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Book claims Macron’s wife slapped him over Iranian actress texts

The incident where Brigitte Macron slapped her husband before they emerged from a plane was sparked by text messages to an Iranian actress, a new book alleges

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14 May, 2026
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Malaysian actress 'disappears' at Jeddah airport

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17 January, 2026
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SATC actor Cynthia Nixon wears Palestine shirt in TV promotion

The New Arab Staff
17 April, 2025
The former adult star has allegedly embraced Islam
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Japanese former porn star 'embraces Islam', fasts for Ramadan

The New Arab Staff
13 March, 2025
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Actress of Oscar-nominated film to face 74 lashes and prison

The New Arab Staff
02 March, 2025
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Did Cate Blanchett show solidarity with Gaza in Cannes?

The New Arab Staff
21 May, 2024
Egypt
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Egypt arrests actress Menna Shalaby over drug possession

Thaer Mansour
27 November, 2022
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Egyptian union sues YouTuber for 'insulting' Mona Zaki

Thaer Mansour
27 January, 2022
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Casting of Dame Mirren as Golda Meir sparks 'Jewface' row

The New Arab Staff
05 January, 2022
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Tunisia
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Tunisian actress sparks debate after announcing out-of-marriage pregnancy

The New Arab Staff
10 November, 2020
Haya Al-Shuaibi
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Popular Kuwaiti actress Haya Al-Shuaibi detained over 'pornographic' post

The New Arab Staff
12 October, 2020
Maram Abdulaziz
Saudi
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'Use prisoners' as medical lab rats, Saudi actress suggests

The New Arab
07 April, 2020
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Kuwait
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Quarantine all foreigners in the desert, says Kuwait actress

The New Arab & agencies
01 April, 2020
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Pakistan
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Priyanka Chopra slammed for 'encouraging nuclear war' with Pakistan

The New Arab
12 August, 2019
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Egypt
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Lawsuits dropped against Egyptian actress over racy dress

The New Arab & agencies
05 December, 2018
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Egypt
MENA
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Egypt mourns death of film icon Madiha Yousri

The New Arab & agencies
31 May, 2018
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Iconic Egyptian actress Karima Mokhtar dies aged 82

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

13 January, 2017
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Palestine
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Palestinian actress challenges cliches at Toronto film festival

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Jillian Kestler-D'Amours

21 September, 2016
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The everlasting morning, Sabah

The New Arab Staff

Nadine Touma

27 November, 2014