Hollywood actor Russell Crowe has made a large donation to repair a restaurant destroyed in the Beirut port explosion.
His donation of $5,000 for Le Chef restaurant drew attention after the GoFundMe organisers Richard Hall and Amanda Bailly highlighted it on social media.
Later, the actor took to Twitter himself to reveal that he had donated on behalf of the late chef Anthony Bourdain, who had featured Le Chef in his documentaries.
The restaurant has raised close to $15,000 so far.
Matt Damon calls 'The Odyssey' the most challenging film of his career
Matt Damon has played action hero Jason Bourne, an astronaut stranded on Mars and dozens of other characters, but it was his role as the Greek king Odysseus that he said presented his biggest on-screen challenge.
Prince Harry and others lose privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail
Prince Harry, the estranged younger son of King Charles, and other high-profile British figures on Tuesday lost their privacy lawsuits against the Daily Mail's publisher, which had alleged widespread unlawful behaviour.
Taylor Swift defeats Florida poet's plagiarism lawsuit
A federal judge on Monday has dismissed a lawsuit accusing the newly married pop megastar Taylor Swift of plagiarising phrases from a Florida woman's poems for more than a dozen songs.
Dior beats Chanel to dress Taylor Swift for wedding of the decade
In a coup for Parisian fashion house Christian Dior, both Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wore Haute Couture designs by creative director Jonathan Anderson for their wedding in New York, handing the label an edge in its intensifying rivalry with Chanel for fashion's most coveted celebrity endorsements.
It's a love story: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married
Pop music megastar Taylor Swift and football player Travis Kelce are married, the singer's publicist confirmed as guests attended a star-studded celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York that capped a three-year love story.
His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince, has congratulated the team from Dubai Schools – Al Khawaneej for winning the gold medal at the International Greenwich Olympiad.
Dr Anwar Gargash, diplomatic advisor to the UAE president, said Iran "remains incapable" of committing to the agreed requirements of de-escalation following its recent attacks on several Gulf countries.
The UAE has strongly condemned the hostile Iranian attack on Qatar’s Al Rakeyyat vessel as it was transiting near the Strait of Hormuz.
