Damascus Journal: A Lebanese Diva, Performing in Syria, Creates Drama in More Ways Than One
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Fayrouz, the great Lebanese diva, returned to Damascus for the first time in three decades, a performance some considered a betrayal.
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When Israeli director Natalie Assouline  told Palestinian women convicted of taking part in suicide bomb  plots that she wanted to make a film about them, they thought  she was crazy.
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The Metropolitan Operaâs current production of âCarmenâ offers a kind of tension: between the essential actions of the story and the gaily bustling pageantry of Franco Zeffirelliâs 1996 staging.
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Segolene Royal took her campaign to become France's first female president into the tumultuous Lebanese capital Thursday, launching a Middle East trip seen as a test of her foreign policy savvy.
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The sensuous actress who has taken over the world with not only her beauty and charm but with oodles of talent too.
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Critics tie the Hariri assassination to Syria's efforts to keep control over Lebanon
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The isolation of Syria appears to be breaking as Damascus seeks deals with the Saudis and the Lebanese.
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The Libyan contestant in a Pan-Arab version of the "Pop Idol" contest has generated a wave of adulation which has caused amazement in his home country, says Rana Jawad.
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'Persepolis' tells the story of an Iranian girl caught between two warring cultures.
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Lebanese diva Fayrouz performed in Beirut again at last, and her country, it seemed, had never needed her more.
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SALFIT, West Bank -- Worn down by four years of bloody conflict with Israel, Palestinians found a welcome diversion yesterday: Watching Ammar Hassan, one of their own, compete for the title of best singer in the Arab world.
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In the Beirut beauty salon where most of âCaramelâ takes place, women of various shapes, sizes, ages and backgrounds gather to bond and gossip.
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A Libyan singer has won the Arab version of the Super Star singing competition staged in the Lebanese capital. Edging out Palestinian Ammar Hasan, Ayman al-Athar persuaded a majority of the 3.2 million viewers
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In person, thereÂs a quality of indomitable exuberance about Sushmita Sen which renders itself well to the roles that she does.
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Lebanese Christian Mona Mehanna protested on March 14 last year to end Syria's hegemony in Lebanon. This year she is on the streets again, protesting with a group that enjoys Syrian support.
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JERUSALEM -- Seeing a chance to add diplomatic credentials to her bid for France's presidency, S&#xE9;gol&#xE8;ne Royal jumped into the intricacies of the Middle East crisis with gusto -- only to get tripped up in Lebanon.
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The starlet will perform in Mumbai's Tulip Star.