LOS ANGELES — Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic Oppenheimer is the big winner of the 96th Oscars after scooping seven awards including best picture and best actor for Cillian Murphy. The film, which had 13 nominations, also wins best supporting actor for Robert Downey Jr, as well as best director for Christopher Nolan, plus film editing, […]
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LOS ANGELES — There was little mention of politics at Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, but there were multiple calls for global peace. Upon winning the Academy Award for best international feature for the Auschwitz-set drama “The Zone of Interest,” filmmaker Jonathan Glazer said in his acceptance speech, “Our film shows where dehumanization leads, at its worst.”
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The government of Iraq has asked the UN to end its decades-long political mission to the country by 2025, stating that the force is no longer necessary, according to a letter seen by AFP on Friday. In the document sent to the Security Council, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani described what he said were
Saudi Arabia’s Donia Abu Talib has qualified for the Paris Olympics in Taekwondo [Getty] There was more Olympics action in the Arab world as Donia Abu Talib carves out a path for Saudi women in taekwondo, while Ahmed Hafnaoui has doubts about defending his swimming title due to injury. Meanwhile, former Kuwaiti Olympic power broker
Israel’s evacuation orders to Palestinian civilians trapped in the southern Gazan city of Rafah are “unacceptable”, EU chief Charles Michel wrote Saturday on X, formerly Twitter. Earlier Saturday, Israel’s military ordered Palestinians to leave more areas of eastern Rafah and the northern Gaza Strip as it pressed ahead with its fight against Hamas militants. “Evacuation
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The UAE maintains that its diplomatic relations with Israel has allowed it to get aid into Gaza [Getty] The United Arab Emirates hit out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday after the Israeli leader said the Gulf state could be involved in aiding a future government in Gaza after the war. The prominent
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Conditions for Palestinians held in Israeli jails and detention facilities are said to have deteriorated since the Gaza war [file photo/GETTY] Palestinians detained in Israeli military camps are subjected to horrific conditions and subject to abuse, including being put in stress positions, having limbs amputated and forced to wear diapers, an investigation has found. Since October,
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How do Arabic question words (also known as Interrogative Particles) work in Modern Standard Arabic? Who? What? When? Where?… The post Arabic Question words in MSA (Interrogative Particles) appeared first on The Arabic Learner. Source link
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LOS ANGELES — More than two decades after winning his first Oscar, Japan’s revered animator Hayao Miyazaki has done it again. The Boy and the Heron beat Disney’s Elemental and Spider-Man Across the Spider-verse to win the Best Animated Feature Film prize. The 83-year-old also won the Golden Globe for the same film last January.
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