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How Shahira Fahmy Went from Award-Winning Egyptian Architect to Cannes Actress
ARTS & CULTURE

This Gorgeous Pyramid View Home in Egypt Just Got Nominated for A Prestigious International Award

14 Aug 2017
The design is the perfect mixture of Coptic history and modern chic, all under the shadow of the Giza Pyramids. [...]
A Little Bit of Paradise is Coming to Ras El Hekma
Fashion

New Shoot by Kojak Features Niqabi Woman, a Grandmother, and a Model with Albinism

15 Aug 2017
In a new step forward for Egypt's fashion typically exclusive fashion industry, this shoot encourages inclusivity and acceptance. [...]
Cairo to See Its First Light Railway System
ARTS & CULTURE

8 Times Egyptian Women of the Past Had Us Hashtaging #Takemeback

14 Aug 2017
Can we have a moment of silence for all the cute dresses that we can't wear peacefully in the streets of Egypt? [...]
Noise101: Locked Groove
BUZZ

Egypt Plans to Raise the Minimum Wage From EGP 1,200 to 2,000 in The Private Sector

14 Aug 2017
This is an over 60 percent increase from the current minimum wage. [...]
Cairo Jazz Club Harvests Some of Egypt's Best Talents in New Night Called Freshest Crops
SCENE NOISE

Cairo Jazz Club Harvests Some of Egypt's Best Talents in New Night Called Freshest Crops

17 Aug 2017
This season's produce includes Azaar, Sabh, and A-Squared. [...]
A Little Bit of Paradise is Coming to Ras El Hekma
LIFESTYLE

A Little Bit of Paradise is Coming to Ras El Hekma

17 Aug 2017
Kai Sahel is Ras El Hekma's latest addition, and from what we've seen, it's going to be nothing short of heavenly. [...]
Cairo to See Its First Light Railway System
BUZZ

Cairo to See Its First Light Railway System

17 Aug 2017
Running at the speed of 120 KM/hr and covering 66 kilometers around the capital. [...]
Noise101: Locked Groove
SCENE NOISE

Noise101: Locked Groove

16 Aug 2017
We interview Belgian artist Locked Groove who has so far played shows in the UAE, Lebanon, Israel, and Turkey - making the Middle East one of his favourite destinations. [...]
Al Ahram Beverages Teams Up with UBER and Give Free Rides in Sahel to Stop Drinking and Driving
BUZZ

Al Ahram Beverages Teams Up with UBER and Give Free Rides in Sahel to Stop Drinking and Driving

16 Aug 2017
All Sachi, Tabla, and Danos guests will get a safe, free ride home in Sahel. [...]
This New Furniture Line Has Found the Sweet Spot between Youthful and Elegant
LIFESTYLE

This New Furniture Line Has Found the Sweet Spot between Youthful and Elegant

16 Aug 2017
El-Diwan Interior’s new line Bash6 Designs incorporates pastel colours with creative patterns for a modern and elegant home. [...]
30 of the Middle East's Biggest Artists Are Performing at the Cairo Citadel Music Festival
BUZZ

30 of the Middle East's Biggest Artists Are Performing at the Cairo Citadel Music Festival

16 Aug 2017
The 26th Annual Cairo Citadel Music Festival has some of the best music and the best view of Cairo. [...]
Week Month Year

This Gorgeous Pyramid View Home in Egypt Just Got Nominated for A Prestigious International Award

The design is the perfect mixture of Coptic history and modern chic, all under the shadow of the Giza Pyramids. [...]

New Shoot by Kojak Features Niqabi Woman, a Grandmother, and a Model with Albinism

In a new step forward for Egypt's fashion typically exclusive fashion industry, this shoot encourages inclusivity and acceptance. [...]

Forbes Reveals Its List of Biggest Arab Celebrities and Egyptians Dominate It

Forty-six of Egypt's celebrities made the list including Amr Diab, Adel Emam, Sherine Abdel-Wahab, and Mohamed Hamaky. [...]

This New Sahel Beach Bar is Set to Be The Season's Hottest Hangout Spot

Danos Beach Bar brings together the best of the Mediterranean: Greek food, day drinking, a pristine beach, and all-night partying. [...]

