Lebanese Comic John Achkar's Special Picked up by MBC Shahid

Leading Middle East streamer MBC Shahid has picked up Lebanese comedian John Achkar's stand-up comedy special "Tryin'" ("Aam ...
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How a Jew and an Arab made a comedy about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A scene from ‘Bella.’ (photo credit: Vered Adir/Courtesy United King Films) A bold new Jewish-Arab comedy, “Bella,” uses humor to ...
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First Arabic Imax Film ‘Ambulance' Set for Sequel, With Ibrahim Al Hajjaj Returning (EXCLUSIVE)

Popular Saudi Arabian actor and stand-up comic Ibrahim Al Hajjaj's new comedy "Ambulance," directed by British helmer Colin Teague ("Doctor Who," "Torchwood"), is already set for a sequel with the ...
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Imax CEO Richard Gelfond on Launching the Company’s First Arabic Film and Expanding Its Footprint in Saudi Arabia and the MENA Region (EXCLUSIVE)

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In what amounts to a milestone for the Middle East, Imax has announced plans to release its first-ever Arabic-language feature ...
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San Diego arts roundup: San Diego Arab Film Festival opens Friday

The 14th San Diego Arab Film Festival opens Friday at the Museum of Photographic Arts at the San Diego Museum of Art, with screenings also on Saturday and then the following weekend of April 11-13.