No, Corporate Greed Is Not The Cause Of Inflation

zerohedge.com No, Corporate Greed Is Not The Cause Of Inflation Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, Corporate greed is not causing inflation, despite the claims of…

Oil Futures Rise on Middle-East Tensions, OPEC+ Hopes

barrons.com Crude futures rise amid growing tensions in the Middle East after an Israeli strike in Rafah killed dozens of civilians and a cross-border clash between Israeli and Egyptian…

K-Films Amérique Takes Canadian Rights to Chakib Taleb-Bendiab’s Child Kidnapping Thriller ‘Algiers’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Montreal-based distributor K-Films Amérique has acquired Canadian rights to Algerian multi-hyphenate Chakib Taleb Bendiab’s upcoming thriller “Algiers” that delves into the…

Absurd: Radical Leftist Rashida Tlaib Speaks At Conference Connected With Terrorist Group

zerohedge.com Absurd: Radical Leftist Rashida Tlaib Speaks At Conference Connected With Terrorist Group Rashida Tlaib, a Congresswoman from Detroit and a member of the Democratic…

‘The Good Wife’ Gets Arabic Adaptation on MBC’s Shahid Streamer With Star Hend Sabri in Lead Role

variety.com Leading Middle East network MBC Group has ordered an Arabic redo of “The Good Wife” set in Egypt with Tunisian-Egyptian star Hend Sabri (“Finding Ola”) in the lead role.…

Hamas fires rockets into Israel as ceasefire talks set to resume

semafor.com Insights from Haaretz, BBC, and UN News The News Hamas launched at least eight rockets from Gaza aimed at Tel Aviv, the first attack on the central Israeli city since…

Video that appears to show IDF soldier threatening mutiny in Gaza shared by son of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, say reports

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‘To Be America’s Friend Is Fatal’: A Current Overview

nakedcapitalism.com “It may be dangerous to be America’s enemy, but to be America’s friend is fatal.” When one looks today out over the carnage and destruction on the periphery of a declining…

What journalists and independent creators can learn from each other

niemanlab.org AUSTIN — The International Symposium on Online Journalism is, by definition, a celebration of the craft of journalism. But this year there was also an overall examination of…

J.D. Vance condemned neocons

reason.com Sen. J.D. Vance (R–Ohio.) believes that American neoconservatives have caused 40 years of "disasters" in the Middle East. But he's doubling down on exactly the vision…

Want to Divest From Israel? Better Get Rid of Your iPhone

newsweek.com In the months since the Hamas pogrom of Oct. 7, Israel's exercise of its legitimate right of self-defense has resulted in a campaign of vilification against the Jewish…

Israel is losing the diplomatic war

newsweek.com Israeli leaders have been left rattled by a difficult week of diplomatic developments related to their ongoing war against Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in the…

WATCH LIVE: Leaders of Rutgers, UCLA, Northwestern testify on antisemitism on college campuses in House hearing

pbs.org House Republicans have summoned the leaders of Northwestern University and Rutgers University to testify about concessions they gave to pro-Palestinian protesters to end…

The Arab League's Perpetual Dilemma

newsweek.com Founded in 1945, the Arab League has always aimed for pan-national aspirations, regional coordination, and peace. However, crisis after crisis has seen it act more as a…

ICC warrant requests for Israeli and Hamas leaders: What happens now?

theweek.com This week, International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan announced his office had requested arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense…

Mad Solutions Takes Arab Theatrical Distribution and World Sales On Chakib Taleb-Bendiab’s Child Kidnapping Thriller ‘Algiers’ (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Pan-Arab distributor Mad Solutions has acquired world rights to Algerian multi-hyphenate Chakib Taleb Bendiab’s upcoming thriller “Algiers” that delves into the local…

Saadiyat Cultural District Abu Dhabi: One of the greatest concentrations of cultural institutions is on track for 2025 completion, showcasing Abu Dhabi's…

benzinga.com ABU DHABI, UAE, May 22, 2024 /CNW/ -- The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has today reaffirmed that Saadiyat Cultural District, along with its…

Biden wants a defense pact with Saudi Arabia while 9/11 victims are suing the kingdom

reason.com American troops might be pledged to defend Saudi territory soon. President Joe Biden is seeking a "mega-deal" that would bind the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Israel…

Mainstream Finally Gets It... The AI Investment Play Isn't Tech, It's Energy

zerohedge.com Mainstream Finally Gets It... The AI Investment Play Isn't Tech, It's Energy Almost two months ago, we highlighted what we called at the time 'The Next AI Trade' - that in…

