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Quoting Abbas Khan
2008-06-26 07:00:00 Din Mein Charagh explores annals of history, philosophies, biographies, autobiographies, and literature spread over centuries. Abbas Khan has mediated upon what he finds life building and has put them up in his eleventh book entitled Din Main Charagh. His other published work includes three novels and seven short story books: Zakham Gawah Hain, Tu Aur Tu and Mein Aur Umrao Jan Ada (novels), Dharti Binam Akash, Tensikh-e-Insan, Qalam, Kursi Aur Wardi, U?s Adalat Men, Jism Ka Johar (short story books) and Reza Reza Keenat and Pal Pal (afsancha -- shortest story books).The historic stories in Din Main Charagh seem to get better over time, whether they be fiction or fact. They have a mystique about them even in the world of today, where some insist that past values are dying. In literature and life alike there's something to be learned from what Abbas Khan has compiled. I have had the pleasure to translate Din Main Charagh because I believe that, what Abbas Khan tells us is worth knowi...
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Israel? Gaza Invasion Or Peace?
2008-06-08 09:02:00 During the past few years, Israel and the United States have jointly pursued a policy of non-engagement with Hamas. The result of this foreign policy approach bears scant evidence of success. The Israel government is presently confronting a situation in which it could invade Gaza or whether it could risk accepting Egypt’s offer of a ...
Exposition des oeuvres du célèbre photographe iranien Abbas Kiarostami jusq
2008-05-22 18:40:00 Le célèbre photographe et reporter iranien Abbas Kiarostami expose, jusqu'au 14 juin prochain à la galerie Kacimi de Fès, ses oeuvres sous le thème "Les enfants d'Abraham".L'exposition de Abbas Kiarostami qui représente un ensemble de photos inédites, s'inscrit dans le cadre des 2èmes rencontres internationales de la Photo initiées par l'Institut français de Fès, sous le signe "Dans la ville et au-delà".
For the Love of Abbas Khan
2008-05-14 08:45:00 Din Mein Charagh explores annals of history, philosophies, biographies, autobiographies, and literature spread over centuries. Abbas Khan has mediated upon what he finds life building and has put them up in his eleventh book entitled Din Main Charagh. His other published work includes three novels and seven short story books: Zakham Gawah Hain, Tu Aur Tu and Mein Aur Umrao Jan Ada (novels), Dharti Binam Akash, Tensikh-e-Insan, Qalam, Kursi Aur Wardi, U?s Adalat Men, Jism Ka Johar (short story books) and Reza Reza Keenat and Pal Pal (afsancha -- shortest story books).The historic stories in Din Main Charagh seem to get better over time, whether they be fiction or fact. They have a mystique about them even in the world of today, where some insist that past values are dying. In literature and life alike there's something to be learned from what Abbas Khan has compiled. I have had the pleasure to translate Din Main Charagh because I believe that, what Abbas Khan tells us is worth knowi...
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Lamaran Nikah Hidayat Nurwahid dan Diana Thalib Abbas
2008-05-12 06:13:00 Hidayat NurWahid Ketua Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat ( Ketua MPR ) melangsungkan pernikahan yang kedua bersama Dr Diana Abbas Thalib yang bertempat di Sasono Langen Budoyo, Kompleks Taman Mini Indonesia Indah - TMII pada hari minggu ( 11/05/2008 ).Bapak Presiden RI Susilo Bambang Yudhyono dan Wakil Presiden RI Jusuf Kalla menjadi saksi pada akad nikah yang digelar pada pukul 08.00 wib. Dengan mas kawin berupa 90 gram emas murni itu ketua MPR itu mengucapkan ijab kabul.Helatan pernikahan Hidayat Nur Wahid dan Diana Abbas kurang lebih dihadiri oleh 1.000 undangan, termasuk beberapa petinggi lembaga negara seperti JIMLAY ASSHIDIQIE Ketua Mahkamah Konstitusi (MK) dan menteri-menteri Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu. Dalam pesta itu, juga turut diundang 340 anak yatim piatu.Gaun pengantin kedua nya menggunakan pakaian adat melayu ( baju kurung teluk belanga ). serta jamuan yang tersaji selama proses pernikahan itu terkesan sederhana, antara lain : sate ayam, steak, dan sup, dan menu kambing m...
