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Saudi filmmakers build audiences without cinemas
Cinema/TV
September 7, 2017
Saudi filmmakers build audiences without cinemas
With daring filmmakers, untold stories and entertainment-starved young people, Saudi Arabia has all the makings of a local movie industry…
Ukraine bars two Spanish journalists over war coverage
World
August 29, 2017
Ukraine bars two Spanish journalists over war coverage
Ukrainian security said on Tuesday it had barred two Spanish journalists from the country over their coverage of a conflict…
Daily News Egypt to be taken over by state-run newspaper, follows asset freeze and block
Egypt
August 19, 2017
Daily News Egypt to be taken over by state-run newspaper, follows asset freeze and block
The State- run committee assigned to seizing funds and assets of Muslim Brotherhood affiliated members, decided on Thursday to assign…
Media union suspends hosts Reham Saeed, Doaa Salah for inappropriate content
Egypt
August 2, 2017
Media union suspends hosts Reham Saeed, Doaa Salah for inappropriate content
The Media Personnel Syndicate suspended TV host Reham Saeed of the al-Nahar satellite channel,Tuesday, for three months and notified the…
France retools anti-extremism efforts after public failures
World
March 29, 2017
France retools anti-extremism efforts after public failures
France's attempts to counter the radicalization of its young people are in turmoil, with a group home intended to turn…
Wikileaks’ Assange signals release of documents before US election
World
October 4, 2016
Wikileaks’ Assange signals release of documents before US election
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said on Tuesday the whistleblowing organization would publish around one million documents related to three governments…
Apple likely to invoke free-speech rights in encryption fight
Science
February 19, 2016
Apple likely to invoke free-speech rights in encryption fight
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) will likely seek to invoke the United States' protections of free speech as one of its key…
Rushdie warns of new dangers to free speech in West
Books
October 19, 2015
Rushdie warns of new dangers to free speech in West
Violence against writers and a misplaced sense of political correctness pose new dangers to freedom of speech in the West,…
Rouhani calls for ‘free’ legislative vote in Iran
Middle East
May 30, 2015
Rouhani calls for ‘free’ legislative vote in Iran
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the government aims to hold "free" parliamentary elections next year, the official…
India’s top court ditches ‘Facebook’ arrest rules
Life & Style
March 24, 2015
India’s top court ditches ‘Facebook’ arrest rules
India's top court struck down a law on Tuesday that gave authorities powers to jail people for offensive online posts,…