Kingdom

Game of Thrones meets the Joseon Dynasty in Kingdom, Netflix's Korean original drama series

A zombie apocalypse and palace intrigue make Kingdom a riveting watch. But is the Game of Thrones influence a little too strong?

Netflix aims to create and bolster more original content targeted towards a global audience

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Netflix's Kingdom is the first original Korean drama on the streaming site. It will have subtitles in 27 languages and will be dubbed in over 12 languages.

Trouble in House of Saud: Dysfunctional dynasty grapples with upheaval as crown prince makes intriguing moves

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Trouble has been coming to the House of Saud for some time, perhaps even from a few hundred years ago. After all, a royal house as dysfunctional and trouble-prone as it is hard to find. The Saudi state was founded by a small time Bedouin chieftain, Mani Al Muraidi in the fifteenth Century.

Beauty behind bars: Recycled lipstick for Thailand's inmates

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Desperate to brighten up the gloom of Thai prison life, Prontip Mankong and her fellow female inmates used to sneak food colouring from the kitchen and mix it with vaseline to create a homemade lipstick.

Saudi Arabia's king suspends columnist after writer equates him to God

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Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz has ordered an over-enthusiastic columnist to be suspended from his job after he equated him with God, Saudi media reported