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Queen Elizabeth Celebrates Her 90th Birthday

by Abeer Mishkhas | Apr 22, 2016 | World

Gun salutes across Britain marked Queen Elizabeth’s 90th birthday yesterday. Large crowds gathered outside Buckingham Palace in London despite the fact that the Queen chose to spend the day at Windsor Castle which is outside of London. She spent time meeting members...

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25,000 Tickets for the Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebrations

by Mina Al-Droubi | Mar 23, 2016 | World

Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday celebrations will be held in April, May and June. Although the Queen’s birthday is on the 21st of April, the royal family chose a warm day in June on which to celebrate. The official spokeswoman for Buckingham Palace revealed...

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Newspapers in Iran are heavily censored and often closed down

Iran’s Oldest Daily Blows out 90 Candles

by Amir Taheri | Nov 24, 2015 | Middle East

In a speech at the Press Expo in Tehran earlier this month, President Hassan Rouhani expressed regret that Iranians have not succeeded in creating a “lasting newspaper.” He wondered why it was that the Times of London was now in the third century of its existence...