Netanyahu Accuses ICC of ‘Pouring Gasoline on the Fires of Anti-Semitism’ in First US TV Interview Since Arrest Warrant

mediaite.com Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu accused the International Criminal Court of “pouring gasoline on the fires of anti-Semitism” by issuing arrest warrants for…

From the History of Israel−Palestine Conflict: The First Palestinian Intifada Against the State of Israel (1987−1993) and its Political Consequences

nakedcapitalism.com Yves here. The conflict in Goza is both protracted and intractable. The earlier chapters in the Israel-Palestine struggle over the land between the river and the sea help…

Leading Actors, Filmmakers Talk Representation and Uplifting Diverse Voices at Red Sea Women in Cinema Summit at Cannes

variety.com For one of this year’s Variety Global Conversations Summit at Cannes, a group of leading women actors and filmmakers from around the world joined Variety’s Nick Vivarelli to…

Pro-Palestinian campus protests are evolving. Here's what to watch

pbs.org Classes may be over and dorms emptied out for the summer, but the dramatic student support for Palestinian solidarity on a number of campuses hasn’t wrapped up like final…

Saudi Arabia Elected as Chair of the ALECSO Executive Council until 2026

benzinga.com JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia , May 20, 2024 /CNW/ -- Saudi Arabia has been elected to chair the Executive Council of the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific…

Saudi Arabia's historic first swimsuit show in photos

newsweek.com Saudi Arabia hosted its first swimsuit fashion show on Friday, marking a notable cultural shift in a country where women were required to wear body-covering abaya robes just…

Airstrike kills 27 in central Gaza as Israel's leaders air wartime divisions

pbs.org DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed 27 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, and fighting with Hamas raged across the north on Sunday…

Israel's Netanyahu faces growing pressure over Gaza plan from his own war cabinet

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article Pressure is mounting on Benjamin Netanyahu to change course…

Benny Gantz threatens to leave Israel’s war cabinet if Netanyahu doesn’t meet demands, warning against ‘path of fanatics’ that will lead to the ‘abyss’

fortune.com Benny Gantz, an Israeli opposition leader in the country’s three-man war cabinet, said Saturday that if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t offer a new plan to bring…

Member of Israel's war cabinet threatens to quit over Gaza strategy

pbs.org DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Benny Gantz, a popular centrist member of Israel’s three-member War Cabinet, threatened Saturday to resign from the government if it doesn’t…

‘La Belle de Gaza’ Review: Documentary About Palestinian Trans Women in Israel Falls Short

hollywoodreporter.com Somewhere in Yolande Zauberman’s overly diffuse documentary La Belle de Gaza is a sturdier and more clarifying film. But as it stands, the project, which premiered at…

Syrian ‘The Cello’ Actor Samer Ismail Signs With MAD Celebrity

deadline.com Syrian actor Samer Ismail, whose international roles include Darren Lynn Bousman’s Saudi shot horror movie The Cello, has signed with talent management and promotional…

College students who protested and those who didn't share in disappointment at response from schools

nbcnews.com Create your free profile or log in to save this article Create your free profile or log in to save this article After a semester marked by sweeping protests on college…

‘Goodbye Julia,’ ‘Four Daughters’ Stand Out at Critics Awards for Arab Films Handed Out in Cannes

variety.com Sudanese first-timer Mohamed Kordofani’s “Goodbye Julia,” a timely morality tale that takes place just before the 2011 secession of South Sudan, has won top awards for both…

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin is about to fly people to space for the first time in 2 years. Here's why it took so long

aol.com None Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin plans to launch a crewed rocket for the first time in nearly two years. • None The New Shepard rocket was grounded for months after a failed…

Immigrants are vastly underrepresented in elected office. This program is trying to change that

pbs.org DEARBORN, Michigan — Rima Mohammad knew going in that running for a seat on the Ann Arbor Public Schools Board of Education would be challenging. As a Palestinian American,…

‘The Belle From Gaza’ Review: A Blinkered Search for a Palestinian Trans Woman in Israel

variety.com The transgender subjects of “The Belle from Gaza” speak with a disarming frankness. This in turn implies the approachable and intimate nature of its production, but any…

In Gaza, war means no formal education for hundreds of thousands of students

pbs.org DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) — Atef Al-Buhaisi, 6, once dreamed of a career building houses. Now, all he craves is to return to school. In Israel’s war with Hamas, Atef’s home…

It's Not Too Late for the U.S. To Give Palestinians Hope for Statehood

newsweek.com Earlier this week, the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly, 143 to 9 with 25 abstentions, to support a resolution widening the rights of the Palestinian…

