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Formula One circus lands in Baku this week ahead of Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix around the streets of the Eastern European nation's capital. Having been cancelled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, this week's race is one of the most anticipated of the season.

A nine-year-old girl who lives in Dubai is scratching her way to the top as a DJ in world competitions. Michelle Rasul was already spinning turntables, scratching hip-hop records and making the beats drop four years ago, when she was just learning how to read and write.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- Michelle Rasul had just learned to read and write and was already spinning turntables, scratching hip-hop records and making the beats drop. Four years later, at the age of 9, she’s one of the world’s top DJs and competed in this year’s global championship.At her home in the skyscraper-studded city of Dubai, the turntable whiz from Azerbaijan nodded her baseball cap-adorned head to the beat and showed off her skills scratching, cutting and fading.

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The Berlin International Film Festival is standing by its 2021 premiere Black Bach Artsakh, which debuts in the Forum Expanded program during this month’s virtual event, after the film’s synopsis provoked an online backlash.

Serj Tankian says he wants to recreate System Of A Down songs in a classical music format in the future.The band returned this year with their first new music in 15 years, ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’.

System Of A Down music to emerge in the near future after the band reunited earlier this month.SOAD released ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’, their first new material in 15 years, to raise money for the Armenia Fund following the recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Artsakh.Malakian recently suggested to BBC Radio 6 Music that long-standing disagreements within the band are preventing SOAD from convening to write and record a new album, and the

System Of A Down say they have received death threats over their public support of Armenia and the disputed region of Artsakh.The four-piece announced their return earlier this month with ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’, their first new material in 15 years, to raise money for the Armenia Fund following the recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Artsakh.After revealing that they have raised over $600,000 (£454,000) for the Armenia Fund through streams and downloads of

System Of A Down have raised over $600,000 (£454,000) for the Armenia Fund through the two new songs they released last week.The four-piece announced their return last week with ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’, their first new material in 15 years, to raise money for the Armenia Fund following the recent conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed region of Artsakh.In a new full band interview titled ‘Speaking Out For Artsakh’, all four members of SOAD —  Serj Tankian,

System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian has opened up on how the band put aside their differences to record their first new tracks in 15 years.The alternative metal legends – all of whom are of Armenian descent – returned last week to deliver ‘Protect The Land’ and ‘Genocidal Humanoidz’ in a bid to raise awareness and funds amid “a dire and serious war being perpetrated upon [their] cultural homelands”, referencing the recently erupted conflict between Artsakh and Azerbaijan.While drummer John

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefJapanese comedy-drama “Hold Me Back” was Monday announced as the winner of the Tokyo International Film Festival. Azerbaijan drama, “In Between Dying” was named winner of the Tokyo Filmex Festival, which this year cooperated and overlapped with TIFF.Among the changes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, TIFF festival this year ditched its regular prizes decided by a jury.

It’s been 15 years since there’s been any new music from System of a Down but the Armenian-American heavy metal band have just released two new tracks.

missiles as part of a conflict.Maryam Iskanderova, from Aberdeen, said a ceasefire between her country and Armenia had already been broken and she worried for her grandmother, uncle and auntie living in Ganja.Azerbaijan's second city has been attacked as part of an escalating war between the two sides over the Nagorno-Karabakh region.More than 500 people have been killed since the conflict broke out on September 27 with claims of shells and missiles used by both sides.Maryam, a third year law

Kim Kardashian, 39, has donated $1 million to support an humanitarian effort to help those affected by the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV CriticIt’s not quite business as usual in these unusual times, but everything is pretty much on schedule at CBS Studio Center in Studio City on Monday despite an ongoing protest over the armed clash between Armenia and Azerbaijan.Angered by a KCAL-TV report on a pro-Armenian “March for Peace” rally held Sunday in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills, about 100 protestors blocked traffic at ViacomCBS’ San Fernando Valley facility this morning.

Ellise Shafer editorKim Kardashian West announced on Saturday that she is donating $1 million to Armenia Fund.Conflict erupted again between Armenia and Azerbaijan in late September over the Nagorno-Karabakh region and has resulted in the use of long-range weaponry on both sides.

Kim Kardashian-West is putting her money where her mouth is, revealing she donated $1 million to the Armenia Fund amid the ongoing conflict in the country.  The reality TV star and business mogul, who is of Armenian descent, previously spoke out about the conflict happening in the country, which has seen violent fighting break out in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, a hotly fought-after land parcel bordering Christian-dominant Armenia and Muslim-majority Azerbaijan.

Cardi B has issued an apology after facing criticism for promoting a virtual Armenia fundraiser earlier this week.The ‘WAP’ artist shared a poster for the event on her Instagram Stories amid Armenia’s ongoing conflict with Azerbaijan over the Nagorno-Karabakh territory.With dozens of people reported to have died and hundreds injured over the past week, according to CBS News, leaders have urged the countries to agree to a ceasefire – but both have refused.After Cardi posted the image, the hashtag

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerThe 101 Freeway was blocked and shut down in Hollywood Saturday night by Armenian-American protesters against what they called Azerbaijan aggression in their home region.The California Highway Patrol said lanes of the 101 were blocked around 9:30 PM and shut down in both directions in Hollywood.The consulate general of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles released a statement: “We want peace.

As the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has reached a boiling point, Kim Kardashian is doing her part to help bring attention to the dispute before it becomes a full-blown war.

Jessica Kiang The existential road movie gets an offbeat, elliptical yet peculiarly compelling Transcaucasian makeover in director Hilal Baydarov’s second fiction feature, “In Between Dying.” Set against the striking, often purgatorially stark backdrop of Azerbaijan’s rural landscapes, with their striated mountains, autumn forests, fog-shrouded fields and silvery pebbled lakesides, it’s a film indebted to its influences.

“In Between Dying” is a dreamlike story of personal transformation from rising Azerbaijani director Hilal Beydarov. With a fast-growing body of work that blends fiction and documentary, Beydarov is singlehandedly raising the profile of Azerbaijan at film festivals.

Ed Meza @edmezavarCelebrated Azerbaijani filmmaker Hilal Baydarov has won international acclaim for a fast-growing body of work that has included seven films in the past two years while also attracting high-profile collaborators.Baydarov is making his Venice debut with the competition title “In Between Dying,” a film he produced with Elshan Abbasov and co-producers Joslyn Barnes of Louverture Films and Mexican filmmaker Carlos Reygadas and his Splendor Omnia Studios.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorSaida Mouradova, a native of former Soviet Union republic Azerbaijan, had one wish: to design for Beyoncé. Mouradova, who goes by just Saida, creates headpieces designed to “deliver bold, powerful, and artistic experiences.” What she didn’t expect was getting a call from Beyoncé’s team with a request for 22 pieces.Her team not only wanted those pieces, they wanted double the amount from Saida and her company Object & Dawn.

Christopher Vourlias Seymour Tahirbekov is a reluctant chess star, a young grandmaster from Azerbaijan whose life is rigidly controlled by his emotionally toxic father and coach. On the eve of his showdown with the defending world champion, Seymour’s nerves began to fray, and he escapes to a remote island populated by wild horses and a solitary old man.

Hibernian has put him on the brink of a Cypriot call-up. The midfielder, who will play against Dundee United tonight, has caught the eye of new Cyprus national coach Johan Walem.Walem is currently looking at his options as he prepares to name his first squad.

Kim Kardashian is using her platform to inform her followers about the conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia.