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“Mourning its martyrs”, Egypt calls off the annual celebration of Abu Simbel’s Sun illuminating phenomenon
Mourning the death of 16 policemen who died at the Western Desert terrorist incident on Friday, Egypt cancelled celebrating the annual phenomenon of the sun illuminating at the statue of King Ramses II at Abu Simbel in Aswan governorate, which was supposed to take place this week. Aswan governor Magdy Hejazi told state media outlet …
‘A Day for Women’ wins Audience Award at the Arab Film Festival Rotterdam
Completing the series of international acknowledgements it has been witnessing since it saw the light for the first time, Kamla Abu Zekri’s film Youm Lel Setat (A Day for Women) won the Audience Award at the Arab Film Festival Rotterdam. This comes at the same month the film also won the award for Best Screenplay …
The unseen sides of Egypt
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Remains of Ramses II discovered in Abusir
This temple is the only evidence of King Ramses II’s presence in the Memphis necropolis, says Czech mission’s head
CC Plus redefines the nation branding concept in the International Narrative Summit
We are moving forward to create a voice for our investment environments to become more attractive, says Lamia Kamel, the managing director of CC Plus
First Arab caricature summit kicks off in Luxor
For years, caricature has been a significant method to document people’s hidden thoughts and unrevealed emotions. The simplicity of a sketch drawn by only using basic colours is as critical as war weapons: both target society’s troubles. To combine the work of caricaturists across the Middle East and create a common platform to display and …
“Ali, the Goat, and Ibrahim” Wins Best Feature Film at the Malmö Arab Film Festival
Following a chain of success it has been achieving since its world premiere last year in Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), Ali, Me’za, and Ibrahim (Ali, the Goat, and Ibrahim) won the Best Feature Film award at the 7th Malmö Arab Film Festival in Sweden, which took place from October 6 to 10. Ali, The …
New Pyramidion discovered in Sakkara necropolis
It’s believed that that it belongs to Queen Ankhnespepy II, mission head expects further discoveries in the area
Medhat Nafie discusses “Shoaib” in a literary salon at Alef bookstore
The newly published novel disscusses a charachter that is undergoing a number of psychological and societal conflicts in a contemporary era.
“The Parrots” wins the best short film at Arab Film Festival
Short narrative film “The Parrot” for directors Amjad Al Rasheed and Darin J. Sallam, won the Jury Award for Best Short Film at the Twin Cities Arab Film Festival in the United States. The film starring Tunisian star Hend Sabry and Ashraf Barhoum, tells the story of a Tunisian Jewish family that emigrated from Morocco …
When UN International Day of Non-Violence meets Gandhi’s birthday
Violence is a reality in our lives bit it doesn’t have to dominate us; says Ghandi’s student
7th Tunis Village Pottery Festival kicks off October 19 in Egypt
From the heart of one of Egypt’s smallest yet most charming villages, comes the world’s finest, most fascinating handmade pottery products and home accessories. Only two hours away from Cairo, Tunis village is located in Fayoum governorate, where a unique source of beauty remains unacknowledged. To promote domestic tourism and adding spotlight to pottery work, …
Restoring Khedive area project to be applied in other governorates.
The National Organization for Urban Harmony aims to apply the project in most documented historical buildings all across Egypt. When the time-worn cracked buildings of the Khedive area went under restoration last year, no one expected the outcome will revive the glorious charm of the once abandoned place. Aiming to bring back the beauty of …
Beit El-Kady to be restored
The project aims to develop El Kady House and the archaeological buildings around it, says Abdel Aziz
Egyptian Jeanne d’Arc presents Egypt in several internation film festivals
Iman Kamel’s documentary Egyptian Jeanne d’Arc takes a tour presenting Egypt from South to West in several film festivals. Starting with Malmo Arab Film Festival in Sweden taking place fro 6-10 October, before it goes to Arabisches Filmfestival Tübingen in Germany taking place from 6 to14 October, and the Arab Film Festival in Rotterdam(11-15 October). …
Statue of King Akhenaten’s head discovered in Minya
A gypsum head of a statue of king King Akhenaten was unearthed on the hands of a British- Egyptian archaeological mission in Tel El-Amarna in Minya governorate, according to Ministry of Antiquities’ official Facebook page. The head was found in the first hall of the Great Atun Temple in Tel El-Amarna. The mission headed by …
Indian Embassy in Cairo celebrates Gandhi’s 148 birthday
The embassy organizes a lecture on Gandhi’s peace principles, a caricature exhibition of his spirit to be launched
El-Gouna Film Festival reveals its awards
“Photocopy” wins best feature film, “I have a picture” best documentary, and “Punchline” best short film
Tayarah workshop supports fledgling directors at El-Gouna Film Festival
From 700 applicants, 5 were selected to the finals, where the winner is to be produced in 2018
The unseen sides of Egypt
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Heikal Foundation announces winners of its first Journalism Annual Award
I think Heikal would have agreed there is no better way to celebrate and honour his memory than to acknowledge and encourage the work of these talented young journalists, Heikal’s wife said
El-Gouna Film Festival opens its gates to the world
The opening ceremony witnessed the attendance of 400 celebrities
A Day for Women wins Grand Prize in African Cinema Festival
Egyptian film “Youm Lel Setat” (A Day For Women) won the Grand Prize in the African Cinema Festival in Khouribga, Morocco. The film directed by prominent director Kamla Abu Zekry and starring Elham Shahin, Nelly Karim, Ahmed EL-Fishawy, and Mahmoud Hemida. This comes only a few days after the film female stars Nelly Karim, Elham …
Egypt denies sending antiquities to display at Abu Dhabi’s Louvre
Ministry of Antiquities denied sending any antiquities to be displayed at Abu Dhabi’s Louvre museum set to open on November 11. This has came after several local media outlets accused the government of secretly sending ancient Egyptian monuments especially after rumours spread that the museum will contain rare relics from Egypt’s different historical eras. In …
El-Gouna Film Festival to honor Forest Whitaker for his “commitment to the humanitarian values”
Acknowledging his achievements and admiring his life which he spent enriching the cinematic scene worldwide, El-Gouna Film Festival is to honour international superstar Forest Whitaker in its closing ceremony for his distinguished artistic and humanitarian careers. The award is one of three awards the festival plans to honour Egyptian, Arab, and international film-makers with. The …
Hend Sabry to be honoured for raising cancer awareness in “Halawt El-Donia”
Egyptian Catholic Centre for Cinema is to honour actress Hend Sabry for her role at the latest Drama series “Halawet El Donia” (The beauty of Life) considering it one of most important and humane TV dramas that aired during the past Ramadan season. The honouring ceremony will also include the team of the series which …
“The Mountain Between Us” selected as the opening film of 39th Cairo International Film Festival
Wassef sent an invitation to starring film Kate Winslet, and the director is a part of the festival’s International juries
Authorities seize attempt to smuggle ancient guns to Turkey
Following several failing attempts to illegally smuggle relics outside Egypt, authorities seized an attempt to smuggle three ancient guns go back to Ottoman Empire on Friday, Ministry of Antiquities stated in a press release. The guns were planned to be illegally exported to Turkey. After examining the guns, they were detected to be rare ancient …
Consumer Protection Agency banns TV ad for offending elders
The ad captures elders in a hospital taken over by illnesses, expecting to die before world cup qualification, owning company finds it a “creative execution for a humorous rap song”
In Video: Worshippers cleberate Mawlid Abul Hassan Al-Shazli
Video by Asmaa Gamal and Ahmed Hendawi