Life Partner - Abbas-Mustan's next
2008-05-07 12:31:00 Abbas-Mustan have finally taken the plunge! The director duo along with editor-brother Hussain Burmawala has been planning to start a series of films1 Vote(s)
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Abbas Claims No Progress-Rhetoic But Inertia
2008-04-26 13:25:00 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas expressed his pessimism about any change in the current Isral-Palestinian conflict despite having extensive discussions with President Bush and Secretary of State Rice. “Frankly, so far nothing has been achieved. But, we are still conducting direct work to have a solution.” Abbas belives a major stumbling block to peace is ...
Drunk drive - kills 3 injures 6 - by Nineteen-year-old Kashif Abbas - the s
2008-04-26 09:32:00 Drunken driving resulted in another tragedy late on Friday night when the teenaged son of the Samajwadi Party MLA from Ghazipur was arrested in Lucknow after he ran over pavement dwellers in the Hazratganj area, killing three of them and critically injuring six.Nineteen-year-old Kashif Abbas - the... [[ This is just a summary . Click on the headline for full story . Thank you - admin@masalapost.com]]
Moyen-Orient : Mahmoud Abbas estime qu'un accord de paix avec Israël devrai
2008-04-17 18:40:00 Le président palestinien Mahmoud Abbas a indiqué jeudi qu'il ne signerait aucun accord de paix permanante avec Israël si cet accord ne prévoit pas la libération de tous les prisonniers palestiniens détenus dans les prisons israéliennes. M. Abbas, actuellement en Russie pour rencontrer le président sortant Vladimir Poutine, a pris par téléphone la parole lors d'un rassemblement en Cisjordanie pour commémorer la Journée des prisonniers palestiniens.
Syria Prepares For War As War Rages In Gaza Area
2008-04-17 13:50:00 President Bashar Assad of Syria told a Lebanese newspaper his nation accepts the possibility they may wind up in a war with Israel sometime in the coming months. “If israel declares war on Lebanon and Syria or if America declares war on Iran,” his nation is prepared to enter such a fray. He ...
Secretary Rice Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas VIDEO PODCAST
2008-04-02 00:35:00 Secretary Rice has press availability with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas FULL STREAMING VIDEO PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEPRESIDENT ABBAS: (Via interpreter.) Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Masterful. I have met today and yesterday with Dr. Rice. I would like to extend my thanks to the efforts that President Bush and Secretary Rice are extending to make the year 2008 a year of peace and a year to implement the Roadmap, as well as the international legitimate resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative and President Bush?s vision to have two states. And I have discussed with Secretary Rice, here in Amman, a number of the issues of the final status.I do extend my thanks to his ? to President Bush for his invitation to me to visit Washington, where I will meet in the third month ? in the third part of next month in April, (inaudible). We do assert our commitment to the peace process and we will extend every effort possible to implement our obligations and the Roadmap. And we hope tha...
?Question Ashtavinayak about the delay of Mr. Fraud? - Abbas Mustan
2008-04-01 09:58:00 Link By Joginder Tuteja, April 1, 2008 – 10:06 IST read more
IDHI SANGATI ( 2008 ) - Telugu Movie Download *ing Tabu, Abbas
2008-03-26 00:00:00 CAST: Tabu, Abbas, Raja (in a guest role), Kota, Melkote, Hema, Sunil, Surya, M S Narayana, Brahmaji, Apoorva, Chalapathi Rao STORY: K N Y Patanjali MUSIC: John P Varky CINEMATOGRAPHY: JK Gummadi BANNER: Filmotsav SCREENPLAY, PRODUCED & DIRECTED BY: Chandra Siddardh RELEASE DATE: Feb 22nd, 20008 " IDHI SANGATI " TELUGU MOVIE DOWNLOAD FROM MOVIE DUNIYA: CLICK THE ...
Movie Review Race: Race- Abbas Mustan in top form!
