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Rami Al Ali becomes first Syrian in Paris fashion programme

Rami Al Ali becomes first Syrian in Paris fashion programme

Syrian couturier Rami Al Ali made history Thursday as the first fashion designer from his country to feature in the official Paris Haute Couture Week...

11.07.2025 4

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By Adam Plowright

US-backed Gaza aid group says people 'desperately need more aid'

A privately run aid organisation brought in to distribute food rations in war-hit Gaza last month with US and Israeli backing said Saturday that...

23.06.2025 2

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Netanyahu's other battle: swinging Trump and US behind Iran war

Since launching air strikes on Iran last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been working to pull President Donald Trump into the war,...

21.06.2025 3

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Jafar Panahi: Iran's dissident director who lives for cinema

Iranian director Jafar Panahi, who won the top prize at the Cannes film festival on Saturday, is a twice-jailed arthouse cinema veteran whose films...

25.05.2025 2

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Hijabs onscreen, critics offscreen for Iran film in Cannes

A state-approved Iranian movie featuring women constantly in headscarves premiered at the Cannes film festival on Thursday, with director Saeed...

23.05.2025 2

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By Adam Plowright