Omar Sharif didn't have to play a terrorist
It is a little difficult to imagine a major director recruiting a star from Cairo nowadays, or such a star being offered a mainstream lead such as Zhivago. It is not as if the geopolitical tensions are worse now than then. In fact, they have in some ways lessened. Egypt was more or less viewed as an enemy in the mid to late 1960s by Washington, whereas nowadays it is seen as an ally.
Source: Informed Comment
Yemen at war: worthy vs. unworthy victims
Four months on and the war in Yemen is still raging fiercely. Across the country, there have been over 19,000 people killed and injured as a result of the violence. The number of displaced has grown to over 1.2 million. These numbers continue to rise at an alarming rate. Yemen, this devastated place, torn by violence, has victims unfairly perceived and treated as unworthy by all warring parties.
Source: Your Middle East
American venture capitalists are taking notice of Iran's startup tech scene
Of the approximately one hundred startup accelerators in Iran, nearly a third are government-backed. Now, European and Asian investors are vying to engage with Iran’s startup scene. “Some of them are already in Tehran,” Daneshvar said, “lots of people are actually moving back, looking at the market.”
Source: Muftah