EgyptAir: You Can Fly to Sahel Starting This Weekend

EgyptAir is operating two flights to the north coast every weekend this summer. [...]

Education Minister Announces the End of Thanaweya Amma

The system will be replaced by a new modern system dubbed The Certificate of Egypt. [...]

Cairo Governorate Announces New Bike Sharing System in Downtown Cairo

The project is entirely funded by Zurich-based Drosos Foundation in collaboration with the UN Human Settlement Programme. [...]

Egyptian Students Get 50% Fee Reduction to Imperial College London's Engineering Faculty

The deal was announced by Egypt's Ministry of Higher Education on Saturday. [...]

National Geographic's DNA Analysis Concludes that Egyptians are Only 17% Arab

National Geographic answers the age-old question of whether Egyptians are genetically Arab or North African? Can you guess how much of [...]

US Porn Studio Issues Casting Call for Auditions in Egypt

Casting starts next week for a three-week Pharaonic-themed production in the Los Angeles, California in June. [...]

9 Stunning Photos of the Newly Opened National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation

The newly opened museum is located in the heart of Al Fustat, housing between its walls 50,000 artifacts and the ancient natural lake of [...]

Saudi Teenage YouTube Star Arrested For 'Unethical Behaviour'

Saudi YouTube sensation Abo Sin has been arrested on charges of 'unethical behaviour' over a video of him flirting with an American girl on [...]

This Gorgeous Pyramid View Home in Egypt Just Got Nominated for A Prestigious International Award

The design is the perfect mixture of Coptic history and modern chic, all under the shadow of the Giza Pyramids. [...]

New Shoot by Kojak Features Niqabi Woman, a Grandmother, and a Model with Albinism

In a new step forward for Egypt's fashion typically exclusive fashion industry, this shoot encourages inclusivity and acceptance. [...]

Egypt Plans to Raise the Minimum Wage From EGP 1,200 to 2,000 in The Private Sector

This is an over 60 percent increase from the current minimum wage. [...]

South Korea to Build a $10 Billion Integrated Agriculture City in Egypt Within 6 Months

Spanning 300 thousand feddans south-east of Qattara Depression. [...]

Cairo Jazz Club Harvests Some of Egypt's Best Talents in New Night Called Freshest Crops

This season's produce includes Azaar, Sabh, and A-Squared. [...]

A Little Bit of Paradise is Coming to Ras El Hekma

Kai Sahel is Ras El Hekma's latest addition, and from what we've seen, it's going to be nothing short of heavenly. [...]

Cairo to See Its First Light Railway System

Running at the speed of 120 KM/hr and covering 66 kilometers around the capital. [...]

Noise101: Locked Groove

We interview Belgian artist Locked Groove who has so far played shows in the UAE, Lebanon, Israel, and Turkey - making the Middle East one [...]

Editor's Picks
This Alexandrian is Making Art You Can Set on Fire

This Alexandrian is Making Art You Can Set on Fire

14 Aug 2017
Abdelrahman Al-Habrouk is a 23-year old Alexandria-based artist making portraits out of tobacco, eventually setting them on fire. [...]
Video: Jamila Awad Stars in a Gorgeous, Poetic Short Film by Young Filmmaker Haya Khairat

Video: Jamila Awad Stars in a Gorgeous, Poetic Short Film by Young Filmmaker Haya Khairat

09 Aug 2017
The piece, which was spontaneously filmed on a trip, features actress Jamila Awad as well as Warsan Shire's poem "For Women Who Are Difficult To Love". [...]
9 Extraordinary Photos of Egypt's First Ever Air Race in 1910 Heliopolis

9 Extraordinary Photos of Egypt's First Ever Air Race in 1910 Heliopolis

10 Aug 2017
12 years before he became the ruler of Egypt, Prince Fuad I headed the organising committee of the extraordinary event. [...]
SCENE TV
How Shahira Fahmy Went from Award-Winning Egyptian Architect to Cannes Actress

How Shahira Fahmy Went from Award-Winning Egyptian Architect to Cannes Actress

01 Jun 2017
We catch up with the multi-talented architect-turned-actress at a villa she designed herself to discuss her rise to stardom, divorce from architecture, and one of her latest movies, La Camera De Claire, in which she stars alongside Oscar-Nominated actress Isabel Huppert, which premiered at Cannes. [...]
Kazlak Just Turned Masmat into a Gourmet Delicacy You CAN NOT MISS
Eats

