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Arab Film Institute (AFI) Launched during DIFF 2016

by Mohammed Rouda | Dec 14, 2016 | Entertainment, Lifestyle & Culture

Dubai – In a step previously announced by Asharq Al-Awsat, the Arab Film Institute (AFI) was launched two days ago aiming to promote the Arabian cinema. According to its brochure, this institute intends to create a platform to exchange expertise and ideas among...

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Press Award for People with Disability Goes to #Sudanese Journalist

by Ahmed Younis | Dec 14, 2016 | World

Khartoum – Amani Sherif is considered among the top Sudanese journalists who enjoys a good sense of humor, professionalism, and high expertise in a rare type of journalism that requires patience and attention to details. Amani has challenged the tough conditions...

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Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani attends a news conference in Ankara June 9, 2014. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Signs of Confrontation Between Iran, West

by Adel al-Salmi | Dec 14, 2016 | World

London – New signs of confrontations between Iran and the West loomed after Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani ordered his Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and director of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Ali Akbar Salehi to take unilateral measures facing...

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A man pushes a woman on a cart as they flee deeper with others into the remaining rebel-held areas of Aleppo, Syria December 13, 2016. (REUTERS Photo)

Eastern Aleppo…the Agreement of Post Crimes

by Paula Astih | Dec 14, 2016 | Middle East

Beirut, New York – At the beat of additional massacres and atrocities committed by regime forces backed by Iraqi fighters, Tuesday witnessed a race with time to reach a truce in eastern Aleppo under a Russian-Turkish patronage. The deal would “empty” the last...

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Palestinian chief negotiator, Saeb Erekat speaks during a press conference in Paris, on July 30, 2016. – AFP

Erekat to Asharq Al-Awsat: Agreement with U.S. to Form Joint Committees

by Kifah Ziboun | Dec 14, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah- Secretary General of the Palestine Liberation Organization Saeb Erekat said that a Palestinian delegation, which he headed in Washington, discussed bilateral, security and political issues with U.S. officials. Erekat told Asharq Al-Awsat that the delegation...