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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
