Picture a hospital: the bustle of harried doctors and nurses, time dragging for lonely patients, and the pervasive sadness of a place for the sick and dying.

An Egyptian real estate tycoon jailed for the murder of Lebanese pop diva Suzanne Tamim was freed Friday as part of a presidential pardon for hundreds of detainees, security officials said.

From Dolce & Gabbana to Michael Kors, major brands are catering to lucrative Gulf markets during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which is earning its own slot on the global fashion calendar.

With Muslim spending on clothing on the rise, mainstream labels are courting the dirham, dinar and riyal in a region home to some of the world's biggest buyers of fashion.

An engraved gold Cartier watch given to Jacqueline Kennedy and a reciprocal thank-you painting from the former first lady sold for $379,500 at auction in New York on Wednesday, Christie's said.

The Tank watch was given to Kennedy by her brother-in-law, Prince Stanislaw "Stas" Radziwill, in February 1963 to commemorate a 50-mile hike in Palm Beach championed by former president John F. Kennedy in a drive to make Americans fitter.

The frenzied drummer who is the force behind rockers X Japan declared headbanging to be "no good" on Tuesday as he sported a neck brace at his first press conference since emergency surgery.

Saturday, June 24 will be the night everybody in Lebanon is waiting for -- the opening ceremony for JOUNIEH SUMMER FESTIVAL, the Fireworks Spectacular direct from Jounieh Bay.

A show like never before, this year promises to be bigger, better and filled with a heart-stopping, breathtaking show. The show will transform the night sky into a dazzling masterpiece of colors.

Pop diva Beyonce and her rap mogul husband Jay-Z have welcomed twins, according to multiple U.S. media reports, with two new members joining music's royal family that already includes five-year-old Blue Ivy.

Japan's latest super-deluxe train left the station Saturday with a select group of passengers who paid thousands of dollars for a leisurely trip harking back to an era of Art Deco opulence and a slower pace of life.

Former US president Barack Obama hailed Jay Z as a kindred spirit as the hip-hop mogul became the first rapper to enter the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday.

Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a glimpse at his family life Thursday, confirming for the first time that he has grandchildren and saying he wants to keep them out of the spotlight so they can grow up "normally."