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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 644

Eric RANDOLPH

Saudi fashion designer Reem Alsabhan stands in front of mannequins at her workshop in Riyadh on March 1, 2023. (Fayez Nureldine / AFP)
July 6, 2023, 8:53 am
Fashion is Saudi Arabia’s latest tool to remake reputation
With 1st Saudi designer set to show in Paris Fashion Week, kingdom sees big opportunity in luxury wear despite repression of women’s rights, LGBTQ community
By Eric RANDOLPH
Hollywood actresses and others, part of a group of "silence breakers" who have fought for justice by speaking out about Harvey Weinstein's sexual misconduct, gather during a press conference following Weinstein's guilty verdict in Los Angeles, California, February 25, 2020. (FREDERIC J. BROWN / AFP)
September 29, 2022, 5:32 pm
Five years after #MeToo shook the world, social change remains a work in progress
A 2017 tweet by actor Alyssa Milano triggered an enormous global wave of public sexual abuse complaints, bringing down politicians, celebrities and other influential figures
By Eric RANDOLPH and Vanessa CARRONNIER
Nan Goldin, left, and director Laura Poitras pose for photographers at the photo call of the film 'All The Beauty and the Bloodshed' during the 79th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, September 3, 2022. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP)
September 11, 2022, 7:31 pm
Film on campaign to shame Sacklers for opioid crisis wins top Venice prize
Golden Lion award goes to Laura Poitras’s documentary tracing Nan Goldin’s battle against billionaire family; Special Jury prize goes to jailed Iranian director Jafar Panahi
By Eric RANDOLPH
A still from director Ari Folman's 'Where is Anne Frank.' (Purple Whale Films)
July 11, 2021, 5:06 am
The eight-year marathon to bring ‘Where is Anne Frank’ to the big screen
Director Ari Folman says iconic diarist ‘became part of my life in a way that I can’t even explain’
By Eric RANDOLPH
A file photo taken on March 11, 1984 shows French singer-songwriter Serge Gainsbourg smoking during the 7 sur 7 tv show at the Studio Cognacq-Jay in Paris. (PHILIPPE WOJAZER / AFP)
February 27, 2021, 2:34 pm
30 years later, Serge Gainsbourg still a global influence
French Jewish singer-songwriter is a go-to reference for British and US artists trying to tap distinctive blend of musical risk-taking
By Philippe Grelard and Eric RANDOLPH
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses an election rally in Istanbul, March 24, 2019. (Presidential Press Service via AP, Pool)
May 6, 2019, 11:13 pm
Turkey election body orders Istanbul re-vote
Erdogan’s AKP party complained of irregularities after losing control of Turkey’s largest city for the first time in 25 years; new vote set for June 23
By Fulya Ozerkan and Eric RANDOLPH
In this file photo taken on February 7, 2018, Iranian women wearing hijabs walk down a street in the capital Tehran. (Atta Kenare/AFP)
February 4, 2019, 9:21 am
Iranian women see new opportunities alongside old barriers
As the Islamic republic marks its 40th anniversary, few issues are more politically sensitive or full of contradictions than the status of women in the country
By Amir Havasi and Eric RANDOLPH
Iran's president Hassan Rouhani gives a speech in the city of Tabriz in the northwestern East-Azerbaijan province on April 25, 2018, (Atta Kenare/AFP)
August 26, 2018, 3:13 pm
Rouhani’s woes mount as Iran’s economy minister impeached
Second minister is sacked by parliament as reimposed US sanctions cripple country’s economy; embattled president summoned to answer lawmakers’ questions
By Eric RANDOLPH
Illustrative: Buildings damaged by the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that struck two days before in the town of Sarpol-e Zahab in Iran's western Kermanshah province, November 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/Atta Kenare/File)
August 26, 2018, 12:14 pm
Two dead, 241 injured in Iran earthquake
US Geological Survey says 6.0-magnitude temblor near Iraqi border struck near site of last year’s powerful quake, which killed 620 people
By Eric RANDOLPH
An Iranian man walks in front of a currency exchange shop in the Iranian capital Tehran on August 8, 2018. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
August 8, 2018, 10:30 pm
Experts say US sanctions unlikely to spark turmoil in Iran
Rial rises 20% boosting confidence; pundit says localized demonstrations are not ‘wholesale rejections of the Islamic republic’
By Eric RANDOLPH
Iranians pose for a selfie before watching the World Cup Group B soccer match between Morocco and Iran at Azadi cinema in Tehran on June 15, 2018. (AFP/Atta Kenare)
June 15, 2018, 9:21 pm
After Iran bans public gatherings for games, World Cup fever erupts in cinemas
Football is particularly popular among Iranian women, in part because they are banned from attending live matches, lending it an illicit air
By Eric RANDOLPH
Iranians leave the stock exchange in the capital Tehran on May 8, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / ATTA KENARE)
May 9, 2018, 5:01 pm
Iranians worry about impact of sanctions after Trump nuclear decision
People on Tehran street say sanctions will impact regular citizens, not regime, amid fear of fresh shortages in basic commodities and medicine
By Siavosh GHAZI and Eric RANDOLPH
Rasoul Khadem, head of Iran's wrestling federation who resigned from his post on February 28, 2018, is seen during the 2016 Summer Olympics. (CC-BY-4.0 Tasnim News Agency/Wikipedia)
February 28, 2018, 7:53 pm
Iran wrestling head ousted after panning policy of lying to avoid Israelis
Instead of losing bouts on purpose, feigning illness or deliberately gaining weight, Rasoul Khadem urges Tehran to openly boycott Israel or drop charade
By Eric RANDOLPH
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani during a joint news conference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 28, 2017. (Sergei Karpukhin/Pool photo via AP)
February 26, 2018, 8:10 am
Iran’s eastern shift shows patience running out with the West
Embracing relations with China and Russia, Ayatollah Khamenei signals Tehran has given up on hopes of establishing a detente with the United States
By Eric RANDOLPH
This file photo taken on August 20, 2016 shows USA's J'den Michael Tbory Cox (red) wrestling with Iran's Ali Reza Karimi during a match at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
February 17, 2018, 3:27 pm
Iran protests ban on wrestler who threw bout to avoid Israeli
Wrestling federation suggests Jewish state influenced decision to penalize Alireza Karimi for ‘directly’ violating’ rules
By Eric RANDOLPH
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