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On the left is a shot of ‘Tabl,’ shot in black and white. Kaiwan Karimi on the right. Asharq Al-Awsat

Iranian Filmmaker Beats the ‘Drum’ to an Oppressive Regime

by Mohammed Rouda | May 6, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Palm Springs- Living under the mercy of an oppressive regime, which either has its citizens be blindly obedient or brutally punished, Iranian director Kaiwan Karimi released another bold film ‘Tabl,’ otherwise known as ‘Drum’ reaffirming the rights for artists to...

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A demonstrator, right, catches fire, after the gas tank of a police motorbike exploded, during clashes in a protest against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 3, 2017. Juan Barreto / AFP

Unrest Death Toll Rises as Looting Ravages Venezuela

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 6, 2017 | World

The toll from unrest in more than a month of anti-government protests in Venezuela rose to at least 36 on Friday as looting broke out in impoverished cities and the opposition geared up for more demonstrators. Hecder Lugo Perez, 22, died on Friday after he was hit in...

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Reuters file photo of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heading a special cabinet meeting.

Israel Budgets of Shin Bet, Mossad Have Grown under Netanyahu

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 6, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- The Israeli finance ministry has said that the annual combined budget for the Shin Bet security service and the Mossad espionage agency will be 8.6 billion shekels ($2.4 billion) in 2018, double what the two intelligence entities received 12 years ago. A...

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Deputy Defense Minister Alexander Fomin attends a briefing in the Defense Ministry in Moscow, Russia, on Friday, May 5, 2017. AP

Implementation of ‘Safe Zones’…Russia Excludes Qabun

by Taha Abed alWahed | May 6, 2017 | Middle East

Moscow – Astana’s agreement on setting up “safe zones” has taken effect at midnight on Saturday after Russia has announced that US-led coalition warplanes will be barred from flying over these zones in Syria while confirming it will continue fighting ISIS and...

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French presidential candidates Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron. (AFP)

‘Arab Voice’ in France to Vote for Macron

by Michel Abu Najm and Ulfat Qaddara | May 6, 2017 | World

Paris – French law prohibits carrying out surveys and opinion polls based on race or religion, so it is therefore difficult to reach conclusive results on who Arabs or Muslims will vote for in Sunday’s presidential elections. There are some five or six million...