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Manchester United's teenage midfielder Hannibal Mejbri has shared his delight as Tunisia reached the final of the Arab Cup on Wednesday evening.

Luke Chadwick has sung the praises of Manchester United youngster Hannibal Mejbri and has tipped the 18-year-old to be a "very special player" in the future.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticAfter the straight horror content of 2018 narrative feature debut “Dachra,” which was released in the U.S. just six months ago, Abdelhamid Bouchnak aims for a more complex, unclassifiable mix of fantasy and drama in “Golden Butterfly.” Tunisia’s Oscar submission title is a somewhat mixed bag whose occasionally arresting parts work better than the whole.

Alissa Simon Film CriticWith last year’s surprise nominee “The Man Who Sold His Skin” hailing from Tunisia, Oscar handicappers should be sure to give West Asia and North Africa titles close scrutiny this time around. Among the 11 submissions are several titles likely to be highly competitive in the international feature category.

90 Day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days‘ Memphis had “high anxiety” before meeting her fiancé Hamza in person for the first time. The 34-year-old divorcee and the 28-year-old Tunisian decided to get engaged before ever seeing one another face-to-face. Their plan was to get married within three days of her arriving in Tunisia.

Manchester United fans have sent a clear message to new head coach Ralf Rangnick regarding Hannibal Mejbri, after the young midfielder produced a Man of the Match performance for Tunisia against the United Arab Emirates.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentCairo-based Tunisian film and TV star Hend Sabry is debuting as an executive producer on upcoming Netflix Arab Original “Finding Ola,” a series she proposed to the streamer. The show sees Sabry reprise her role as the widely beloved Ola Abdel-Sabour character she played 10 years ago in groundbreaking social drama “I Want to Get Married” (Ayza Atgawez).

Hannibal started in Tunisia's opening game of the Arab Cup against Mauritania on Tuesday afternoon.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentFor the upcoming 43rd edition of the Cairo Film Festival, which is the grande dame of Arab film events, fest chief Mohamed Hefzy and his team have assembled a rich mix of top notch Arab and international titles, including the world premiere of Tunisian star Dhafer L’Abidine’s directorial debut “Ghodwa” and the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) premiere of “House of Gucci.” They have also recruited high-caliber talents and industry personalities such

Manchester United starlet Hannibal Mejbri has been named in the senior Tunisia side for the upcoming FIFA Arab Cup.

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Ed Meza @edmezavar“A Tale of Love and Desire” is the story of a young Arab man in Paris whose first love is accompanied by the discovery of a very different Arab culture than the one he knows, one that is sensual and liberating.The film screens as part of the Zurich Film Festival’s New World View section, which this year is celebrating a new generation of Tunisian filmmakers.In making her sophomore feature, Leyla Bouzid says she wanted to tell the story of a young man experiencing his first

Jordan Alexander and Maddie Ziegler strike a pose while arriving for Fendi‘s Spring Summer 2022 Show during 2021 Milan Fashion Week on Wednesday afternoon (September 22) in Italy.

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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“The Salamander Child” by Belgian director Theo Degen, hailing from the INSAS film school, was named as the top prize winner at the Cannes Film Festival’s Cinefondation student film section.

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EXCLUSIVE: Principal photography has started in Tunisia on contemporary drama Contra, set in the aftermath of the powerful anti-government protests that provoked a wave of change in the region, known as the Arab spring.

Dennis Harvey Film CriticOn-screen texts bookending “Dachra” claim this thriller is “inspired by true events,” and that “in North Africa hundreds of children are victims of acts of witchcraft.” Nonetheless, one might be forgiven for assuming this purported first-ever Tunisian foray into horror cinema is drawn less from local crimes or superstitions than from the familiar genre tropes of “The Blair Witch Project,” “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre” and umpteen other long-standing fan

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Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItaly’s 66th David di Donatello Awards are set to celebrate on May 11 a year of resilience for Cinema Italiano that also looks likely to germinate some creative renewal, just as Italian movie theaters start to reopen and production is booming.Giorgio Diritti’s biopic “Hidden Away,” about crazed primitivist painter Antonio Ligabue, Gianni Amelio’s wistful “Hammamet,” which reconstructs the Tunisian self-exile of scandal-plagued Italian leader Bettino

Best Original Screenplay“Judas and the Black Messiah”“Minari”“Promising Young Woman” *WINNER“Sound of Metal”“The Trial of the Chicago 7”Best Adapted Screenplay“Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”“The Father” *WINNER“Nomadland”“One Night in Miami”“The White Tiger”Best International Feature“Another Round,” Denmark *WINNER“Better Days,” Hong Kong“Collective,” Romania“The Man Who Sold His Skin,” Tunisia“Quo Vadis, Aida?,” Bosnia & HerzegovinaBest Supporting ActorSacha Baron Cohen, “The Trial of the Chicago

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Certainly one of the most original and unusual movies to be nominated in any category at the Oscars this year is  International Film contender The Man Who Sold His Skin from Tunisia. The film merges the world of Syrian refugees and the tony world of high art in a unique mix of drama, comedy, thriller and social issues.

season 2 star Danielle gets the courage to confront her ex-husband, Mohamed, for some of the most damaging things he's said to her in this exclusive clip from Sunday's Fans will remember Danielle's nasty split from her ex-husband, Mohamed, who connected with her online before moving from Tunisia to Ohio to be with her. The two eventually divorced and Danielle tried to get him deported and accused him of cheating on her with other women, though he was ultimately allowed to stay in the U.S.

star Laura's new man is leaving host Shaun Robinson speechless. The 51-year-old Canada native made a virtual appearance on airing this Sunday on Discovery+, and in this exclusive clip, she dishes on her current love interest — and he's already raising some red flags.Laura's journey followed her to Qatar to marry Aladin, a 29-year-old personal trainer.

Overall, 93 movies were eligible for this year's Academy Awards in the best international feature film category. When the five Oscar nominees were unveiled on Monday morning, two countries could celebrate earning their first-ever nods in the category.

The doings of the international art world often seem arcane and over the top, but never moreso than as depicted in The Man Who Sold His Skin. This is a madly dramatic and engrossing melodrama about a political refugee whose unique predicament bundles with it issues pertaining to personal and political identity, the Middle East quagmire, romantic rejection and the outer limits of art world presumption and extravagance.

season 2 star Danielle goes on a first date with a man named Avon, and it's one of the most uncomfortable meetings ever.Fans will remember Danielle's nasty split from her ex-husband, Mohamed, who connected with her online before moving from Tunisia to Ohio to be with her. The two eventually divorced and Danielle tried to get him deported and accused him of cheating on her with other women, though he was ultimately allowed to stay in the U.S.

The Mole Agent”), Agnieszka Holland (Czech Republic’s “Charlatan”), Maria Sødahl (Norway’s “Hope”) and Kaouther Ben Hania (Tunisia’s “The Man Who Sold His Skin”) — have little obviously in common, ranging as they do from long-lauded veterans to a rising talent enjoying her first major international breakout.

her Tunisian fiancé, Zied. On Sunday's episode of, Rebecca got quite the shocker from Zied, who informed her that they have an extremely small time frame to get married in Georgia due to his religion.Rebecca, 49, and Zied, 27, went on a little trip since Zied has been stuck in the apartment the whole time he's been in America given that he is unable to work.