Saudi Arabia participates in Arab Film Festival in Paris

The Arab World Institute (Institut du Monde Arabe) building in Paris. (Shutterstock photo)
Updated 28 June 2018
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Saudi Arabia participates in Arab Film Festival in Paris

  • SACSA, which stands for Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts, will screen 15 films in Paris to present Saudi talented youths who have undertaken creative work and the jury has included three films in the competition.

JEDDAH: The Arab Cinema Festival will be held in Paris on Thursday, where the Saudi Arabian Society for Culture and Arts will participate by screening three films, in addition to the participation of one of its artists on the jury panel. The festival is organized by the Arab World Institute.

The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Society of Culture and Arts, Dr. Omar Seif, said that Saudi participation comes in the context of cultural mobility witnessed by the Kingdom, and resulted in an individual culture in the independent ministry, headed by Prince Badr bin Abdullah bin Farhan Al-Saud.

The ministry aims to connect with international forums to highlight Saudi talent in all fields by signing an important agreement with the British Council, part of which will be screening Saudi films in the UK. 

The association will screen 15 films in Paris to present Saudi talented youths who have undertaken creative work and the jury has included three films in the competition.

This participation will look to increase participation in the film industry, to accommodate young talent, and to emphasize that Saudi youth have skills and abilities in the industry, due to their innovative and creative environments.

 


Lindsay Lohan steps out in Dubai

Updated 17 January 2026
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Lindsay Lohan steps out in Dubai

DUBAI: Dubai-based Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan was spotted in the city this week alongside her husband, Kuwaiti financier Bader Shammas, as the couple stepped out in coordinated black looks.

Lohan was wearing a sleek black long-sleeved mini dress with a high neckline and softly draped silhouette, featuring gathered ruching across the skirt with a tie detail at the waist. She paired the look with pointed black heels and kept her accessories minimal, opting for delicate earrings and a statement ring from Italian fine jewelry label Bijouq.

The couple were attending the opening of Japanese restaurant Nobu’s new outpost at One Za’abeel.

Lohan has been based in Dubai for more than 10 years, where she has built a quieter, more private life away from Hollywood.

She married Shammas in 2022, and the couple welcomed their first child, a son named Luai, in 2023.

The actress has since continued to balance family life in the UAE with her acting career, including her recent return to film and television projects.

Lohan most recently starred in “Freakier Friday,” the Disney sequel to “Freaky Friday,” which was released in August 2025 and marked her return to theatrical film acting alongside Jamie Lee Curtis.

It follows another body-swap chaos — this time across generations. Lohan and Lee Curtis return as Anna and Tess, but the story expands to include Anna’s own daughter, creating a multi-generational switch that complicates family dynamics even further.

The film explores motherhood, identity and how perspectives change as roles reverse again.

Lohan is also set to star in and executive-produce the Hulu limited series “Count My Lies,” an adaptation of Sophie Stava’s novel that is currently in development and marks one of her first major television roles.

She will play Violet Lockhart alongside co-lead Shailene Woodley, who stars as Sloane Caraway, a compulsive liar whose small deceptions land her a job as a nanny for the seemingly perfect Lockhart family. Kit Harington has also joined the cast in a leading role.

 

As Sloane becomes increasingly entangled in Violet and her husband Jay’s world, hidden secrets begin to unravel, revealing dangerous truths beneath the family’s polished exterior. The series does not yet have an official release date.