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I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner
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I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner

Asghar Farhadi, the director who won Iran's first-ever Oscar for his movie "A Separation," declared on Saturday he would never…
Libyan PM promises brighter future for women
World

Libyan PM promises brighter future for women

Women "will have a place" in Libya after the fall of Muammar Qadhafi, interim Prime Minister Abdel Rahim al-Kib said…
Tens of thousands rally in Bahrain urging reform: activist
World

Tens of thousands rally in Bahrain urging reform: activist

Tens of thousands of Bahrainis flooded the streets of the capital Manama on Friday demanding political reforms, a year after…
Israeli strike kills Gaza militant leader: militants
Egypt

Israeli strike kills Gaza militant leader: militants

An Israeli air strike on the Gaza Strip killed the head of the Popular Resistance Committees militant group on Friday,…
Syria army sends reinforcements to Idlib hotspot as Syria death toll almost at 8,500
World

Syria army sends reinforcements to Idlib hotspot as Syria death toll almost at 8,500

The death toll in Syria since protests erupted against the regime of President Bashar al-Assad last March has reached 8,458,…
Two sentenced to death for beheading military officer
Egypt

Two sentenced to death for beheading military officer

An Egyptian military court on Wednesday sentenced two men to death for beheading an army officer during the uprising that…
Sightings reported as Japan penguin hunt continues
Environment

Sightings reported as Japan penguin hunt continues

The hunt for a penguin at large in Tokyo after escaping from an aquarium continued for the third day Wednesday,…
Rights group slams Islamist attacks on schools in Nigeria
World

Rights group slams Islamist attacks on schools in Nigeria

Global rights watchdog Human Rights Watch Wednesday condemned attacks by suspected members of Boko Haram on schools in and around…
Netanyahu meets Clinton as US visit winds up
World

Netanyahu meets Clinton as US visit winds up

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday to discuss Iran's nuclear ambitions, after…
Syria’s displaced blocked at Lebanon border
World

Syria’s displaced blocked at Lebanon border

Abu Ali says he has only God to thank today for sparing his life and that of his wife and…
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