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Magnum Photos publishes guide on Europe for refugees, migrants
Roughly 1 million people applied for asylum in the European Union last year. A special guide published in several languages now gives them practical tips and useful background information on the history of Europe.Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Belarussians, Lithuanians, Ukrainians, Hungarians, Germans – they were once all refugees themselves. Roughly 20 million people were displaced by …
Art exhibition displays Omar Samra’s trip to his latest world records
Samra is the first to climb the “first ascent”; the three mountains were named after his family
Paris boosts funds for Eiffel Tower upgrade
Olympics candidate Paris announced a 45 percent increase in funding to upgrade the Eiffel Tower as it gears up its bid to host the 2024 Olympics.Mayor Anne Hidalgo wants to “highlight the Eiffel Tower even further, to make it a flawless showcase of the Parisian welcome,” city hall said in a statement. The announcement comes …
Berlin 24/7: Germany’s capital is growing at an alarming speed
Berlin, Germany’s largest city, is quickly headed for the four million mark – but already lacks housing, schools, jobs and concrete political plans for the future. DW columnist Gero Schliess dreads the consequences.Big. Bigger. Berlin. The city continues to grow and grow… and grow. But before you break out the champagne and start the party …
Fever Dream: a conversation between urban sophistication and bedouin simplicity
Escaping from the conventional ways of storytelling in the film industry is not an easy task for any filmmaker. However, Egyptian filmmaker Seif Abdallah decided to get out of the box and provide an outstanding philosophical vision of the daily life struggles from a new perspective. With his mobile phone, he tries to capture the …
An eye for dignity: War photographer Anja Niedringhaus
As an exhibition features the works of Pulitzer Prize-winning war photographer Anja Niedringhaus, gallery owner Silke von Bersworth discusses with DW how she documented human suffering and cheerful moments alike.The exhibition “At War” held by the Stiftung Demokratie Saarland foundation features photographs by Pulitzer-Prize winner Anja Niedringhaus. Gallery owner Silke von Bersworth contributed many of …
German comedian Oliver Kalkofe parodies the NRA, Trump and China
Whimsical but real TV programs and YouTube vidoes are an inspiration for German comedian Oliver Kalkofe. For DW, he has tackled international topics and parodied Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.The National Rifle Association in the US launched a video channel specially designed for women. The series “Love at First Shot” caters to inexperienced …
Space, time and the Elbphilharmonie
Music is the most ephemeral of the arts: hardly has a note sounded out, and it’s gone. But sounds from the opening of the Elbphilharmonie are still going through the head of DW music editor Rick Fulker.My seat was in one of the balconies the equivalent of several storeys above the stage. The vertical quality …
Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, just before it opens
The building project was nearly abandoned – now after 10 years it is finally opening: Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie. Presiding at the official inauguration of the main concert hall is Germany’s President Joachim Gauck.In 2012, construction came to a standstill. Then in 2013, the Elbphilharmonie project was completely renegotiated. That’s how Hamburg’s mayor, Olaf Scholz, described the …
Trump’s team promises ‘soft sensuality’ for Inauguration Day
Donald Trump is a big celebrity himself, but he’s having a hard time finding stars for his inauguration. His team is now planning a “poetic” event – but the brash-styled president-elect still strives for star approval.Among the abundant random tweets written by the incoming US President, many of them could have very real political or …
Belgian comic legend Tintin now in color as he tackles the Soviets
Roving reporter Tintin gets a makeover in a new color revamp of the original adventure comic by creator Hergé. “Tintin in the Land of the Soviets” was unlike Hergé’s other works and perhaps an embarrassment to him.”Tintin in the Land of the Soviets,” published in 1930, was the debut in “The Adventures of Tintin” series …
The unseen sides of Egypt
The top 10 pictures posted on Instagram by amateur photographers
Daily News Egypt and Red Sea Bikers Club support children with special needs
Out of belief in the importance of supporting community causes and standing up for children with special needs, Daily News Egypt sponsored Never Walk Alone Because They Matter. Never Walk Alone’s main purpose was to help children with Down’s syndrome, autism, and other special needs, and to spread awareness in society. Moreover, the event itself …
Golden Globes 2017: La La Land wins 7 awards and political satire dominates the scene
For decades, the Golden Globes has been one of the most important artistic events that millions of people look forward to every year. The reputable ceremony that takes place at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Los Angeles attracts the brightest stars in Hollywood and the international cinema industry. The Golden Globes 2017 witnessed an overdose of …
‘La La Land’ leads race for British Academy Film Awards
