Entertainment

Forget the predictable mall crawl, skip the cookie-cutter holiday experiences. This festive season, immerse yourself in a vibrant environment of commerce and culture in Eastleigh, Nairobi.

The Berlinale, which will run February 15-25, ranks with Cannes and Venice among Europe's top three film festivals and serves as an early annual launchpad for the industry.

The songbird had been receiving treatment for liver problems that had afflicted her for the past two weeks.

In the lively streets of Eastleigh, a 28-year-old musical virtuoso named Mohamed Hussein, widely known as Abwaan Cayn, orchestrates a harmonious symphony that transcends borders.

Mandera's under-19 football team secured their second consecutive win in the ongoing Talanta Hela U19 tournament in Nyeri. The team emerged victorious against Nairobi with a 1-0 scoreline, building on their earlier triumph over Kwale with a 2-0 win.

The election of Kenya-born Naadiya Maxamed, as the mayor of St. Louis Park, Minnesota, has sparked reactions within the Somali community.

In their first public reaction since Perry's death on Saturday, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer told People magazine: "We were more than just cast mates. We are a family."

American actor Richard Roundtree, heralded as "the first Black action hero" for his starring role in the iconic 1971 hit "Shaft," died Tuesday at 81, US media reported.

Lengger was once a highly revered folk art where performers were idolised and respected as performers able to embody both genders.

The 41-year-old had been arrested in August on the orders of prosecutors in Tehran for distributing an "illegal song" that challenged "the morals and customs of Islamic society".

Approval by the union's 11,500-odd members had been widely seen as a near-certainty.