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Manhattan moves to Doha for Tribeca film festival

AFP Global Edition 8 days ago

A part of Manhattan and Hollywood stars moved to Qatar with the glittering opening night of the inaugural "Doha Tribeca Film Festival." Martin Scorsese and Ben Kingsley were among the stars Thursday who graced the digital red carpet at the entrance of ...

Clinton to meet Abbas, Netanyahu in Middle East

Reuters US Online Report Politics News 9 days ago

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas when she travels to the Middle East this weekend, a U.S. official said. "She will have meetings in the region this ...

Clinton to hold talks in Mideast at weekend: official

AFP American Edition 9 days ago

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold weekend talks with the Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the Middle East to work through "challenges" in the quest for peace, an official said Thursday. Clinton will meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and ...

U.S. envoy back in Jerusalem to pursue peace talks

Reuters US Online Report World News 9 days ago

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - U.S. Middle East Envoy George Mitchell returned to Jerusalem Thursday, in advance of a visit by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to try to revive Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations. Israeli and Palestinian officials have held out little chance of an ...

Doha has a taste of Manhattan in first film festival

AFP Global Edition 9 days ago

Qatar will have a taste of Manhattan on Thursday at the opening of the emirate's first major cinema event, the "Doha Tribeca Film Festival" -- featuring Robert De Niro, Martin Scorsese and Ben Kingsley. The brand new festival kicks off with the ...

Dubai auction sets highest guide price for Arab artist

AFP Global Edition 12 days ago

Auction house Christie's has set the highest ever guide price for a work by an Arab artist by putting a value of 600,000 to 800,000 dollars on a double calligraphy by Egyptian artist Ahmed Mustafa. His "Remembrance and Gratitude" will go under ...

Thousands race in Egypt to combat breast cancer

AP Features 14 days ago

Thousands of runners and walkers have participated in the Middle East's first-ever international Race for the Cure to raise awareness about breast cancer. Saturday's race took place near Egypt's legendary Great Pyramids at Giza and included participants from all over the world. ...

Mitchell Maine

AP News 15 days ago

Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell speaks to a reporter, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2009, in Waterville, Maine. Mitchell, President Obama's special envoy to the Middle East, discussed his experiences as a negotiator while visiting Colby College in his hometown in Maine. He said ...

U.S. presses Israel, Palestinians on peace talks

Reuters US Online Report Politics News 15 days ago

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration pressed Israel and the Palestinians on Thursday to do more to help relaunch long-stalled peace talks after the latest flurry of U.S. diplomacy failed to yield any sign of a breakthrough. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ...

Clinton gives downbeat report on Middle East to Obama

AFP American Edition 15 days ago

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered President Barack Obama a downbeat report on Thursday on his administration's so-far frustrated efforts to forge Middle East peace. Clinton met the president in the Oval Office to deliver a keenly anticipated progress update on ...

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