2008-03-24 20:16:00 In my previous post, I had stated how director duo Abbas Mustan badly needed to up their quality thanks to some of their last few flops. Race however can bring them again in the top league.Thriller directors Abbas Mustan have certainly hit gold with Race! Race is a heady thriller and easily one of the best movies on ?oneupmanship? in recent times. Many felt that this could be an original script but unfortunately it isn?t. Race has its origins in a lesser known 1998 Hollywood film Goodbye Lover which is as slow as a lame duck. But apna Race is a slick flick. Race follows a standard Abbas Mustan pattern of thrillers with characters revealing their murkier, darker side as the subject moves forth. Thankfully, the first half of Race is not boring as it was in some of the previous Abbas Mustan films. Some of their movies like Naqaab and Ajnabee could have well, omitted their first half-halves. Okay, let?s cut to the chase, I mean the Race..Race has Akshaye Khanna?s character follow...
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Cheney strongly backs Olmert before meeting with Abbas
2008-03-23 20:17:00 But Israeli officials seemed more interested in seeking Cheney's input on broader regional issues, chief among them the perceived threat from Iran, while Palestinian officials expressed deep pessimism about peace.
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Cheney strongly backs Olmert before meeting with Abbas
2008-03-23 20:17:00 But Israeli officials seemed more interested in seeking Cheney's input on broader regional issues, chief among them the perceived threat from Iran, while Palestinian officials expressed deep pessimism about peace.
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Bipsasha & Katrina may have personal problem: Abbas Mastan
2008-03-23 12:36:00 Like-minded thriller kings, Abbas Mastan, always have been experimenting with new materials in their films to endow the audience with refreshing cine1 Vote(s)
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Bipsasha & Katrina may have personal problem: Abbas Mastan
2008-03-22 08:59:00 Like-minded thriller kings, Abbas Mastan, always have been experimenting with new materials in their films to endow the audience with refreshing cinematic experience. Now the duo is back with their multi-starrer sporty film "Race". We shared few moments with the legendary director-duo and here is a scrap off the table-talk: Q.: How do you like to present your characters? A.: We always like to give our actors the characters that they have never portrayed before. Just for example, you can take Saif's character into consideration. He has never played any such character. So, we thought, let us experience giving him such a different look. Q.: Your last two films "36 China Town" and "Naqaab" did not get expected response from the audience. You are known as the king of thrillers. Where do you think you went wrong in those films? A.: Actually "Naqaab" appeared quite small a film and we guess it was little ahead of its time. It would have worked be...
Malavika and Abbas a stunning scene from Thiruttu Payale
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Will Abbas-Mustan spin enough thrill with ?Race??
2008-03-19 12:39:00 Director duo Abbas-Mustan’s expertise lies in the genre of suspense thriller and with the next titled “Race”, they carry on with the trend.
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Abbas threatens to quit peace talks, revive Fatah terror
2008-03-18 14:08:00 DEBKAfile?s Washington sources report that Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas has put President George W. Bush and secretary of state Condoleezza Rice on notice. He has sent them a warning that he means to break off peace talks with Israel unless prime minister Ehud Olmert comes through with concessions by April. After that, he says, ...
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Abbas-Mustan need to RACE up now
2008-03-17 15:08:00 Thriller directors Abbas Mustan may still be the most wanted ones in the genre of suspense and thrillers but their quality is going down with every successive movie. I happened to see one of their earlier movies(their first suspense thriller) Khiladi on my DVD. The movie is simply mindblowing with the right elements of comedy and suspense. No wonder, it was a big hit when it released in 1992. iT still would have been a huge hit if it released now also. Khiladi is one of the best suspense movies in India. No one who has seen the movie for the first time can ever guess that the killer is Anant Mahadevan(okay I said it, big deal! Everyone has watched Khiladi) From a high on content, musical suspense Khiladi, Abbas Mustan followed it up with Baazigar in 1993 which pirouetted Shahrukh Khan to star status and earned him his first Filmfare Best Actor Award. Baazigar was good enough and the next Daraar(starring Arbaaz Khan who won the Best Filmfare Villain Award in 1996) was also pas...
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Abbas-Mustan: Akshay is worth Rs 42 crores
2008-03-13 09:00:00 Akshay Kumar is nothing like the long-haired actor he was when he started his career. His looks, box office appeal and pay packet has hugely improved. So when we asked director brothers Abbas-Mustan -- who gave Akshay his first hit with Khiladi -- whether they would pay Akki Rs 42 crore for a film, they did not see anything wrong with it. "Akshay Kumar [Images] is a very hard working and dedicated actor. He reaches the shoot even before the scheduled time," Abbas says. "He works for 15 to 18 hours a day." "It is because of his interest in his work that the producer saves a lot of money. If we plan a 20-day shoot, we finish work in 10 days. So there is nothing wrong in it. Akshay's presence is a big asset for any film," Mustan adds. After Khiladi, Abbas-Mustan worked with Akshay in the 2004 hit, Aitraaz. Now, the brothers are planning another film with the star, who has been grateful to the directors for giving him a break in the film industry. So will they pay Akshay the same kind...
