Iran mulls US peace plan as Hormuz strikes threaten ceasefire
Trump has threatened to further escalate the conflict if Iran does not respond positively to the latest US proposal to end the crisis in the strait.
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بمناسبة مئوية المخرج المصري العالمي يوسف شاهين، يخصّص برنامج "ثقافة" سلسلة حلقات خاصة تسلّط الضوء على مسيرته السينمائية الحافلة، التي شكّلت علامة فارقة في تاريخ السينما العربية والعالمية. في هذه الحلقة، تستضيف ليانا صالح المخرج والكاتب باسل رمسيس للتعرف على كتابه الأخير "صرخة قناوي الأخيرة" الذي يتخذ من جملة أنا هاوريكم التي أطلقها قناوي في المشهد الختامي من باب الحديد مدخلا لقراءة مشروع شاهين…
فيينا تفرض إجراءات أمنية مشددة خشية احتجاجات عنيفة مناهضة لمشاركة إسرائيل في "يوروفيجن"
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مهرجان كان السينمائي يضم الممثلة الأمريكية ديمي مور إلى لجنة تحكيم دورته الـ79
قالت اللجنة المنظمة لمهرجان كان السينمائي، إنها ضمت الممثلة الأمريكية ديمي مور إلى لجنة تحكيم نسختها التاسعة والسبعين المقررة في الفترة من 12 إلى 23 مايو/أيار.
"رسالة صمود" رغم الحرب... انطلاق معرض الدوحة الدولي للكتاب بمشاركة 36 دولة في 14 مايو
أعلنت وزارة الثقافة القطرية الإثنين انطلاق الدورة الخامسة والثلاثين لمعرض الدوحة الدولي للكتاب في 14 مايو/أيار، بمشاركة أكثر من 36 دولة تمثلها نحو 515 دار نشر موزعة على 910 أجنحة. وأكد مدير المعرض أن إقامة الفعالية في ظل "الظروف الاستثنائية" التي تمر بها المنطقة جراء الحرب الأمريكية الإسرائيلية على إيران، تمثل "رسالة صمود" تؤكد أن قطر تضع "المعرفة فوق كل اعتبار".
"شاهين ليه؟": سلسلة أفلام وثائقية أنجزتها منى غندور عن يوسف شاهين
بمناسبة مئوية المخرج المصري العالمي يوسف شاهين، يخصّص برنامج "ثقافة" سلسلة حلقات خاصة تسلّط الضوء على مسيرته السينمائية الحافلة، التي شكّلت علامة فارقة في تاريخ السينما العربية والعالمية. في هذه الحلقة، تستضيف ليانا صالح المخرجة والصحفية منى غندور التي أنجزت سلسلة أفلام وثائقية عام 2008. سلسة لا نتابع فيها سيرة شاهين فقط بل نعيش معه لحظات نادرة ونتعرف فيها عن قرب على عالمه ورؤيته للفن والسينما…
ما مكانة الأدب الأفريقي في العالم العربي؟
في هذا العدد الخاص من برنامج “ثقافة”، الذي تقدمه لكم ليانا صالح من قلب مدينة مراكش المغربية خلال تغطية فعاليات مهرجان الكتاب الإفريقي، نفتح النقاش حول مكانة الأدب الإفريقي في العالم العربي، وذلك مع الشاعرة والكاتبة المصرية إيمان مرسال، والكاتب والمسرحي المغربي إدريس كسيكس.
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