The Kardashians

Kim Kardashian is pretty clearly back to her old self ... and her ass is finally back in the picture.

Paps got Kim in Dubai -- where's she's been doing all makeup for the week -- and they finally got a shot of her good ol' curves ... booty and all.

Good to see you again, Kim.

There wasn't an empty seat in the house as Kim Kardashian took the stage for pal and makeup artist Mario Dedivanovic's Master Class tutorial in Dubai.

The townsfolk came a callin' Thursday as Kim became a human canvas for her makeup guy who gave the crowd a tutorial. Everyone left pretty happy -- we're told Adore Cosmetics hooked up attendees with thousands of dollars worth of swag.

It's interesting ... Kim's wearing less makeup these days. Nonetheless, what goes on Kim's face is news in Dubai.

Kim Kardashian is worry-free in Dubai -- with lax security and a fair amount of cleavage.

Kim strolled through Atlantis hotel Thursday and for the first time in months, her security team was further than an arm's length from her. She's lost the baggy sweaters and grunge ... for sure.

The trip was originally scheduled for last October, where she was going to do a makeup tutorial her makeup artist was throwing. So this is a makeup makeup tutorial.

The first suspects in Kim Kardashian's robbery case have been officially charged.

French authorities pressed charges against 4 men Thursday in connection to the case ... one being a 63-year-old man ID'd only as Yunice A.

Yunice is reportedly facing charges of armed robbery in an organized gang, kidnapping and criminal association. Cops have also requested he stay locked up in their custody for the time being. The others are facing complicity charges.

Kim Kardashian wants justice handed down hard against the people who robbed her, but we've learned her participation will go down thousands of miles from Paris.

Turns out, Kim won't have to travel to France to testify against the people who apparently will be charged with the multi-million dollar jewelry heist. Under French law, crime victims don't have to confront the alleged perpetrators in court. The way the system works ... the judge conducts interviews outside the courtroom.

What's more ... we're told judges will sometimes travel long distances to interview crime victims, and the lawyers we've spoken to in France tell us Kim's case fits the bill for a judge to travel to the U.S. and have a chitchat with her.

Under French law, the alleged criminals don't have the right to cross-examine her, so everything can be done in private ... without the alleged perpetrators or their lawyers looking on.

Kim Kardashian says the coast is now clear because cops in France have nabbed a bunch of people who allegedly robbed her ... so she's off to Dubai.

Kim breezed through LAX with Scott Disick and 4 security guards for the 16 hour flight.

Kim Kardashian's robbers have strong ties to the illegal diamond trade in Belgium and now the country's federal police force is on what is probably a futile hunt to track down the bling.

Sources with knowledge of Belgium's "black market" for diamonds tell us several men arrested for the Paris robbery have ties to the market. There's a diamond district in Antwerp and shady jewelry shops do business just outside the perimeter ... that's likely where Kim's jewelry ended up.

Law enforcement sources in Belgium tell us their federal police force is investigating, but our sources say ... since more than 3 months have passed it'll be next to impossible to get the bling back. Stuff on the illegal market just moves around too quickly.

Kim Kardashian won't be wearing that $4 million stolen ring anytime soon -- or ever for that matter -- because authorities have told her there's virtually no chance of retrieving it.

Sources close to the investigation tell us Kim's legal team has been briefed by Parisian cops on the big break in the robbery case -- rounding up 17 suspects -- and they have made it clear the only way she'll ever see the bling again is in photos.

The cops say most diamonds the size of Kim's are immediately shipped off to Antwerp's diamond district in Belgium and then quickly disappear.

TMZ broke the story -- Kim submitted an insurance claim after the robbery listing her 20 carat emerald cut stone diamond ring at $4 million -- in total, 13 items totaling $5.6 mil were stolen.

The Paris limo driver who was arrested in the Kim Kardashian robbery dragnet has been released and was never even a suspect ... so claims the limo company that hired him.

UNIC Worldpass tells TMZ, driver Michael Madar has been released from custody with no criminal charges. UNIC says Madar was in custody "for testimony purposes" only.

The company insists neither it nor Madar had any connection to the October jewelry heist.

Kim Kardashian has a new crime to deal with -- this time it's her family's DASH store that was hit, and it went down shortly after the Paris suspects got busted.

Law enforcement sources tell us a woman strolled into the Melrose Ave boutique Monday, grabbed a bunch of clothing and perfume and fled in a silver sedan. We're told the woman made off with around $1,600 in DASH gear ... and so far, cops haven't been able to locate her.

Odd coincidence -- since Paris cops announced Monday they'd arrested 17 people in connection with Kim's robbery in October.

New year. Same s***.

Hours after the Kim Kardashian robbery suspects were busted ... she and Kanye West had a celebratory dinner, and Kim's looking more and more like she did pre-robbery.

Kimye hit up a Shu Sushi near Bel-Air Monday night. Looks like they're slowly coming out of hiding ... on the heels of his breakdown and her Paris ordeal.

Kim's still wearing very little makeup and still kinda dressing down -- if down means rocking lace tights with destroyed denim.

French police have nabbed 16 people and hauled them into multiple police stations in connection with the Kim Kardashian Paris robbery.

The suspects were arrested in 5 different cities and it appears it was a coordinated effort by cops.

Two masked men pulled off the jewelry heist last October at a luxury Paris apartment, but police think it's a much bigger conspiracy.

It's been widely reported the robbers made off with $10 million in bling, but TMZ reported based on rock-solid information the actual figure -- and insurance claim -- is $5.6 mil. That includes a massive ring worth $4 mil.

Kim Kardashian has been truer to her word than we ever thought ... the bling around her neck has taken a nosedive from 7 figures to 3.

Kim vowed after her robbery in early October she would lose the expensive jewelry for good ... jewelry that exceeded $4 MILLION for certain pieces.

So check out the necklace she's been wearing lately. Turns out it's a custom piece from XIV Karats, which sells in the $500 range.

Kim’s stylist picked up the piece during the holidays, and we're told Kanye also made the trip and scored a bunch of zodiac signs he gifted to friends.

As we previously reported ... Kim said she was done flaunting her wealth on social media.

Kim Kardashian is up and running again on social media -- and her numbers are pretty astonishing.

Kim jumped back on all platforms Tuesday, blasting out pics, tweets and messages. Our Snapchat sources say in just 24 hours Kim's snaps had 42.8 million views -- nearly setting a record.

Get this ... in a 24 hour span she generated 4 million likes on Instagram.

Most impressive ... her Twitter impressions -- more than 84 million impressions in a single day. To be clear, 84 million people cast their eyes on Kim's Twitter content in 24 hours.

What we really wanted to do was compare Kim's stats to Kylie's, who has been the reigning queen since Kim went MIA. So far, we've been unable to get numbers for Kylie.

A tearful Kim Kardashian weeps while recounting her Paris robbery in the new season 13 promo for "Keeping Up With the Kardashians" and the timing is pretty impeccable.

Kim returned to social media by posting several images of her family this week after a 3 month hiatus. The photos came two days before the new 'KUWTK' promo surfaced, which makes it seem like it was all a planned comeback.

Rob Kardashian's parting ways with his home in the family compound ... another sign he's back with Blac Chyna and done with the bachelor life.

The pad's 4,256 sq ft with 4 bedrooms in the gated Oaks neighborhood where most of his sisters live. Rob just bought it last February for $2.285 mil ... so it'll be a decent payday if he gets his asking price.

As TMZ reported ... Rob and Blac Chyna started renting one of Kylie's cribs last month, so it certainly seems like he's happy with that for now. We reached out to Rob's real estate agent, Tomer Fridman, but haven't heard back.