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Lebanese Director Georges Nasser at the Cannes Film Festival. (Cannes Film Festival)

‘Father of Lebanese Cinema’ Receives Standing Ovation at Cannes

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 27, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Beirut – Sixty years after first presenting his film, “Towards the Unknown” (“Ila Ayn?”) at the 70th Cannes Film Festival, the “father of Lebanese cinema” Georges Nasser, 90, once again walked the red carpet on Thursday. In emotional scenes, the crowd at the red...

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Woman in a burkini on the beach. Reuters

‘Burkini’ War Waged in French Riviera

by Michel Abu Najm | Aug 13, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Paris-In addition to the Olympic Games that are underway in Rio de Janeiro, it seems that the subject that is keeping French media busy today is surrealist given the crises that are shaking France. However, this subject reflects the collective “hysteria” hitting the...

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Cannes Film Festival Winners

Cannes Film Festival Award Winners

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 22, 2016 | Entertainment

The Palme d’Or for Best Picture at the 69th Cannes Film Festival, on Sunday, was won by British director Ken Loach for “I, Daniel Blake”. Noting that Loach had already won the highest distinction in 2006 for “The Wind That Shakes the...