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“Khtarab El-Hay” TV show fights for Arab viewership

by Vivian Haddad | Feb 27, 2014 | Media

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—“Don’t forget to find us at 7 pm,” runs the widely recognized advertising slogan making waves in the Arab world as Lebanon’s MTV channel seeks to topple the domination of foreign soap operas with a new batch of homemade dramas. Over the past...

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Egypt TV Presenter: I had secret meetings with Muslim Brotherhood

by Suha Al-Sharqawi | Jan 19, 2014 | Media

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian media personality Khairy Ramadan is perhaps best known as host of CBC TV’s Momken (It Is Possible), but he has also worked as a journalist for a number of well-known Egyptian newspapers, including flagship newspaper Al-Ahram. Ramadan...

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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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Pakistan’s housewives take Indian soaps to heart

by Umar Farouq | Aug 12, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

Islamabad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Despite the strife between India and Pakistan, elements of each country’s culture sometimes cross the political divide between the two, finding fans on the other side of the border. The latest of these is Star Plus, an Indian...

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The Changing Face of Ramadan TV

by Mohammed Rouda | Jul 6, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Over the past few years, Ramadan television series—a well-known phenomenon in the Arab and Islamic world—have begun to witness significant changes. The Ramadan television phenomenon has always been a unique fixture in the Arab world. The older...