia's Haifaa al-Mansour cried as she spoke about the barriers to women's success around the world Thursday in Venice, where she is one of only two female directors in contention for the festival's top prize. Mansour's film "The Perfect Candidate" tells the story of a young Saudi...

 A Bosnian-Dutch film about a girl leaving the Netherlands and returning to her native Bosnia to visit the sick father she has never met was chosen on Thursday as the best movie at the Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF), celebrating its silver jubilee. The jury chaired by Swedish film-maker...

Most international musicians would baulk at the notion of a two-day journey to final rehearsals past military checkpoints on alert for weapons smugglers - but for 19-year-old viola player Ibrahim Masri it’s an occupational hazard. He’s part of the Palestine Youth Orchestra, which has been...