Mes: septiembre 2019

(AP) TRIPOLI, Libya – Libya’s first nationwide elections in nearly five decades brought hints Sunday of an Arab Spring precedent: 블랙 잭 무료 게임 Western-leaning parties making strides over Islamist rivals hoping to follow the same paths to power as in neighbors Egypt and Tunisia. While final results from Saturday’s parliamentary election could still be days away under a two-tier selection system, unofficial and partial counts from Libya’s biggest cities suggested liberal factions were leading the Muslim Brotherhood and allies in a possible first major setback to their political surge following last year’s uprisings. If the Libyan trend holds — which is still far from certain — it would challenge the narrative of rising Islamist power since the fall of Western-allied regimes from Tunis to Cairo. It also could display the different political dynamics in Libya, where tribal loyalties run deep and groups such as the Muslim Brotherhood at times cooperated with the rule of Muammar Qaddafi. “Anyone with past ties with old regime is hated, even despised,” said Fathi al-Fadhali, a pro-Islamist Libyan political analyst who lived in exile for 30 years. “Any political names associated with the regime are immediately politically burnt by that association.” Ultimately, the 200-seat parliament will face the task of forming a government — which could become tests of strength for Islamists and secular forces over questions such as women’s rights, the extent...

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(CBS) When Tom Hanks approached Nia Vardalos five years ago and asked her to write a script with him, she said she jumped at the chance. That script is now the film “Larry Crowne,” which Hanks directed and stars in alongside Julia Roberts. Vardalos, whose credits include writing and starring in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” said it was surreal to work with the two stars. “It was surreal to watch Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts just eating a bagel on the set,” she told Celebrity Circuit. “It was surreal to see Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts just walking through air like normal people. I was like, these are the two biggest movie stars on Earth. And I’m standing beside them.” The film focuses on a middle-aged man (the Larry Crowne of the title, played by Hanks) who goes to his local college to start over after losing his job. There, he joins up with a gang out outcasts and develops a crush on the teacher of his public speaking class (Julia Roberts). Hanks came up with the idea about six years ago, long before the country’s current economic hardships began. And while those issues make the film relevant, she said, “Larry Crowne” is about more than just the economy. Pictures: Tom HanksHanks on directing “Larry Crowne” “Tom Hanks managed to walk this beautiful line of keeping it relevant...