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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Rising Egyptian star Yasmina El-Abd, whose acting career has been on a roll since she was 12, stands as testimony to the fact that female empowerment is becoming a major theme in the Arab world’s film and TV output. Born in Switzerland to an Egyptian family, El-Abd took acting classes in London and landed her first acting job in the well-received short “The Shadow of Cairo” playing a 12-year-old named Maya who seeks vengeance for her mothers’ death by becoming a superhero of sorts who chases down sexual harassers in Cairo.

Naman Ramachandran Phars Film (PHF) has locked down the overseas theatrical distribution rights for “Singham Again,” the upcoming tentpole from Jio Studios, the content arm of billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited. The action thriller, helmed by hitmaker Rohit Shetty, is poised to be one of Bollywood’s marquee releases for 2024. The pic marks the fifth entry in Shetty’s popular cop universe.

Smart watches are proving to be a super popular gadget right now, with plenty of deals on Amazon for efficient and affordable versions kicking about. But if it's the real deal you're after, then we've found the perfect thing on Wowcher.

A man who followed up on a woman's request to "message in three years" has been left full of regret.

This week the chilly and autumnal weather has started to hit. Standing in the rain and biting winds last night without a coat it hit me that summer really is over…

Pep Guardiola is expecting to be without Rodri for the rest of the season after the midfielder underwent surgery on his knee ligament injury.

As the autumn season approaches, Scotland stands out as an ideal location to enjoy the best of the season.

Police have apologised to a woman who was strip-searched 'based on almost nothing' - but have refused to discipline any officers.

Naman Ramachandran New York-based indie sales outfit Visit Films has secured worldwide sales rights to “The Easy Kind,” starring country singer Elizabeth Cook, following the film’s well-received premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. In the film, Cook portrays a fictionalized version of herself, exploring the challenges of a musician navigating middle age and an industry that has yet to fully recognize her talent.

Russell Findlay has been elected as the new Scottish Conservative leader, winning a majority of votes in the first round.

Christopher Vourlias LevelK has boarded Paula Korva’s “Sudden Outbursts of Emotion,” a sex-positive comedy about the complexities of modern love and midlife crises, which took home the top prize this week at the Finnish Film Affair, an annual industry event running parallel to the Helsinki Intl. Film Festival. Korva’s feature debut follows Jane, a travel agent who sells people on adventure but is happily settled in her own life with her partner, Mikki.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Stevie Nicks has released her first original single in four years, “The Lighthouse,” which she says she has been working on since the rights guaranteed by Roe v. Wade were overturned by the Supreme Court in 2022. The fresh track was produced by the trio of Nicks, Sheryl Crow and Dave Cobb.

We’ve known for months that we would be saying goodbye to two cast members during Grey’s Anatomy season 21, but now the showrunner is speaking out about the exits for the first time.

Courteney Cox has been in love with many men over her lifetime. However, one ex in particular, the Friends star, claims he remains the love of her life. You may be in for a big surprise because it is not who you think it is.Actress Courtney Cox is very happy in her current relationship with Johnny McDaid.

Ben Affleck‘s former wife, Jennifer Garner, continues to look out for her ex during his divorce from his estranged wife, Jennifer Lopez. She knows that things between JLo and Ben are extremely tense right now while they work through the terms of their divorce. However, with the drama regarding Lopez’s potential involvement with Sean Diddy Combs‘ arrest and legal issues, things are a mess, and Garner fears Ben may be tempted to slip into his bad habits, but not if she can help it.Jennifer Garner has come too far with Ben Affleck during their marriage and even after their divorce to watch him potentially fall back into his dark and dangerous ways.

Season two of Percy Jackson and the Olympians is in the works!

Roy Trakin Security was tight as a crowd of 500 entertainment industry titans filed through metal detectors and multiple checkpoints into the Beverly Hills house owned by Warner Music Group A&R exec Aton Ben-Horin for the Creative Community for Peace’s sixth annual Ambassadors of Peace event (Variety is a media sponsor). The list of honorees included (pictured above, left to right): TV exec Ben Silverman, Amazon Music’s Phylicia Fant, actor-author-host Mayim Bialik, music business attorney Josh Binder and newly appointed Atlantic Music Group CEO Elliot Grainge. The organization, founded more than a decade ago by veteran publishing executive David Renzer, EA music chief Steve Schnur and MMG Music’s Ran Geffen-Lifshitz, mainly to convince acts to bypass boycott efforts to perform in Israel, has found new relevance since the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on an Israeli music festival.

Taylor Swift wants Travis Kelce to follow his dreams!

Maisy Stella and Bella Ramsey have seemingly gone Instagram official with their relationship.

Michael Mosley's wife has accepted a prize at the British Podcast Awards on his behalf saying she wishes “more than anything” he was at the event, and reminding the audience that life is short..The TV doctor, broadcaster and columnist disappeared while holidaying with Dr Clare Bailey Mosley on the Greek island of Symi over the summer, and tragically, his body was discovered days later. Mosley, who hosted the BBC Radio 4 podcast Just One Thing, was posthumously honoured with the Hall of Fame Award at Outernet in central London.

Jimmy Thelin has admitted he will have to manage the likes of Gavin Molloy and Topi Keskinen to make sure they don’t burnout after a red-hot start with Aberdeen.