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Unpleasant side of spending time on the beach

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:00:03 -0000

Tel Aviv has a very long coastline and has many diverse beaches for all tastes. Now that I live in South Tel Aviv, I go to the southernmost one. Something I noticed yesterday exposed the fact that not all beaches are treated and serviced equally.

European indie film: 'Sundance' in Paris

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:48:49 -0000

It's all eyes on the French capital's Latin quarter between 12 and 14 March 2010; the fifth edition of 'ECU', run by an Australian and supported by G-Technology by Hitachi, showcases 72 works from 28 countries across various categories. Here's our top five trailers

Sweden to recognize Armenian and Pontian Greeks genocides

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:50:42 -0000

Agop J. Hacikyan: 'I don’t feel I am translating my culture into English'

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:44:37 -0000

The playful Armenian-Canadian author talks his latest novel - hailed as a 'love letter to Istanbul' - straddling continents and his opinions on Turkey in the EU

Ozpetek’s Loose Cannons in competition at Tribeca

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:15:42 -0000

Freiburg explores world cinema

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 22:11:41 -0000

Greek Point Supreme Architects win EUROPAN Trondheim, Norway

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:03:02 -0000

EXPERIENCING CULTURE SHOCK?!

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:55:53 -0000

The Experience of Ridesharing

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:39:17 -0000

Zaher Rezai: dead after eight kilometres of illegal immigration

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:48:04 -0000

In December 2008, the 13-year-old died under the wheels of a lorry after trying to evade Italian immigration officials. A year on, artist Gianluca Constantini's cartoon strip tells the story

It’s Norway rising in Rouen

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:29:13 -0000

New Polish cinema showcased at Filmland Polen

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:58:51 -0000

Belfast celebrates 10th birthday with Triage, Tetro

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:26:42 -0000

Getting to grips with djembe, tro-tro and obronis in Ghana

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:45:00 -0000

I was told before I arrived in Ghana that everyone wants to speak to the foreigner or the obroni (‘white person’) as they say in Twi, one of the main dialects of the forty spoken in Ghana. I had several on the spot marriage proposals; but that’s Ghana and its people for you

Finally Greece joins Visa Waiver Program

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:21:19 -0000

Europarl TV: 'technology is more fast-paced than the institutions'

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:15:00 -0000

In September 2008, the TV channel started streaming parliamentary sessions and news features on MEPs and their speeches on the European parliament’s webpage. The challenge is to give the institutions a human face - press service chief Jean-Yves Loog tells us how