Abbas: Peace Deal Has Been Made, Except Missiles Still Fly
2008-03-11 19:32:00 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he believes a truce deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas, thanks to mediation by Egypt. Abbas told reporters: "I believe an agreement has been reached in principle providing for the cessation of Israeli attacks and Hamas rockets." He said Hamas would stop firing rockets on Israel and in return Israel would halt attacks on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Abbas pointed out that the deal also provided for easing the siege on the Gaza Strip and the re-opening of crossing-points to the Palestinian territory. The Palestinian leader suggested that the deal would be declared within a few days. Except... Reuters A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit southern Israel on Tuesday just hours after Prime Minister Ehud Olmert visited the area and cautioned residents not to expect a lull in Palestinian attacks to last. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed responsibility for the rocket strike, the first against Israel since...
Have Israel and Hamas Agreed To Cease Fire?
2008-03-10 17:55:00 Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas told the Arab language al-Arabiya television network that Israel had in fact agreed to a cease fire with Hamas. His statement apparently contradicts comments made earlier by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert who insisted there was no cease fire agreement with Hamas. According to Abbas, Hamas had obtained a promise from ...
Abbas reverses course, will renew peace talks
2008-03-06 01:36:00 JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday he will heed calls to renew peace talks with Israel -- an about-face from earlier in the day when he said Palestinians wouldn't return to the table before reaching a cease-fire.
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Abbas u-turns on peace talks
2008-03-05 19:24:00 JERUSALEM (CNN) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday he will heed calls to renew peace talks with Israel -- an about-face from earlier in the day when he said Palestinians wouldn't return to the table before reaching a cease-fire.
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Abbas calls for calm before talks
2008-03-05 17:07:00 Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says peace talks with Israel can only resume when calm has been restored between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip.
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Rice and Abbas Say Talks to Resume
2008-03-05 16:17:00 JERUSALEM - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced on Wednesday that Israel and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas were resuming the suspended peace talks, one day after Mr. Abbas had refused to publicly commit to a resumption. Mr.
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Abbas Rebuffs Call by Rice to Return to Talks
2008-03-05 05:25:00 RAMALLAH, West Bank - Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president, refused Tuesday to publicly commit to restarting suspended talks with Israel, frustrating Bush administration officials who contended that he was giving Hamas, the militant Islamist
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Abbas refuses to return to peace talks with Israel
2008-03-04 18:35:00 Abbas, a member of Fatah, the rival faction to Hamas, suspended peace talks Sunday in response to Israeli attacks that killed many civilians in the Gaza Strip, which is controlled by Hamas.
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Rice, Abbas call for greater efforts toward peace talks
2008-03-04 18:19:00 CAIRO (AP) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declared Tuesday that 'peace and negotiations are our strategic choice' but fell short of announcing a return to peace talks he cut off after an eruption of fighting between Israel and militants in
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Abbas calls for Middle East truce
2008-03-04 16:44:00 Mr Abbas said security was vital for both Israel and the PalestiniansPalestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has called for a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants before the Middle East peace progress can progress.
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Abbas insists on Mid-East truce
2008-03-04 16:02:00 Mr Abbas said security was vital for both Israel and the PalestiniansPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called for a truce between Israel and Palestinian militants before the Middle East peace talks can resume.
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Abbas Puts Peace Talks on Hold as Israel Continues Military Offensive in Ga
2008-03-03 04:49:00 ASHKELON, Israel - Israeli-Palestinian violence spilled over from Gaza to the West Bank on Sunday, and a spokesman for the Western-backed Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, said contacts with Israel had been temporarily suspended in light
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Abbas halts talks amid Israeli attacks
2008-03-02 23:12:00 At least 70 Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded in the Gaza Strip over the weekend, as Israel continued its biggest offensive in years against Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the territory.
