International Film Festival of Algiers to become annual event

The International Film Festival of Algiers, which coincides this year with the Pan-African Cultural Festival, is set to become an annual event, said Tuesday here head of Pan-African Festival’s Cinema Department Mourad Ait-Oumeziane.
Algeria has become “cultural crossroads of the African continent, as in addition to cinema, other artistic genres, including theatre, music and dance [...]

8,000 artists celebrate in Panafrican Festival

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — From superstars to tribal dancers, thousands of African artists are celebrating their troubled continent’s culture and potential in an epic festival — and looking back at what they’ve accomplished and squandered in four decades of freedom from colonial rule.
It’s been 40 years since the first Panafrican Festival in Algiers. Since then, [...]

Pop Legend Michael Jackson Dead at 50

Music icon Michael Jackson, whose fame spanned from his childhood with the legendary Jackson 5 to a superstar solo career that earned him the nickname ‘King of Pop,’ died Thursday afternoon at a Los Angeles hospital. He was 50.
His brother Jermaine Jackson confirmed Jackson’s death from suspected cardiac arrest at a press conference Thursday evening.
Jermaine [...]

Algeria to Host 2nd Pan-African Cultural Festival

One of the best kept secrets on the African continent this year is the 2nd Pan-African Cultural Festival of Algiers, taking place in the north African country 40 years after it hosted the first one.
The culture festival, to be held from 5-20 July 2009, is an official function of the African Union, authorized at the [...]

Upset over Carradine body photo

David Carradine was 72 when he died

The family of Kill Bill star David Carradine has said it is

“profoundly disturbed” after images of the actor’s body were
printed in a Thai newspaper.
The leaked pictures, which Thai police said are probably forensic
photos, reportedly show the actor’s body in the Thai hotel room
where he died.
His half-brother, actor Keith [...]

Famous TV reporter announces departure from Al Jazeera

The famous TV presenter Youssri Fouda yesterday announced his departure from Al Jazeera channel through an article posted on the “Seventh Day” newspaper with a sticking headline which reads” The hardest decision that ought to be taken.. Bye Al Jazeera”.

The counts among a series of others to follow set to be released on weekly [...]

‘Kung Fu’ Actor David Carradine Found Dead in Bangkok

David Carradine
American actor David Carradine has been found dead in a hotel room in the Thai capital Bangkok, where he was filming a new movie. He was 72.
It is not clear how the actor died. He was best known as the star of the 1970s U.S. television series “Kung Fu” and his film roles [...]

MIDDLE EAST: Regional reform to tackle economic crisis

In a bid to enhance the impact of educational reforms on social and economic development in the Middle East, a new regional reform roadmap has been developed that combines higher education, research and private investment for promoting innovation-based development.
This roadmap was formulated by leading scientists from the region, the diaspora, top executives, science and technology [...]

Yemen, Algeria discuss technical, vocational training cooperation

SANA’A, May 24 (Saba) – Minister of Technical Education and Vocational Training Ibrahim Hajri held Sunday talks with the Algerian vocational training delegation, headed by Samsoum Aisha, prospects of bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the field of technical education and ways of reinforcing them.
Algerian delegation will participate in the meetings of the [...]

Suzanne Tamim: Murder that gripped the Middle East

By Christian Fraser [...]