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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
12/19/2022 4:51:58 PM
The fate of Syria hinges on the outcome of the Ukraine war and Russia’s confrontation with the West, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
11/26/2022 4:52:00 PM
Hostility to Syrian refugees in Turkey has resurfaced after last week’s bomb attack in Istanbul.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
10/25/2022 10:43:00 PM
When speaking of cultural fusion, composer, oud player, and music manager Basem Darwisch is among the first names that comes to mind.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
10/21/2022 7:21:00 PM
Efforts are being made to reactivate the political process on the Syrian crisis after a five-month standstill, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
9/6/2022 8:49:40 PM
Algerian attempts to invite Syria to the Arab Summit meeting in Algiers in November have run up against Arab and US opposition, reports Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
8/2/2022 8:57:25 PM
Michael Onsy’s project Halet Oud – which might be translated as Mood for Oud – centres on the artist’s instrument, the oud, through which he expresses his thoughts and emotions in unique creative gestures supported by other instrumentalists.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
7/19/2022 4:15:45 PM
Egyptian oud player Michael Onsy will present his project, Mood of Oud — a quartet that also includes keyboard, bass guitar, and percussions — at Goethe-Institut Kairo on Thursday.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
7/18/2022 9:46:29 PM
Oud duo Ghassan Alyoussif and Dina Abdelhamid will perform their unique arrangements of a selection of Arabic classics on Friday at the historic site of Amir Taz Palace in Cairo.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
6/12/2022 6:02:19 PM
German composer, guitarist and oud player, known to Arab audiences for his close collaboration with Mohamed Mounir and numerous other Arab musicians, passed away Sunday at age 71 due to liver cancer.
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Sports
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World
5/31/2022 1:44:05 PM
Liverpool chairman Tom Werner has demanded an apology from French sports minister Amelie Oudea-Castera over the treatment of the club's fans at Saturday's Champions League final in Paris.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
5/28/2022 5:02:00 PM
Fears are growing that Russia may withdraw its forces from southern Syria, leaving the area to the growing influence of Iran, writes Bassel Oudat in Damascus.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
5/15/2022 8:10:36 PM
Iraqi Yousef Abbas and his ensemble will hit the stage of Cairo’s French Institute on 26 May, taking the audience on a journey through a range of Iraqi music.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
3/29/2022 3:09:46 PM
Saudi Arabia is hosting a three-day Oud Exhibition — the largest to date in the Middle East — from 28 to 30 March, the Saudi General Entertainment Authority announced on Tuesday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
3/22/2022 11:20:54 PM
Al-Assad’s visit to the UAE raised many eyebrows, with questions about the reasons and timing of the visit, Al-Ahram Weekly reports from Damascus
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
3/12/2022 9:52:00 AM
In supporting Russia’s military operations against Ukraine, the Syrian regime has underlined its close military and other links to Russia,
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Arts & Culture
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Music
3/9/2022 2:42:39 PM
The new Egyptian trio, ‘Teryola’, held their first ever concert at the prestigious Pierre Boulez Hall in Berlin, Germany as part of ‘Arabic Music Days’ — a five-day-long event that ran from 1 to 5 March and was curated by the renowned Iraqi oud virtuoso Naseer Shamma.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
3/7/2022 10:14:10 PM
Egyptian composer and oud player Hazem Shaheen will come together with five renowned musicians to perform a concert at the Cairo Opera House this Thursday 10 March.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
3/1/2022 5:08:30 PM
Egyptian musicians are taking part in the five-day-long Arabic Music Days, curated by renowned Iraqi oud virtuoso Naseer Shamma and held at Pierre Boulez Hall in Berlin, Germany.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
2/27/2022 6:18:22 PM
After a long absence, prominent Egyptian composer, oud player, singer and songwriter Wagih Aziz released his latest song Nehda Shwaya last weekend, tackling overthinking the past and calling for looking forward.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
1/25/2022 2:06:54 PM
War kept him away from his beloved homeland for decades. Now, virtuoso oud player Naseer Shamma hopes to help rebuild conflict-scarred Iraq through a series of concerts and other projects to support culture and education.
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