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Abbas breaks contact with Israel
2008-03-02 13:09:00 Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas has suspended all contacts with Israel in protest at an Israeli assault on Gaza in which about 100 people have died. The suspension came amid angry protests in Gaza and clashes with Israeli troops in the West Bank.
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Idee Sangathi Movie Review
2008-03-01 12:22:00 Story and dialogues ? KNY PatanjaliCamera ? Jaya Krishna GummadiEditing ? Sai NagabuMusic ? John P WorkiScreenplay, Direction and Producer ? Chandra SiddharthBanner: FilmotsavCast: Tabu, Abbas, Raja, Kota Srinivasa Rao, Sunil, Surya, Chalapati Rao, Brahmaji, Raja Ravindra, MS Narayana, Melkote, LB Sriram, Vallabhaneni Janardhan, Devadas Kanakala, Raghunatha Reddy, Hema, Apoorva, Anita, SameekshaReleased on: February 22, 2008 Chandra Siddhartha had become very popular with his film Aa Naluguru, one of the best films in Telugu in recent times. However, his next film Madhu Maasam failed to reach expectations. This time, he planned a typical story and knowing fully well that nobody would come forward to experiment with such subject, he himself decided to produce the film. The story is very delicate and wafer thin and it needed a strong screenplay to run such subject. He kept on slipping and gaining grip while running the story. Swarajya Lakshmi @ Swarajyam (Tabu) is a middle-class woman...
Finally Abbas spilled it!
2008-02-29 12:09:00 Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he doesn’t rule out armed conflict against Israel. He also said that he was “honored” to have fired the first bullet of the Fatah terror organization in 1965, and to have taught terror tactics around the world, including to such groups as Hizbullah. Here are some highlights from ...
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Palestinian PM Abbas brags about training Hezbollah
2008-02-28 20:55:00 Our supposed Ally who wants peace with Israel. He’s basically saying it’s just a matter of time before he returns to his “resistance” roots. Gosh if only we could have all that money back… Thanks Condi… Jpost PA President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday said that he does not rule out returning to the path of armed “resistance” against Israel and ...
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Comments to Ad Dustour
2008-02-28 19:37:00 The Jerusalem Post today ran an article today containing a few quotes translated from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ February 27 interview with the Jordanian daily Ad Dustour . The remarks reported by the Post do not inspire optimism regarding the future of the Annapolis negotiations. [Neither does the full interview in Arabic]. Of the few points mentioned by the Post , the following quote stands out: "At this present juncture, I am opposed to armed struggle because we cannot succeed...(read more)
Post Annapolis-Abbas Considers Violence As Alternative!
2008-02-28 16:22:00 Three months ago, amidst publicity and Bush appearing as an apostle of peace in the Middle East, several nations were brought together to create a guide line for the future. Hamas was not invited to the conference because of their terrorist and violent stance. Three months have passed involving ongoing discussions between Prime Minister Olmert ...
Abbas: Al Qaeda has infiltrated Gaza through Hamas
2008-02-28 03:34:00 The UN will ignore the atrocious acts of Hamas, no matter what levels they stoop to. TimesOnline Al-Qaeda militants have infiltrated the Palestinian territories with help from Hamas, according to Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian President. The charges are the most serious yet in the war of words between Mr Abbas, who controls the West Bank, and Hamas, whose ...
Abbas-Mustan are planning Baadshah?s sequel
2008-02-27 16:18:00 Abbas-Mustan are planning to make the sequels of their two superhit films, Baazigar and Baadshah. And if the rumours are to be believed then they had already started to work on the script of Baadshah’s sequel. Hopefully, Shahrukh Khan will be seen in the sequel of Baadshah. The famous director duo, Abbas-Mustan has signed three bollywood ...
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Sadhu Miranda Movie Review
2008-02-16 06:29:00 Cast:Prasanna,Kavya Madhavan, Abbas, KarunasDirection: SiddiqueMusic: Deepak DevProduction:AlkaFilmCorporati-onWith an impressive track record of all hits and no misses in his film career, Siddique certainly has what it takes to deliver a successful movie in what he?s best at? comedy. Though a tad off from his usual turf, Sadhu Miranda is the director?s attempt at mixing a cocktail of comedy and suspense. His intelligence in scriptwriting oozes out of every frame, as does his prowess in executing a well-crafted script.Interestingly, revealing the story wouldn?t mean spoiling the fun- for Siddique makes sure (save for a few logic-defying scenes) that he sustains the suspense with his clever, unmatched storytelling. Abbas and his brother rob a bank in broad daylight. The amount, Rs.20 crores, is part of a government fund deposit. In the process, the siblings accidentally slay the hero?s (Prasanna) sister who happens to be an innocent bystander at the crime scene. She?d been waiting at ...
