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In the same Alpine resorts where well-to-do Brits enjoy care-free skiing holidays, migrants are risking their lives to make a border-crossing. Reporter Adnan Sawar meets Hasan, a young man who has already travelled thousands of miles from his war-torn home in Sudan and must keep moving, if he is to survive.

“People who have been able to go out during lockdown may have been to Tesco and know how things work but if you haven’t been out you might be apprehensive which is totally understandable.“This is way for them to see what it’s like and give them confidence and it may be they come back another time.”

Mika has announced he will be live-streaming an ‘I Love Beirut’ benefit concert on Saturday September 19.He revealed his plans for the performance a few days ago on social media, with tickets going on sale yesterday (August 24).

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLebanese-British singer-songwriter Mika will stage a livestreamed concert to raise funds and awareness for relief in the wake of the explosion in Beirut last month that killed more than 200 people and devastated a large area in the country’s capital.His “I Love Beirut” benefit concert will take place on Saturday 19 September and will be live-streamed across four time zones via YouTube.

Zuhair Murad is best known for his couture creations, which have been worn on the red carpet by everyone from Jennifer Lopez to Candice Swanepoel and even Beyoncé.But Murad’s latest project is accessible to more than just the Hollywood and modeling world elite - and most importantly, it’s for a good cause.The Lebanese designer took to Instagram earlier this week to launch his ‘Beirut Relief Tee,’ a unisex t-shirt with the words “Rise From The Ashes” printed on it.

Beirut Musicians’ Fund to help musicians who have been directly affected by the incident.The fund is aiming to raise $34,935 (USD), the amount needed to replace artists’ damaged, lost or destroyed gear.All donations will be managed by Tabbal’s own Tunefork Recording Studios and divided evenly among those musicians affected by the blast.

The Pitch Perfect cast just had a mini-reunion! The Pitch Perfect stars Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Camp, Hana Mae Lee, Alexis Knapp, Rebel Wilson, Chrissie Fit, Kelley Jakle, and Shelley Regner reunited for an amazing new cover of Love On Top by Beyonce.

Russell Crowe made a “very generous” donation to the Beirut restaurant Le Chef following the devastating explosions in Lebanon’s capital city. The “Robin Hood” actor revealed on Twitter that he made the donation “on behalf of the late Anthony Bourdain,” who was a big fan of food in Beirut.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAfter the devastating explosion in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on August 4, thousands of buildings were destroyed including the staple Le Chef, a restaurant that the late, great Anthony Bourdain visited while in the capital city.

Madonna has done far more in the world of fashion than simply stir conversation due to her choice of apparel or spark a few fashion fads here and there.The way in which the singer used her style to represent her identity was a fresh concept when she first came onto the music scene.This became even more apparent following Madonna’s first major film role in the 1985 Desperately Seeking Susan, which saw people all around the world attempt to replicate her leather jacket, large hair bow, abundance

Russell Crowe has helped swell a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for a charity set up to help rebuild a famous restaurant levelled in last week’s Beirut, Lebanon warehouse explosions.

Read more: The best rock star cameos in Anthony Bourdain’s Parts UnknownIn response to a tweet questioning whether the donation had indeed come from the Oscar-winning actor of the same name, Crowe clarified yesterday (August 13) that it was, and made so “on behalf of Anthony Bourdain”.“I thought that he would have probably done so if he was still around,” Crowe tweeted.

coronavirus relief, Black Lives Matter and social justice organizations — and on Wednesday he donated $300,000 to Global Aid for Lebanon to assist victims of the horrific explosion in the country’s capital of Beirut on Aug.

Queen Elizabeth II is confident that Prince William and Duchess Kate will be able to successfully rule as the King and Queen of England, a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly.“Queen Elizabeth finds it refreshing that there’s never any drama or scandal surrounding Kate and William. In her eyes, they’re the perfect suitors for the position.

The Weeknd continues to put his money to good use.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorMiddle East distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment and the Kuwait National Cinema Company are partnering with Gulf arthouse venue Cinema Akil for the Beirut Disaster Relief Screenings.Ziad Doueiri’s West Beirut and Nadine Labaki’s Where Do We Go Now? will screen today at Cinema Akil with repeat screenings this coming weekend, Friday 14 August and Saturday 15 August.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticGeorge and Amal Clooney have donated $100,000 to three charitable organizations providing relief for Beirut, where a massive explosion on Tuesday obliterated a city port, injured more than 5,000 people and killed at least 145.According to Unicef, the homes of 100,000 children had been damaged, many to the point of being uninhabitable.“We’re both deeply concerned for the people of Beirut and the devastation they’ve faced in the last few days,” the