Lawyers for New Jersey man Hadi Matar said they planned to appeal the sentence, which was the maximum possible.
The Pulitzer Prize winner argues in his new book that it is essential for art ‘to confront what’s happening right now’.
Drop a pin to guess where each Palestinian city is, and uncover its history, culture and the impact of the 1948 Nakba.
French actor Gérard Depardieu was found guilty on May 13 of sexually assaulting two women on a 2021 film set.
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In a place where natural beauty and industrial extraction collide, people are fighting for a town threatened by decline.
Nabatieh’s weekly market was destroyed in Israel’s war on Lebanon, but vendors and customers are returning.
President Donald Trump orders 100 percent tariffs on imported films and those made outside the US.
New Delhi says private sale of gems linked to the Buddha is unlawful and demands repatriation from Sotheby’s.
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The Raute face sharp population decline as they balance tradition and modern pressures.
For three decades, Abdallah Ali Sherif has been on a mission to explore Harar’s once-repressed cultural identity.
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Environmentalists carved a huge sand portrait of Donald Trump outside his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland.
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CEO of MD Entertainment wants to elevate the quality of free-to-air services after purchase of loss-making NET.TV.
During Agni Keli, a fire-throwing ritual in Mangaluru, India, shirtless men hurl burning palm fronds.
A hole-in-the-wall tea shop in West Bengal, founded by a freedom fighter, is run by customers when the owner is out.
