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The mosque and its enemies
WASHINGTON, DC: Opposition to plans to build a mosque near “Ground Zero,”…
US Defence chief Gates on surprise visit to Afghanistan
KABUL: US Defence Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Kabul Thursday on a…
Iranian filmmaker Panahi relies on ‘patience, resistance’
Prominent Iranian director Jafar Panahi is optimistic for the future of filmmaking…
Venice film fest opens with Tarantino, Portman on red carpet
Natalie Portman and jury head Quentin Tarantino shared the red carpet…
Lebanon backtracks on calls for ‘arms-free’ Beirut
BEIRUT: A chorus of calls for an "arms-free" Beirut in the wake…
Venice show reveals Stanley Kubrick, photographer
US filmmaker Stanley Kubrick cut his teeth as a photographer, hired by…
Mubarak urges Netanyahu to act on peace chance
WASHINGTON: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on…
Sawiris to build Swiss resort to compete with Verbier
The Egyptian billionaire Samih Sawiris’s Orascom Development Holding AG with a penchant…
Isabella Rossellini to head Berlin Film Festival jury
Italian-American actress and director Isabella Rossellini will head the international jury at…