BEIRUT, LEBANON - Lebanon's culture minister said on Wednesday he had asked authorities to ban hit movie "Barbie" for purportedly "promoting homosexuality", as anti-LGBTQ rhetoric soars in one of the Middle East's more liberal countries. "It was decided... to send a request to Lebanon's General Security agency... to take all necessary...
Middle East release of ‘Barbie’ delayed, may be banned in Saudi Arabia
Dubai, UAE - Vox Cinemas, the prominent Middle East exhibitor partnering with Warner Bros. for distribution, has decided to postpone the Middle East release of the popular Greta Gerwig film to August 31. Initially slated for a July 19 release – just two days before its US debut – the...Former PM Yair Lapid joins mass rally against Israel govt
The demonstration was the largest so far since Lapid's successor Benjamin Netanyahu returned to power last month at the head of the most right-wing government in the country's history. Some 100,000 protesters turned out in central Tel Aviv, filling the streets with blue and white national flags.Israelis protest against Netanyahu ‘government of shame’
Braving rain, tens of thousands of people protested in Tel Aviv against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new right-wing government, which critics fear could threaten Israeli democracy. Chanting "bring down the dictator" protestors brandished signs with slogan decrying a "government of shame".
Israel’s Netanyahu requests more time to form government
The November 1 election put former premier Netanyahu in a position to form a stable, right-wing government, ending an unprecedented period of political deadlock that forced five elections in less than four years. Netanyahu's 28-day mandate expires at midnight (2200 GMT) Sunday, but late Thursday he asked Herzog for more...
Israel’s Netanyahu nears coalition after far-right deal
With 32 members of Netanyahu's Likud party and seven Religious Zionism lawmakers in Israel's 120-seat parliament, the former premier still needs to bring two ultra-Orthodox parties into his future government to secure a majority. The deal with Religious Zionism will see the faction receiving the finance ministry in a rotation...Macron says ‘must not politicize sport’ ahead of Qatar World Cup
"I think we must not politicize sport," said Macron, whose national team is defending the title they won in Russia in 2018. "These questions must be addressed when hosting the event is decided," he told reporters in Bangkok, where he is attending a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
