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Egyptian movie ‘Mawlana’ to screen in US at Mizna Arab Film Festival
Cinema/TV
January 6, 2018
Egyptian movie ‘Mawlana’ to screen in US at Mizna Arab Film Festival
“Mawlana” (The Preacher), an Egyptian movie written by Egyptian journalist Ibrahim Eissa narrating the journey of a young sheikh in…
Trump seeks $18 billion to extend border wall over 10 years
World
January 6, 2018
Trump seeks $18 billion to extend border wall over 10 years
The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico, providing…
Airliners collide at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, passengers safe
World
January 6, 2018
Airliners collide at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, passengers safe
Dozens of passengers were evacuated from an aircraft at Toronto’s Pearson Airport on Friday, after a plane under tow struck…
Iran stages pro-government rallies, cleric urges punishment for protest leaders
Middle East
January 6, 2018
Iran stages pro-government rallies, cleric urges punishment for protest leaders
Tens of thousands of government supporters rallied across Iran on Friday, swearing allegiance to the clerical establishment and accusing arch-enemy…
Sightseeing balloon crashes in Egypt’s Luxor city killing one South African tourist
Egypt
January 5, 2018
Sightseeing balloon crashes in Egypt’s Luxor city killing one South African tourist
A balloon carrying foreign tourists on a sightseeing trip south of Egypt’s city of Luxor crashed on Friday morning, leading…
North Korea agrees to talks after US-South Korea military drills are postponed
World
January 5, 2018
North Korea agrees to talks after US-South Korea military drills are postponed
North Korea agreed on Friday to hold official talks with the South next week, the first in more than two…
White House, senators seek Iran measure ahead of nuclear deadline
Middle East
January 5, 2018
White House, senators seek Iran measure ahead of nuclear deadline
US senators and Trump administration officials met at the White House on Thursday, hoping to hammer out compromise legislation to…
Turkey’s Erdogan says bilateral legal accords with US losing validity
Middle East
January 5, 2018
Turkey’s Erdogan says bilateral legal accords with US losing validity
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Friday warned that bilateral legal accords with the United States were “losing validity”, lashing out…
Iran’s regional enemies watch unrest, searching for leverage
Middle East
January 4, 2018
Iran’s regional enemies watch unrest, searching for leverage
Iran’s most fervent regional foes, Saudi Arabia and Israel, are both eagerly looking for signs of vulnerability and imminent change…
Donald Trump disbands his own voter fraud commission
World
January 4, 2018
Donald Trump disbands his own voter fraud commission
US President Donald Trump has closed down a commission he set up to investigate voter fraud in the 2016 election.…