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This is perhaps the biggest spy scandal of this decade, arguably the biggest since Edward Snowden’s revelations in 2013. Ultra-sophisticated spyware dubbed “Project Pegasus” made it possible to hack data from thousands of smartphones. It was developed by the Israeli giant, NSO Group, which has established itself in recent years as the leader in telephone surveillance. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain are among its clients.
Iranians suffer from one of the worst water shortages in decades. Violent demonstrations broke out in a dozen towns in the sensitive region of Khuzestan. This province on the border with Iraq is rich in oil and has a large Arab minority who feel they have been left behind by the authorities.
The film “The sea ahead” (“Face à la mer”) marks the return of director Ely Dagher on the Croisette, after his Palme d’Or for his short film “Waves 98” in 2015. A feature film that intersects the existential wandering of the young Jana and the future of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, in crisis. Ely Dagher has answered our questions.
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