Iran on Saturday chose Oscar-winning Asghar Farhadi's "The Salesman" as its entry for Best Foreign Language film at this year's Academy Awards.

"After long deliberations on the five shortlisted films, a strong majority of the board picked The Salesman... to compete on behalf of our country," the spokesman for the Iranian film selection committee Amir Esfandiari announced.

Pop star Nancy Ajram inaugurated Sidon's International Festival, celebrated at the city's waterfront on Friday, and organized by the National Committee of Sidon International Festival, in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and Sidon municipality.

Crowds of fans from the various Lebanese regions flocked to the capital of the South, to meet their favorite singer.

The three organizers of a publicity stunt featuring fake jihadist attackers who sparked panic during the Cannes Film Festival were fined 2,500 euros ($2,800) on Friday.

Stevie Wonder and Christina Aguilera will headline the long-anticipated tribute concert to late pop legend Prince, his estate announced Friday.

The family said the concert -- the first and perhaps only public memorial to the music icon -- would take place October 13 at the 20,000-capacity XCel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota.

British fashion put a brave face on Brexit Friday as it began its first catwalk shows since the vote, citing a surge in sales on the weak pound despite fears that leaving the EU will hit exports and increase costs.

At a rundown park near the frontlines in the Syrian city of Aleppo, a fragile truce has brought out visitors to see the last animal left at a makeshift zoo -- "Happy" the monkey.

Late rock legend David Bowie's final album is hotly-tipped to claim the prestigious Mercury Prize on Thursday, when it will go up against fellow critics' favorites including Radiohead and Anohni.

Colombian-American actress Sofia Vergara topped Forbes magazine's annual list of best paid television actresses for the fifth year in a row on Wednesday, earning a whopping $43 million dollars.

The 44-year-old "Modern Family" actress -- who made more money than any male star -- was followed on the list by Kaley Cuoco, 30, who plays Penny on "The Big Bang Theory" and earned $24.5 million in the 12 months to June.

The head of the BBC's governing body has resigned after being asked by Prime Minister Theresa May to reapply for her job ahead of a major overhaul, the public broadcaster confirmed on Wednesday.

Amnesty International and the American Civil Liberties Union will on Wednesday urge U.S. President Barack Obama to pardon NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden on the back of a new film by Oliver Stone.