Richie Mehta: Exclusive interview with Canada-based filmmaker of AMAL

"'Amal' by Richie Mehta could become Canada's official entry for the Best Foreign Film category at the next Oscars, according to media reports. 'Amal' has also become the most talked about film of the year with an...

Heavy Gunfire in Beirut is reported Now

UPDATE 2 16:50 GMT - The situation is calm because of the spread of the military and security forces. The shops are closed specially in the main areas like Al-Hamra street. cars and petesterians are low in the...

'Amal'- watch out for this most talked about film of the year

"'Amal' by Richie Mehta has become the most talked about film of the year with an Indian theme. After winning the Best Independent Film of the latest Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 'Amal' took the grand...

Press freedom under threat : council chief

""There are at least three cases that came under the spotlight recently, including the trial of columnist Besihar Lubis who is facing an eight-month jail sentence for a column in Koran Tempo daily considered to have insulted the public prosecutors` office as an institution,"...

What the moderate Arab world is

"In the second of two pieces examining Iran's rising regional role, Amal Saad-Ghorayeb* argues that attempts by "moderate" Arab leaders to whip up popular fear of Iran are US-orchestrated and aimed to keep in-check regional resistance to US-Israeli plans Not only does the...

Hizballah Plays Politics in Lebanon

"The Shi'a group's resignation from the cabinet could bring down the country's shaky government and threaten its fragile stability. In a normal democracy, the resignation of a few ministers wouldn't spark a constitutional crisis. But Lebanon is anything but normal — it's...

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