(Beirut) – Qatari authorities have discriminated against members of the Baha’i faith, including with unlawful detentions, based solely on their religious identity, Human Rights Watch said today.
Qatari authorities arrested and detained Remy…
Blog
-
Dissident Iranian Filmmaker Panahi Wins At Cannes, Vows To Return To Tehran
Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, often imprisoned in his home country and for years banned from traveling abroad, on May 24 won the Palme d’Or, the top award at the Cannes Film Festival in France.
It was the second year in a row that an…
Continue Reading
-
Michael Schumacher: German’s Monaco Grand Prix-winning Ferrari from 2001 sold for £13.43m
The Ferrari driven to victory by Formula One legend Michael Schumacher at the 2001 Monaco Grand Prix has been sold for 15.98m euros (£13.43m) at auction.
He also raced in the F2001 to win the Hungarian Grand Prix and clinch the fourth of his…
Continue Reading
-
Iraq’s first ever director in Cannes wins best feature debut
Hasan Hadi, the first filmmaker from Iraq to be selected for the prestigious Cannes Festival, on Saturday won a top prize for his childhood adventure under economic sanctions in “The President’s Cake”.
His first feature-length film follows…
Continue Reading
-
Iranian truckers extend strike into third day as fuel, freight grievances mount
Truck drivers across Iran staged a third consecutive day of strikes on Saturday, with videos sent to Iran International showing a broad and coordinated stoppage from Isfahan and Borujerd to Mashhad and ports in the south.
The strike, called by the…
Continue Reading
-
Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa sworn in for full term, promising a crackdown on gangs | Elections News
The right-wing Noboa had defeated left-wing candidate Luisa Gonzalez amid allegations of electoral fraud.
Daniel Noboa, Ecuador’s youngest-ever president and heir to a prominent banana-exporting fortune, has been sworn in for his first full term…
Continue Reading
-
Suspected sabotage causes Cannes Film Festival power cut ‘meltdown’
Cannes faced a citywide power cut on Saturday, disrupting the prestigious film festival and closing restaurants, and businesses.
French police are investigating suspected arson as the cause of the outage, after a a substation in the village of…
Continue Reading
-
Dissident Iranian filmmaker Panahi wins Cannes top prize
Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, using his acceptance speech to urge his country to unite for “freedom”.
The latest film from the 64-year-old, “It Was Just an Accident”,…
Continue Reading
-
Iranian filmmaker Panahi urges ‘freedom’ as he wins Cannes top prize
Iranian dissident director Jafar Panahi won the Palme d’Or top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, using his acceptance speech to urge his country to unite for “freedom”.
The latest film from the 64-year-old, “It Was Just an Accident”,…
Continue Reading
-
"This has been a really wonderful experience": Jeremy Strong on serving as Cannes jury
Cannes [France], May 25 (ANI): Actor Jeremy Strong reflected on his past 11 days as a member of the Cannes Film Festival competition jury, comparing it to the process of choosing a new pope as depicted in the Oscar-nominated film ‘Conclave’.
‘I…
Continue Reading