Palestinian Christians deprived of celebrating ChristmasPalestinian Christians deprived of celebrating Christmas

BEIRUT - Due to the ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip and amidst the Israeli restrictions the manifestations of Christian celebrations on the occasion of Christmas in Palestine have disappeared.

Meanwhile, the patriarchs and heads of churches in occupied Jerusalem have decided to limit the festivities and revival of rituals out of respect for

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The Israeli army launched an airstrike in the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, the first such attack since a ceasefire agreement last month, Lebanese media said, Anadolu reported.

The Israeli strike targeted an area between the towns of Talia and Hizzine in the Baalbek district, the state news agency NNA reported.

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Afghan Taliban vow to retaliate after Pakistani air strikes kill dozens Afghan Taliban vow to retaliate after Pakistani air strikes kill dozens 

Pakistan air strikes in an eastern border province of Afghanistan killed 46 people, the Taliban government spokesman told AFP on Wednesday, as the defense ministry vowed retaliation.

The strikes were the latest spike in hostilities on the frontier between Afghanistan and Pakistan, with border tensions between the two countries escalating since the

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IAF to screen Adam Elliot&s &Memoir of a Snail&IAF to screen Adam Elliot’s “Memoir of a Snail”

TEHRAN-The 2024 animation “Memoir of a Snail” will be screened at the Naseri Hall of the Iranian Artists Forum (IAF) in Tehran on Thursday.

An Australian adult stop-motion animated tragicomedy film, it is written, produced, and directed by Adam Elliot.

It stars the voices of Sarah Snook, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Eric Bana, Magda Szubanski, Dominique Pinon,

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10 Iranian short films, animations participate in Spanish festival10 Iranian short films, animations participate in Spanish festival

TEHRAN-Ten short films and animations from Iran are present at the 25th Salas de los Infantes Short Film Festival in Burgos, Spain, from December 26 to 28.

The Iranian participants include “Command” directed by Farshid Abdi, “The Pure” by Masoud Mashouf, “Life’s Wheel” by Zahra Hosseini, “The Endings” by Daniel Ghasemian, Mehr news reported.

The

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&Doctor Zhivago& to debut in new Persian translation“Doctor Zhivago” to debut in new Persian translation

TEHRAN- A new Persian translation of Russian poet and novelist Boris Pasternak’s "Doctor Zhivago" by Iranian translator Abtin Golkar is set to hit the book market soon. 

"The reason I began translating 'Doctor Zhivago' is that the older translations, which were made over 50 years ago using intermediary languages, were not of good quality and the

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