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Paraguayan Students In Abu Dhabi: Bridging Cultures In The Middle East
Paraguayan students in Abu Dhabi are writing a new story of cultural exchange and ambition. More and more of them are leaving behind the familiar streets of Asunción and Encarnación, chasing not only prestigious degrees but also the adventure of...
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Adirondack Studios Middle East celebrates 10th anniversary
Adirondack Studios Middle East (ADKS ME), the Dubai entity of Adirondack Studios (ADKS), a company that provides creative solutions for designers, artists, producers, and owners in the themed entertainment industry, is celebrating a decade since...
Owner: Rachel & Charles Read
Turkish rock band members jailed over alleged insults to religion
Five members of a Turkish rock band were arrested on charges of insulting religious values and inciting hatred, Turkish Minute reported. The musicians, from the band Sarinvomit, were taken into custody after İstanbul prosecutors launched an...
Owner: Stockholm Center for Freedom (Non-profit)
Iran-Turkey joint film “Intoxicated by Love” to be released in Turkey, Europe in October
TEHRAN – The Iran-Turkey joint film “Intoxicated by Love” directed by Iranian director Hassan Fat’hi will be released in Turkey and Europe in October. The film was screened in Iran last year. After a long wait for international release, it will...
Owner: Iranian Government
Netanyahu’s pitch for Israel as ‘super-Sparta’ is a dystopian death wish
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to members of a bipartisan delegation of American legislators at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Sept. 15. Photo by Debbie Hill / POOL / AFP / Getty Images Columnist Dan Perry September 16,...
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Starmer to press Trump on Israel – as UN warns of Gaza ‘genocide’
The Prime Minister risks a collision course with the US President, as London and Washington diverge over Israel's actions in Gaza Keir Starmer is expected to urge Donald Trump to do more to bring peace to the Middle East during state visit talks...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Bicycle safety concerns in NOLA; Children of NOLA jazz legend embark on tour; summarizing 260 years of state geologic history
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The deaths of two bicyclists on a busy New Orleans roadway have energized a long-running conversation about making the city's streets safer. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Kat Stromquist takes a ride down St. Claude Avenue to report on the push for...
Owner: Public Radio Inc. & American Government
Why Robert Redford gave Arab filmmakers the stage Hollywood never would
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When Cherien Dabis’s All That’s Left of You premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January – one of several Arab films at the festival – it marked both a beginning and an ending. Dabis broke through at the Utah event in 2009 with Amreeka, a...
Owner: United Arab Emirates Government
Opinion Netanyahu’s pitch for Israel as ‘super-Sparta’ is a dystopian death wish By Dan Perry 5 min read
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to members of a bipartisan delegation of American legislators at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on Sept. 15. Photo by Debbie Hill / POOL / AFP / Getty Images Columnist Dan Perry September 16,...
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World hails UN Gaza genocide report as Israel rejects findings
Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip have been branded as 'genocidal' soon after Israel's war started [Getty/file photo] A damning United Nations report released on Tuesday confirmed that Israel was committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, nearly two...
Owner: Maayed Ahmed Saleem Dib & Mohammad Muhddin Suleiman Almasri
The Qatari Midwife of Anti-Israel Actions on U.S. Campuses
The trail begins here: http://www.fara.gov/docs/5945-Exhibit-AB-20090928-4.pdf. The genesis of anti-Israel activity on U.S. campuses and activist training over the last 15 years can be found, to a large degree, in a plan found deep in the files of...
Owner: Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs
Isolating Israel, a Pariah State
On the day that an independent inquiry by the United Nations concluded that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, over 750 Scottish cultural organisations, collectives and artists have backed a...
Owner: Michael Leonard Small
Hooshmand Aghili, Iranian ‘Farda To Miayee’ Singer, Dies at 88: Read This Remembrance
Hooshmand Aghili passed away on Sept. 4, 2025, at 88. We were with him, grateful for a lifetime of music that felt like home to millions. He was born in Isfahan in 1937, the city of poets and blue tiles. As a teenager, he trained with the great...
Owner: Jay Penske
Adas Israel Adds Two New Rabbis to Its Clergy Team
Rabbi Anina Dassa (Courtesy of Rabbi Anina Dassa) Rabbi Andy Weissfeld (Courtesy of Rabbi Andy Weissfeld) Adas Israel Congregation in Washington, D.C., hired two new rabbis this past summer: Rabbi Anina Dassa and Rabbi Andy Weissfeld. “For Adas...
Owner: Craig Burke
Concert review: Gogol Bordello brings party and punk to Den Atelier
The 9-piece multinational group reminds us that it's alright to be angry, but you should never stop having fun. The first time I saw Gogol Bordello live, it was the start of a continuous and fiery love affair with their original and unapologetic...
Owner: Aart Jan de Geus
Syria reduces Islamic studies hours while adding music and arts
Syria’s new Ministry of Education has reduced Islamic studies hours while adding music and art, in a surprising reform in the new curriculum. The Ministry of Education, which was created under the new government that came to power after a Hayat...
Owner: Roshan Mohomed Salih
Asian Turkey Meatballs with chile sauce perfect for parties or kid-friendly dinners
It’s fun to eat with our fingers, and these little sticks of meatballs won’t disappoint. Little bites of food on sticks are a festive presentation and encourage interaction. They are also a great way to get your kids to eat their dinner or to feed...
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Sport and Сulture: How Far Can Protests Against Israel Go?
The final stage of the La Vuelta cycling race was cut short in Spain on Sunday due to protests against the war in Gaza. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez also called for Israel to be excluded from international sporting events and some countries are...
Owner: Adnan Kivan
In Show of Support, Belgian PM Attends Concert of Israeli Conductor Disinvited From Music Festival
Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever attended a concert by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra over the weekend in a sign of solidarity after a Belgian music festival rescinded its invitation to the orchestra because its future chief conductor is...
Owner: Jewish Continuity Foundation
Report says Israel waging its campaign with ‘intent’ – a key part of the crime that’s hardest to prove
It concludes that Israel has “committed four of the five genocidal acts defined by the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, namely killing, causing serious bodily or mental harm, deliberately inflicting...
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