Rome – Abdul Rahman Bitar - An old hand of German music, Kurt Masur (83 years) conducted the inveterate Santa Cecilia Orchestra this week in Rome playing his favorite composers starting with Genoveva...
SANTO DOMINGO - Screen star Angelina Jolie on Monday visited Haitian children being treated in the neighboring Dominican Republic after the devastating earthquake in their homeland killed more than...
Abu Dhabi, – The Sheikh Zayed Book Award for “Literature” went this year to Hafnaoui Baali from Algeria for his book “Comparative Cultural Criticism- an Introduction” (published by Arab Scientific...
TEHRAN, Farhad Pouladi - Iran cut ties with the British Museum on Sunday in protest at repeated delays in the loan to Tehran of an ancient Persian treasure, the Cyrus Cylinder, a senior official...
LOS ANGELES- Romantic tearjerker "Dear John" overcame scathing reviews to end "Avatar's" seven-week reign at the top of the North American box office this weekend, estimated figures showed Sunday....
DAMASCUS, Rached Issa - Overseas, "The Long Night" has garnered critical acclaim and awards, but at home in Syria censors remain nervous about permitting the screening of a film on the topic of...
LOS ANGELES- Canadian singer and poet Leonard Cohen will delay his European tour by six months after the 75-year-old injured his back while exercising, his promoters said Saturday.
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Parco della Musica in Rome stunned by the star of classical music emerging from Venezuela’s hinterland Rome – Abdul Rahman Bitar - When they said the concert of the season will be given in Rome by...
NEW YORK - Previously unpublished black and white photos of a laughing, stylishly dressed Marilyn Monroe visiting the poet Carl Sandburg in New York almost half a century ago went on sale Friday....
PARIS, Emilie Bickerton - Longevity is rare in an industry of ready-made stars and one-hit-wonders, but Sade of "Smooth Operator" fame is back after a decade away with a new album out February 9....
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