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  • UAE to raise standard of education

    The announcement of the UAE's Ministry of Education about the School Leadership Project to raise standards in the country's education sector is an important initiative which needs to be highly commended, a UAE daily has said. "Over the next five years, 700 education professionals in public schools in the UAE will undergo rigorous training in international best practices in teaching to set the ...

  • 64 climbers including first ever Saudi Arabian woman scale Mount Everest from Nepal

    This handout picture taken by Miura Dolphins on May 16, 2013 shows 80-year-old Japanese adventurer Yuichiro Miura (R), accompanied by his son Gota (L), leaving Base Camp to begin his ascent of Mount Everest in Nepal. Miura is trying to get back a Guinness World Record that he first held in 2003 when he became the oldest man to climb ...

  • legal issues surrounding any capture of al-Gadhafi

    legal issues surrounding any capture of al-Gadhafi Libya, Politics, 8/26/2011 Amnesty International yesterday addressed the question of "What should happen to Colonel al-Gadhafi upon his capture?" saying in the report "Colonel al-Gadhafi must be given a fair trial. This is essential so that his victims in Libya can see justice being done. Everyone should be brought to justice, ...

  • Pro-Gadhafi soldiers and rebels abuse of detainees

    Pro-Gadhafi soldiers and rebels abuse of detainees Libya, Politics, 8/26/2011 Amnesty International reported yesterday that it has gathered powerful testimonies from survivors of abuse at the hands of both pro-Gadhafi soldiers and rebel forces, in and around the town of Az-Zawiya. Amnesty International met on Tuesday with "officials at Bir Tirfas School which is now being used to ...

  • El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state

    El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian officials. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked the president of El Salvador for the recognition, expressing hope that it will bolster bilateral relations. Foreign Minister Riyad Malki had ...

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Black Snake Moan

Black Snake Moan

It may have been hard out there for a pimp in Craig Brewer's 2005 Sundance fave Hustle & Flow, but it's even harder out there for an angry, sexed-up spitfire named Rae (Christina Ricci) in his follow-up Black Snake Moan, a neo-exploitation fable that is so conscious ... ...

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  • Syrian cartoonist beaten savagely

    Syrian cartoonist beaten savagely Syria, Politics, 8/26/2011 Reporters Without Borders reported that the famous cartoonist Ali Ferzat's torture while abducted for several hours today in Damascus and the woman journalist Hanadi Zahlout's torture while in detention are typical of the way the regime treats those who challenge its propaganda and express views different from its own. ...

  • US officials meet the Libya Contact Group at historic time

    US officials meet the Libya Contact Group at historic time Libya-USA, Politics, 8/26/2011 US Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns led the U.S. delegation to the August 25 Libya Contact Group meeting in Istanbul, where representatives from 28 countries, the UN, EU, NATO, AU, OIC, Arab League and GCC came together to demonstrate the international community's firm commitment to ...

  • Hot weather and fast does not keep Iranians from Quds Day established by imam Khomeini

    Hot weather and fast does not keep Iranians from Quds Day established by imam Khomeini Palestine-Iran, Politics, 8/26/2011 Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today Zionist regime's existence "is not merely a threat to the Palestinian and the entire regional nations, rather its establishment and continued survival contrast interests, independence and dignity of all ...

  • Gandhian protest is more relevant in Palestine Shaath

    Gandhian protest is 'more relevant' in Palestine: Shaath Palestine-India, Politics, 8/26/2011 Terming the Gandhian way of protest as "more relevant" in Palestine, its ambassador Nabeel Shaath yesterday said Mahatma Gandhi has inspired the new generation in his homeland to carry out their struggle in a non-violent way. IRNA reported him saying the "Gandhian formula ...

  • China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date 2482011 Time 2334

    China Announces Its Full Support of Palestinian Move Date : 24/8/2011 Time : 23:34 Palestine-China, Politics, 8/26/2011 The Chinese Middle East envoy to the peace process, Wu Sike, transferred on Wednesday a message from the Chinese leadership confirming China's full support for the Palestinian UN bid in a meeting with Presidential General Secretary, Tayyeb Abdul Rahim, in the ...

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