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The Alexandria Theatre Festival Raises Its Curtains with Ten Plays From the Arab Region

04 Dec 2019
All ten plays will be performed on Bibliotheca Alexandria's stage. [...]
The Ultimate Family Festival: The Rahet Bally Experience is Coming to Majarrah

The Ultimate Family Festival: The Rahet Bally Experience is Coming to Majarrah

19 Nov 2019
The family outing will be available on the 22nd and 23rd of November. [...]
Cairo International Film Festival to Become First Arab Festival to Sign Gender Equality Pledge

Cairo International Film Festival to Become First Arab Festival to Sign Gender Equality Pledge

07 Oct 2019
CIFF will also be only the second African festival to sign this pledge. [...]
Five Egyptian Films to Be Screened at Arab Film Festival in Germany

Five Egyptian Films to Be Screened at Arab Film Festival in Germany

01 Oct 2019
The 'Arab Film Festival Tübingen' is considered the most important of its kind in [...]
Egyptian Brand ZAAM’s SS19 Bag Collection is the Very Definition of ‘Festival-Ready’

Egyptian Brand ZAAM’s SS19 Bag Collection is the Very Definition of ‘Festival-Ready’

17 Jun 2019
Love, peace and PVC. [...]
Egyptian Film 'Between Two Seas' Wins Two Awards at the Brooklyn Film Festival

Egyptian Film 'Between Two Seas' Wins Two Awards at the Brooklyn Film Festival

12 Jun 2019
Could this indie hit be the next 'Yomeddine'? [...]
Fête de la Musique 2019 to Honour Algerian Legend Rachid Taha and the Legacy of Raï Music

Fête de la Musique 2019 to Honour Algerian Legend Rachid Taha and the Legacy of Raï Music

23 May 2019
Now in its remarkable 30th year in Egypt, this year's edition of the French [...]
15 Photos From Islamic Cairo's Drums and Folkloric Arts Festival

15 Photos From Islamic Cairo's Drums and Folkloric Arts Festival

22 Apr 2019
We have a whole week of bedazzling folkloric performances ahead of us. [...]
Stop Whatever You're Doing Because James Arthur is Coming to Cairo

Stop Whatever You're Doing Because James Arthur is Coming to Cairo

04 Apr 2019
BRB while we lose the ability to even. [...]
Going, Going, Almost Gone: The ‘Festival Living’ Apartments are Ready and Selling Like Hotcakes

Going, Going, Almost Gone: The ‘Festival Living’ Apartments are Ready and Selling Like Hotcakes

29 Nov 2018
Prime location, contemporary living and plenty of amenities at CFC homes. [...]
Enta Gold? AXE Got Us Asking Questions With Mysterious Reveal At Cairo Festival City

Enta Gold? AXE Got Us Asking Questions With Mysterious Reveal At Cairo Festival City

29 Oct 2018
What lies behind this shadowy flash mob? [...]
Egyptian Actress Yousra is Now a Glamorous Street in Gouna

Egyptian Actress Yousra is Now a Glamorous Street in Gouna

02 Sep 2018
The Egyptian cinema icon just got whole stretch of asphalt named after her. [...]
Egyptian Indie Film Yomeddine to Be Shown at the BFI London Film Festival

Egyptian Indie Film Yomeddine to Be Shown at the BFI London Film Festival

02 Sep 2018
The Egyptian drama is garnering much-deserved appreciation in all corners of the [...]
Acclaimed Egyptian Film ‘Yomeddine’ to Have Local Premiere in Minya

Acclaimed Egyptian Film ‘Yomeddine’ to Have Local Premiere in Minya

30 Aug 2018
From the red carpets of Europe's most prestigious film festivals, to the [...]
Five of Egypt’s Biggest Singers to Compete Against Each Other in Germany’s BAMA Music Awards

Five of Egypt’s Biggest Singers to Compete Against Each Other in Germany’s BAMA Music Awards

28 Aug 2018
Voting is now open...GO, GO, GO! [...]
Egypt to Be Guest of Honour at Amman International Book Fair

Egypt to Be Guest of Honour at Amman International Book Fair

20 Aug 2018
Egypt will be in the spotlight at one of the biggest literary dates on the calendar [...]
Egyptian Puppeteers To Take Part in Russia's Prestigious International Puppet Carnival

Egyptian Puppeteers To Take Part in Russia's Prestigious International Puppet Carnival

18 Aug 2018
Unfortunately, Abla Fahita didn't make the cut. [...]
Egyptian Film 'Yomeddine' Chosen for Melbourne International Film Festival