Kazlak Just Turned Masmat into a Gourmet Delicacy You CAN NOT MISS

13 Aug 2017
Taken by surprise, senior writer Lamis Zrable falls in love with #ProjectMasmat, and lets go of classist and psychological reservations towards food. [...]
UberRESCUE is Our Sahel Superhero of the Year
BUZZ

UberRESCUE is Our Sahel Superhero of the Year

13 Aug 2017
Uber teamed up with Nacita Auto Care to present #UberRescue. [...]
2,000-Year-Old Cemetery Discovered in Minya
ARTS & CULTURE

2,000-Year-Old Cemetery Discovered in Minya

16 Aug 2017
"Facts suggest that the area was a great cemetery for a long span of time," says Ministry of Antiquities official Ayman Ashmawy. [...]
South Korea to Build a $10 Billion Integrated Agriculture City in Egypt Within 6 Months
BUZZ

South Korea to Build a $10 Billion Integrated Agriculture City in Egypt Within 6 Months

16 Aug 2017
Spanning 300 thousand feddans south-east of Qattara Depression. [...]
Nissan's Newest Branch Takes Car Service to The Next Level
BUZZ

Nissan's Newest Branch Takes Car Service to The Next Level

15 Aug 2017
Nissan Motor Egypt opens its 43rd branch and 22nd service centre in Egypt, and it's got all the makings of a luxury experience. [...]
Video: 86-Year-Old Egyptian Swimmer Wins Bronze at FINA World Masters Championship
BUZZ

Video: 86-Year-Old Egyptian Swimmer Wins Bronze at FINA World Masters Championship

15 Aug 2017
He came in at third place in the 800 metres freestyle race. [...]
No More Crazy Zamalek Detours With Valet Parking App Rakna
BUZZ

No More Crazy Zamalek Detours With Valet Parking App Rakna

14 Aug 2017
The road-rage-saving, personal valet app has officially expanded their operations from Downtown to the gridlocked island of Zamalek. [...]
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Date: 8/17/2017
Time: 10:00pm - 3:00am
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Date: 8/17/2017
Time: 1:00pm - 7:00pm
Venue: Sol Beach
Caricature Workshop @ Darb 1718
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Caricature Workshop @ Darb 1718

Date: 8/17/2017
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
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Mazen Hamdy & Ouzo @ The Tap Maadi
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Mazen Hamdy & Ouzo @ The Tap Maadi

Date: 8/17/2017
Time: 10:00pm - 2:00am
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Pick A Street @ Mountain View North Coast
Concerts

Pick A Street @ Mountain View North Coast

Date: 8/17/2017
Time: 12:00pm - 10:00pm
Venue: Mountain View North coast
Suite Offer @ JW Marriott
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Suite Offer @ JW Marriott

Date: 8/17/2017
Time: 12:00pm - 12:0am
Venue: JW Marriott Hotel Cairo
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CINEMA
Annabelle: Creation

Annabelle: Creation

GENRE:

Horror

Mystery

STARS:

Stephanie Sigman

SHOWING AT: IMAX Plaza Cinema VOX Cinemas Egypt [...]
Kidnap

Kidnap

GENRE:

Thriller

STARS:

Halle Berry

SHOWING AT: Galaxy Cineplex.cfcm VOX Cinemas Egypt [...]
Lil Dakhly

Lil Dakhly

GENRE:

Thriller

STARS:

Boshra

SHOWING AT: Bandar Cinema Maadi Renaissance Cairo Mall [...]
The Beguiled

The Beguiled

GENRE:

Drama

STARS:

Nicole Kidman

SHOWING AT: Galaxy Cineplex Plaza Cinema Stars Cinema [...]
The Hitman's Bodyguard

The Hitman's Bodyguard

GENRE:

Action

Comedy

STARS:

Ryan Reynolds

SHOWING AT: Galaxy Cineplex.cfcm Plaza Cinema Stars Cinema [...]
The Man With The Iron Heart

The Man With The Iron Heart

GENRE:

Action

Biography

STARS:

Rosamund Pike

SHOWING AT: Galaxy Cineplex Plaza Cinema VOX Cinemas Egypt [...]
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