After its Golden Globe success, the musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone pursues its glorious dance into award season with 11 BAFTA nominations. Germany is also on the list.The British Academy Film Awards (known as the BAFTAs) revealed its nominations on Tuesday. Less famous than its American counterpart, the Oscars, the BAFTAs nevertheless listed …
Project highlights beauty of Egypt’s scenery through hand-drawn illustrations
I intentionally looked for places that have a mixture of vivid intense colours, says artist
Hamburg’s long-awated Elbphilharmonie concert hall opens on January 11
After what seemed like interminable delays, budget overruns and lawsuits, Hamburg’s highly anticipated Elbphilharmonie concert hall officially opens on Wednesday.The plaza between the historic brick base below and the spectacular new glass construction above was opened to the public in early November, the luxury hotel between the ninth and nineteenth stories later in the month. …
Dai Gallery hosts Waleed Ebeid’s latest exhibition
With the aim of reviving the art scene in Egypt and bridging a gap between contemporary artists and ordinary citizens, Dai Gallery in Mohandessin organised an exhibition for the artistic works of leading artist Waleed Ebeid between 7-21 January. In another hall, the art space hosted another exhibition for the outstanding works of prominent late …
Highlights of the Golden Globes night
Want to know what everyone in Hollywood is talking about? Here are some of the most memorable moments of the 74th Golden Globes award show.Damien Chazelle’s musical “La La Land” broke the record for the most Golden Globes won by a movie. The director, aged 31, is also the youngest filmmaker to win best director …
Mahinaz Soliman: an artist who blends reality with surrealism
With a blurred vision in her mind and a palette of watercolours between her fingers, Mahinaz Soliman uses art as a method for reflecting her own interpretations about the world around her. In her paintings, she presents reality under a surreal cover that gives the people, places, landscapes, nature, and even animals she portrays a …
Egypt’s ordinary scenes through Yasser Ge’essa’s art
Hussein Amin joins board of Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
American University of Cairo (AUC) professor of journalism Hussein Amin accepted the invitation to join the editorial board of the Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly (formerly known as Journalism Quarterly JQ). Amin is also the director of the Kamal Adham Center for Television and Digital Journalism at AUC’s School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. …
Copts celebrate Christmas traditions despite fears
Despite an abundance of stress and fear that naturally followed the aftermath of the attack on St. Peter and St. Paul church last month, Egyptian Coptic Christians held their Christmas in peace on 7 January. Creating a heavy security presence, churches were surrounded with police and central security forces. For some main churches, like Mar …
Egypt’s ordinary scenes through Yasser Ge’essa’s art
The exhibition features various angles of Egypt’s streets, buildings, and people
Museum? Or Mosque?
The increasingly Islamist and authoritarian policies of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan do not stop at the doors of the Hagia Sophia. It seems the government is pursuing a new strategy for the world-famous museum.At midday on the historical peninsula of Istanbul, the few Western tourists who still venture here might feel somewhat bewildered. The …
The Berlin Wall Memorial Site
976,000 people visited the Berlin Wall Memorial Site in 2016. The Berlin Wall Foundation, which administers the site, says that’s about 15,000 more visitors than in 2015. It is located on Bernauer Str. in central Berlin.In 2016, a daily average of 2700 people visited the foundation’s historical sites. The Berlin Wall Memorial Site is located …
Critical edition of Hitler’s Mein Kampf set for sixth printing
An annotated, critical edition of Hitler’s infamous “Mein Kampf” has been on sale for a year, the two-volume tome becoming a surprise bestseller with 85,000 copies sold. But the book is still attracting controversy.At the end of January, a sixth run of the critical edition of Adolf Hitler’s anti-Semitic “Mein Kampf” will be released. The …
Olympics boosted Brazil to tourism record
Brazil saw a record number of international tourists in 2016, boosted by the Olympic Games. Some 6.6 million foreign tourists visited the country in Latin America.Hosting the Olympic Games in 2016 boosted tourist numbers to a new record for Brazil, the Tourism Ministry said. Some 6.6 million foreign tourists visited Brazil for the first Olympic …
Carlos Saura: revered Spanish director going strong at 85
He can look back on a remarkable career: several Berlin bears, the Grand Prize of the jury in Cannes, the European film prize for his life’s work. But even at 85, Carlos Saura is yet to contemplate retirement.’Who rests, rusts’ is his motto. “I am shooting films to stay alive,” Carlos Saura once stated in …
Héctor Abad: I no longer feel like a victim
Author Héctor Abad Faciolince’s story is enmeshed with the conflict in Colombia: his brother-in-law was abducted, his father murdered. But Abad does not see himself as a victim, as he explains in an interview with DW.Deutsche Welle: Contemporary Colombian literature deals with violence, murder and fear, even though Colombia is one of the most beautiful …