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Baltimore Symphony Orchestra appoints Mark C. Hanson, ‘a giant in the industry,’ as its next president

BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra on Tuesday appointed Mark C. Hanson, the former head of the San Francisco Orchestra and a leader one musician described as “a giant in the industry,” as its next president and CEO.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2022

Flicker of Hope for Western ‘Hostages' in Iran

When Barry Rosen, one of those held in Tehran's American embassy in the 1979-81 crisis, saw coverage of the talks in Vienna on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, he felt there was one glaring omission. Rosen, 77, says he saw "nothing in the press, anywhere, about the plight of the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 25, 2022

Hunger Strikers Demand Prisoners’ Release amid Iran Nuclear Talks

Two men are staging a hunger strike to demand the release of prisoners being held in Iran, on the sidelines of international negotiations in Vienna to halt Tehran's nuclear ambitions. The two activists have also experienced being jailed, they told dpa in Vienna. As a young diplomat from the US,…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 24, 2022