Egyptian, Congolese contenders vie for UNESCO top job
An Egyptian ex-minister is the favourite to become head of the UN's culture agency, but his Congolese rival says bets ...
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Living in ‘sin’? Ronaldo, Rodriguez highlight Saudi double standard
When Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez announced their engagement this month, two things stood out: the outsized diamond ring, and ...
Eddie Palmieri, Latin music trailblazer, dies at 88
Eddie Palmieri, who revolutionized Latin music and played a major role in the salsa explosion in New York City, passed ...
Lavish ‘Grand Mariage’ weddings celebrate Comoros tradition, society
It is wedding season in the Comoros, when the diaspora return to the tiny Indian Ocean islands for days-long celebrations ...
Puppet ban in Indonesian capital threatens buskers’ livelihoods
In the sweltering streets of Jakarta, buskers carry towering, hollow puppets and pass around a bucket for donations. Now, they ...
W.Sahara film festival urges Nolan to drop scenes shot in disputed territory
The Sahara International Film Festival has called on director Christopher Nolan to exclude scenes filmed in Western Sahara from his ...
‘Happy people’: folk festivals punctuate Greek summer life
It's midnight in the Aegean Sea but on the Greek island of Ikaria, in the courtyard of the church of ...
Lebanon mourns Ziad Rahbani, enfant terrible of stage and song
Lebanon mourned musician and composer Ziad Rahbani, son of iconic singer Fairuz and a musical pioneer in his own right, ...
Comic-Con showcases scenes from a new series inspired by the “Alien” universe
A large number of fans of the “Alien” film series attended a screening of scenes from the first episode of ...
Italy concert of pro-Putin conductor Gergiev cancelled
Italy's Royal Palace of Caserta announced on Monday that it was cancelling a weekend concert of pro-Kremlin maestro Valery Gergiev ...
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