Tabu?s sensuous dance number with her co-star Abbas
2008-02-06 18:49:00 For her upcoming Telugu film Idi Sangati, Tabu shot a sensuous dance number with her co-star Abbas. The acclaimed actress has shed her Bollywood non-glam image for this film. The provocative costumes she has worn in the song are by-far her most glamorous ones till date.Idi Sangati is a satire on social and economical problems faced by a couple in current society. Tabu’s character has a grey side. She plays a middle class wife who wants to lead a better life with her journalist husband.She had earlier been paired opposite Abbas in Kadhal Desam that was dubbed into Hindi as Duniya Dilwaalon Ki (1996). The A.R. Rahman tuned numbers of this film had been a rage namely the Rahman crooned, Mustafa Mustafa Don’t Worry Mustafa song.The tall actress had in fact started her career as a lead actress with a Telugu film opposite Venkatesh, Coolie No.1 (1991). While she continued to never expose in her Hindi films, she was seen in a sexy avatar in most of her Telugu films like Coolie ...
Akshay in Abbas-Mastan?s next
2008-02-06 07:31:00 Akshay Kumar and Shahrukh Khan were the ruling actors of the year 2007. They ruled bollywood industry whole year with their back to back hit films. Infact Akshay delivered four hit films last year in form of Namastey London, Heyy Baby, Bhool Bhulaiyaan and Welcome at the end of the year. Now recently ...
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Bombing in Israel shows challenge facing Abbas
2008-02-05 06:04:00 By Adam Entous JERUSALEM (Reuters) - The first Palestinian suicide bombing in a year highlighted the depth of the challenge facing a U.S. peace push that Israel says hinges on President Mahmoud Abbas containing Hamas as well as rebels within his own Fatah faction. "The Army of Palestine", which says it is a unit of Fatah's al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, was the first group to claim responsibility for Monday's attack in the southern Israeli town of Dimona, though al-Aqsa spokesmen in the occupied West Bank denied any involvement. Hamas's armed wing later said it was responsible for the bombing, which killed an Israeli woman, along with the suicide bomber and another attacker. A Hamas source said the two attackers came from the West Bank city of Hebron, where Abbas's Fatah faction is supposed to hold sway, rather than from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Palestinian and Israeli officials said the bombing would not derail U.S.-backed pe...
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Rice backs concept of Abbas forces on Gaza border
2008-01-29 09:01:00 By Sue Pleming WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday signaled U.S. support for the forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas taking charge of the Gaza Strip's breached border with Egypt. Rice said a Palestinian Authority presence might help bring "some order" to the Rafah border crossing between the two since hundreds of thousands of Palestinians flooded across after Hamas militants blew up part of the border last week. "There would be many details that would have to be worked out and I can't comment on any specific detail because this is obviously a very complex -- would be a very complex operation in itself," Rice told reporters when asked whether Washington supported Abbas' forces taking charge of the border. "But we have said that in concept it should be supported and that the parties should look to see if that might be one way to handle the situation," she said at a news conference after meeting Austra...
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Abbas gets European, Arab backing in Gaza showdown
2008-01-29 09:00:00 By Nidal al-Mughrabi RAFAH, Gaza Strip (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas won European and Arab backing on Monday for taking control of Gaza's breached border with Egypt, intensifying his power struggle with the Hamas Islamists who rule the enclave. The Rafah border crossing with Egypt has largely been closed since June after Hamas seized control of the territory and the European Union pulled its monitors out of the Gaza Strip. The EU said on Monday it would consider returning them to the crossing. Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit endorsed Abbas's proposal to deploy his own, Western-trained forces at the crossing along with the EU monitors, though the presence of neither force was imminent, given Hamas's command on the ground. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians poured into Egypt after Hamas militants blew up the border wall to allow the territory's 1.5 million people to stock up on food in short supply due to a blockade, which Israel said was tight...
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