‘Everybody Loves Touda’ Director Nabil Ayouch on How the Film Depicts a Moroccan Female Poet and Singer as an ‘Agent of Resistance’

variety.com French-Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch is in Cannes for the third time with “Everybody Loves Touda,” launching out of competition. The film tells the story of a young poet…

Filmax Nabs Global Rights to ‘The Light of Aisha,’ a CG Family Feature Showcasing Spain’s Rich Arab History (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Spanish sales, distribution, and production company Filmax has picked up international rights to the upcoming kids and family animated feature “The Light of Aisha” and is…

Why Handala Inspires Artists and Protesters

nytimes.com When pro-Palestinian student protesters took over Hamilton Hall at Columbia University last month and renamed it “Hind’s Hall,” the banner they unfurled contained images of…

Democrats pan Trump's play for Minnesota as a 'head fake'

nbcnews.com It hasn’t gone for a Republican since Richard Nixon in 1972. Democrats say former President Donald Trump doesn’t stand a chance there. And yet President Joe Biden's campaign…

MAD Solutions & Arab Cinema Center Founders Alaa Karkouti And Maher Diab Talk 15 Years Of Promoting Arab Cinema: “People Told Us We Were Crazy”

deadline.com It’s a momentous Cannes for Cairo-based film professionals Alaa Karkouti and Maher Diab as they mark the 15th anniversary of the creation of marketing and distribution…

Arab Films Breaking New Ground: Buzz Titles Include ‘Aïcha,’ ‘Hijra,’ ‘Siwar’

variety.com Arab cinema continues to break new ground with a fresh crop of social dramas, several of which depict female empowerment in different forms. These range from the tale of a…

Arab Filmmakers Tackle Tensions in Society: ‘We Defy Invisibility’

variety.com Saudi Arabia leads this year’s Arab cinema contingent at Cannes with pioneering director Tawfik Alzaidi’s “Norah” launching internationally from Un Certain Regard plus a…

How a French Filmmaker Traced the Journey of Trans Women From Gaza in Cannes Doc

hollywoodreporter.com It was on a backstreet in Tel Aviv while filming her last film, M — which would go on to win a César Award for best documentary — that the French documentarian Yolande…

Netanyahu Could Fire Defense Chief As Public Spat Erupts Over Gaza 'Day After'

zerohedge.com Netanyahu Could Fire Defense Chief As Public Spat Erupts Over Gaza 'Day After' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is at odds with his own defense minister Yoav Gallant after…

South Africa urges UN court to stop Israel assault on Rafah

semafor.com Semafor Signals Supported by Insights from The Washington Post, Financial Times, and Middle East Eye The News The International Court of Justice should order Israel to halt…

Arab Cinema Outfit Untamed Talent Expands And Rebrands as 75East With Shams Mohajerani on Board as Manager (EXCLUSIVE)

variety.com Untamed Talent, the recently launched Arab world management and production company led by former Mister Smith Entertainment executive Antone Saliba is rebranding as 75East…

Russia plans big dairy export push in North Africa, Middle East and Asia

aol.com Russia plans to grow its presence in the global dairy products market by increasing supplies by 15-20% annually with a big push into Arab countries - especially Algeria -…

Lawmakers urge financial regulators to take action on banking discrimination

thehill.com A group of Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate are calling on heads of the Treasury Department, Federal Reserve Board and other financial regulators to ensure…

As bad as you may think the economy is now, it’s nowhere near the 1970s

aol.com When new gross domestic product figures last month showed US economic growth slowed from recent gangbuster levels, many people diagnosed the economy as having a really ugly…

Bad news for Biden as Gaza puts foreign policy at center of 2024 election

newsweek.com Americans aren't fighting abroad in Ukraine or Gaza as they once did in Vietnam and Iraq. But growing protests over U.S. military support for Israel have increased the…

Today's Arab League Is an Indispensable Partner for Peace

newsweek.com The 33rd Summit of the Arab League will take place in Manama, Bahrain this Thursday. Many Middle East watchers in the United States consider the League be an organization…

Palestinians mark the Nakba, the original 'catastrophe' of mass expulsion

pbs.org Palestinians across the Middle East on Wednesday are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel with protests and other events at a time of…

The Cannes Concierge Who Can Get You Anything (Within Reason)

hollywoodreporter.com When it comes to being a concierge at one of the world’s great hotels, Wes Anderson and The Grand Budapest Hotel got it (mostly) right. “Of course, it’s a movie, so not…

Front Row Snaps Up World Rights For Saudi-Emirati Family Comedy ‘Al Eid Eiden’

deadline.com The film features Saudi star Fahad Al-Butairi (Telfaz11’ Al-Khallat+, The Office, From A to B) alongside actress Emirati Meerra Al Midfa (The Monster) and Egyptian actor…