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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-CULTURE-CENTURY-OLD BOOKSTORES

(230503) -- BAGHDAD, May 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ayad al-Qamousi (R), owner of al-Assriyah bookstore, works at his bookstore in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 19, 2023. On the eastern side of the Tigris River in downtown Baghdad, many bookstores open every morning, some of which have survived for decades despite wars, conflicts, insecurity and sectarian strife, especially after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. TO GO WITH "Feature: Baghdad's century-old bookstores survive wars, conflicts" (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-CULTURE-CENTURY-OLD BOOKSTORES

(230503) -- BAGHDAD, May 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ayad al-Qamousi, owner of al-Assriyah bookstore, displays old books from his bookstore in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 19, 2023. On the eastern side of the Tigris River in downtown Baghdad, many bookstores open every morning, some of which have survived for decades despite wars, conflicts, insecurity and sectarian strife, especially after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. TO GO WITH "Feature: Baghdad's century-old bookstores survive wars, conflicts" (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad, Nadir Mokneche and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad, Nadir Mokneche and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad, Nadir Mokneche and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad, Nadir Mokneche and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cesar Revelations 2024

Youssouf Abi-Ayad and Fanny Ardant attending the Cesar Revelations 2024 in Paris, France on January 15, 2023. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - Blue Carpet

Zahia Dehar, Director Nadir Mokneche, Kenza Fortas and Youssouf Abi-Ayad attend the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 25, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - Blue Carpet

Zahia Dehar, Director Nadir Mokneche, Kenza Fortas and Youssouf Abi-Ayad attend the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 25, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Youssouf Abi-Ayad attends the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Zahia Dehar, Director Nadir Mokneche, Kenza Fortas and Youssouf Abi-Ayad attend the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Zahia Dehar, Director Nadir Mokneche, Kenza Fortas and Youssouf Abi-Ayad attend the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Youssouf Abi-Ayad attends the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Youssouf Abi-Ayad attends the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Youssouf Abi-Ayad attends the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Zahia Dehar, Youssouf Abi-Ayad and Kenza Fortas attend the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Zahia Dehar, Director Nadir Mokneche, Kenza Fortas and Youssouf Abi-Ayad attend the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Zahia Dehar, Director Nadir Mokneche, Kenza Fortas and Youssouf Abi-Ayad attend the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Zahia Dehar, Director Nadir Mokneche, Kenza Fortas and Youssouf Abi-Ayad attend the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Zahia Dehar, Youssouf Abi-Ayad and Kenza Fortas attend the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L'air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

Zahia Dehar, Youssouf Abi-Ayad and Kenza Fortas attend the L'air De La Mer Rend Libre photocall during the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by David Niviere/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival - Day Five Zahia Dehar, Director Nadir Mokneche, Kenza Fortas and Youssouf Abi-Ayad attend the L air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall during Day Five of the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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16th Angouleme Film Festival - L air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall

16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival - Day Five Zahia Dehar, Director Nadir Mokneche, Kenza Fortas and Youssouf Abi-Ayad attend the L air De La Mer Rend Libre Photocall during Day Five of the 16th Angouleme French-Speaking Film Festival on August 26, 2023 in Angouleme, France. Photo by Franck Castel/ABACAPRESS.COM

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-CULTURE-CENTURY-OLD BOOKSTORES

(230503) -- BAGHDAD, May 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ayad al-Qamousi (R), owner of al-Assriyah bookstore, works at his bookstore in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 19, 2023. On the eastern side of the Tigris River in downtown Baghdad, many bookstores open every morning, some of which have survived for decades despite wars, conflicts, insecurity and sectarian strife, especially after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. TO GO WITH "Feature: Baghdad's century-old bookstores survive wars, conflicts" (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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IRAQ-BAGHDAD-CULTURE-CENTURY-OLD BOOKSTORES

(230503) -- BAGHDAD, May 3, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ayad al-Qamousi, owner of al-Assriyah bookstore, displays old books from his bookstore in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 19, 2023. On the eastern side of the Tigris River in downtown Baghdad, many bookstores open every morning, some of which have survived for decades despite wars, conflicts, insecurity and sectarian strife, especially after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. TO GO WITH "Feature: Baghdad's century-old bookstores survive wars, conflicts" (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

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Baghdad's century-old bookstores survive wars, sanctions

STORY: Baghdad's century-old bookstores survive wars, sanctions DATELINE: April 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:58 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of al-Mutanabi Street and the adjacent al-Saray market 2. various shots of Ayad al-Qamousi displaying his old books and his bookstore 3. various shots of al-Falluji displaying the old photo of his father and the bookstore 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): AYAD AL-QAMOUSI, Owner of the al-Assriyah Bookstore on al-Mutanabi Street 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABBOUD MOHAMMED HASSAN AL-FALLUJI, Former owner of Al-Assri Bookbindery on al-Mutanabi Street 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): AKRAM HUSSEIN AL-FILFILY, Owner of al-Filfily Bookstore 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Arabic): JAMAL AL-BAZZAZ, Retired professor of history of Arab and Islamic civilization at Baghdad University STORYLINE: On al-Mutanabi Street in downtown Baghdad, capital of Iraq, locate some century-old bookstores that have survived wars, conflicts, and sanctions. One of them is the al-Assriyah bookstore. It was est

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Tokyo Olympics: Athletics

(From L) Ayad Lamdassem of Spain, Suguru Osako of Japan and Koen Naert of Belgium, run in the men's marathon at the Tokyo Olympics on Aug. 8, 2021, in Sapporo, northern Japan.

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Iraqi vice president Allawi speaks in interview in Baghdad

Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi says in an interview with Kyodo News in Baghdad on March 15, 2015, many Shiite Muslim militiamen mobilized for operations against Islamic State militants to regain the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit are not firmly under the command of the Iraqi military, expressing concern that they may go out of control. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo