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Pilgrims performing their rituals. Reuters

Iran Launches Early Pilgrimage Politicization Battle, Saudi Arabia Refutes Allegations

by Abdullah alHayda and Walid Abdulrahman | May 13, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Riyadh, Cairo-Every year, as the Hajj season approaches, Saudi Arabia, represented by the Ministry of Hajj, starts preparing for their guests by organizing meetings with representatives of Muslim countries and Muslim minorities around the world. These meetings aim at...

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File photo of Hassan Rouhani. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Rouhani pledges to ease restrictions on artists

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 10, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—President Hassan Rouhani has promised to promote artistic freedom in Iran during a meeting with a group of prominent Iranian artists in Tehran on Wednesday. During the meeting, Rouhani said that unlike previous Iranian administrations, his...

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The Facebook logo is pictured at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California January 29, 2013. (REUTERS/Robert Galbraith)

Facebook not a crime: Iranian culture minister

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 16, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ali Jannati, Iran’s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance, told reporters that he is a member of social networking website Facebook and that membership is not a crime, Iranian news agencies reported on Friday. “I am in contact with other...

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Iran’s national flags are seen on a square in Tehran in this file photo taken on February 10, 2012. (REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl/Files)

Iran and Syria to launch a joint Arabic-language TV channel

by Ali M. Pedram | Nov 3, 2013 | Media

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ali Jannati, the Iranian Minister for Culture and Islamic Guidance, announced on Saturday that Iran and Syria have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their cultural and media cooperation. “A joint Arabic TV channel will be launched...

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Iranians walk past a movie theatre showing “Outcasts 3” in Tehran on April 03, 2011. (AFP)

Iranian film industry on the decline, but light at the end of the tunnel

by Mansoureh Farahani | Oct 5, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Despite its reputation for excellent film-making, Iranian cinema has recently been experiencing many problems with production, financing and distribution, with some industry experts saying that Iranian cinema is now heading in the wrong...