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Defense firms showcase products at DIMDEX in Qatar
Some 39 Turkish defense companies are attending the Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX) this year, the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) has said.
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No swiping needed: Film ‘Fingernails’ puts love to the test
Greek filmmaker Christos Nikou's English-language debut imagines a world where dating apps are out and couples search for true love through fingernail samples and science.
"Fingernails" stars Jessie Buckley and Jeremy Allen White as Anna and Ryan, who have established their compatibility in the lab, and then reflect on their relationship three years later.
Milatović - the new president of Montenegro; Podgorica celebrates VIDEO
Latest data; CeMi: Milatovi won 60 percent of the vote
According to the Centre for Monitoring and Research (CEMI), which published its preliminary results of the run-off presidential election in Montenegro, the candidate of the "Europe Now!" movement, Jakov Milatovic, won 60 percent of the vote based on 98 percent of the votes processed so far.
Baghdad sees cultural revival
Art exhibitions, book fairs on the Tigris and Godot in Baghdad - after decades of conflict and strife, the Iraqi capital is experiencing an artistic renaissance.
"People need art, they want to develop their artistic taste - it's an escape route," said Noor Alaa al-Din, director of art space The Gallery.
"We are like any country, we have the right to art to entertain us."
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Greek PM hosts Afghan boy, 11, whose home was targeted by racist vandals
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday welcomed 11-year-old Afghan schoolboy Amir to the Maximos Mansion for a meeting that was also attended by Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas.
Refugee boy's home targeted by racist vandals
Amir, an 11-year-old Afghan, holds a piece of cardboard reading "Go away, back to your village, go away," left by unknown attackers who pelted his home with stones and bottles early Friday. Amir was chosen to carry the Greek flag at an Ochi Day parade. However, he was not allowed to carry the flag and instead carried the school's sign. Parties and migrant groups condemned the attack.
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Afghan boy, 11, to carry Greek flag at parade after lot selection
Amir, an 11-year-old refugee boy from Afghanistan, will carry the Greek flag during the annual school parade to commemorate the October 28, 1940 anniversary of Greece's refusal to ally with the Axis powers in World War II, known as "Ochi Day." Amir, a fifth-year primary school pupil, lives with his family in Athens. They arrived on the island of Lesvos a year and a half ago.
For refugees in Greece, long wait for asylum is 'like death'
Life in Greece has become so difficult for Amir and Walaa, teachers from Syria, that they sometimes think about returning to the home they risked everything to flee.
"I know in Syria we have war and bombs every day," says Amir, visibly exhausted. But there, "every Syrian dies once. Here we die every day. Every day is bad."
Pope's Bosnia Visit Highlights Country's Divisions
Unusually large crowds attended the Sunday service at Sarajevo's cathedral after tens of thousands of people came to the city for Pope Francis's visit the day before.
In Sarajevo's old town, Bascarsija, the shops, cafes and restaurants brimmed with visitors, while commemorative caps, T-shirts, coffee-mugs and other souvenirs with the Pope's smiling face were on sale at every corner.
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