Egyptian Film 'Yomeddine' Chosen for Melbourne International Film Festival

12 Aug 2018
The acclaim just keeps on coming in for AB Shawky's unusual, but heartwarming, [...]
Egyptian Screenwriter Haitham Dabbour Wins Award at Oran International Arabic Film Festival

Egyptian Screenwriter Haitham Dabbour Wins Award at Oran International Arabic Film Festival

02 Aug 2018
The 32 year-old's 'Photocopy' was well-received all round at the Algerian festival. [...]
Egyptian Film Producer Chosen as Jury Member at Venice Film Festival

Egyptian Film Producer Chosen as Jury Member at Venice Film Festival

29 Jul 2018
Mohamed Hefzy will be arbitrating at one of the world's most-esteemed film festival. [...]
Egyptian Film Producer Chosen as Jury Member at Venice Film Festival

Egyptian Film Producer Chosen as Jury Member at Venice Film Festival

29 Jul 2018
Mohamed Hefzy will be arbitrating at one of the world's most-esteemed film festival. [...]
Toys 'R' Us Relocates Within Cairo Festival City Mall

Toys 'R' Us Relocates Within Cairo Festival City Mall

26 Jul 2018
Stop pretending you don’t pay them a visit to “look for a gift for your little [...]
Egyptian Play 'Mama' to be Performed at Prestigious Festival d’Avignon in France

Egyptian Play 'Mama' to be Performed at Prestigious Festival d’Avignon in France

18 Jul 2018
Ahmed El-Attar, the only Egyptian director to display his work at the French [...]
Egyptian Film Takes the Jury Award at the Arab Cinema Festival in Paris

Egyptian Film Takes the Jury Award at the Arab Cinema Festival in Paris

09 Jul 2018
Two Egyptian directors walked into ACF this year, and one walked out with a prize. [...]
Feast your Eyes and Soul on Cairo's Contemporary Dance Renaissance with CCDC This Thursday

Feast your Eyes and Soul on Cairo's Contemporary Dance Renaissance with CCDC This Thursday

06 May 2018
The talented folk over at Cairo Contemporary Dance Center are warming up for a [...]
‘Looking for Oum Kalthoum’ Wows Crowds at 37th Istanbul Film Festival

‘Looking for Oum Kalthoum’ Wows Crowds at 37th Istanbul Film Festival

06 May 2018
Iranian director Shirin Neshat’s profound “film within a film” hits home hard with [...]
Sharm El Sheikh Kicks Off its First Ever Little People Festival

Sharm El Sheikh Kicks Off its First Ever Little People Festival

03 May 2018
In an effort to celebrate diversity and break down age-old stereotypes, the coastal [...]
This Festival in Egypt Will Give You a Peek Into the Future this Weekend

This Festival in Egypt Will Give You a Peek Into the Future this Weekend

25 Apr 2018
The festival aims to engage people in the power of the future as well as empower [...]
Your One-Stop Guide for Cairo Cinema Days 2

Your One-Stop Guide for Cairo Cinema Days 2

19 Apr 2018
Zawya’s indie Arab film bash was every humble cinephile’s darling last year, and it [...]
This Egyptian Film Just Became the Country's First Indie Feature at Cannes

This Egyptian Film Just Became the Country's First Indie Feature at Cannes

12 Apr 2018
A coming-of-age drama with the proper dose of comedy, Abu Bakr Shawky’s newest work [...]
FIFA World Cup is Coming to Egypt, and Here's Where to Find it

FIFA World Cup is Coming to Egypt, and Here's Where to Find it

12 Mar 2018
The titular trophy is going around the world in a string of visits, and it’s making [...]
Jebel Banat: A Bedouin Tale of Freedom Goes to Cannes' Short Film Corner

Jebel Banat: A Bedouin Tale of Freedom Goes to Cannes' Short Film Corner

08 Mar 2018
Sharine Atif’s masterfully melancholic rendition of a centuries-old legend is [...]
The Culture Vulture's Guide to D-CAF 2018

The Culture Vulture's Guide to D-CAF 2018

05 Mar 2018
Film screenings, concerts, plays, performances and workshops of every kind at this [...]
Nacelle Have Just Announced the Line-Up for Heineken Sandbox 2018!

Nacelle Have Just Announced the Line-Up for Heineken Sandbox 2018!

22 Feb 2018
The biggest date on every clubber's calendar just got bigger, thanks to what is [...]
Red-Handed: 12 Camels Disqualified From Beauty Contest in Saudi Arabia For Using Botox

Red-Handed: 12 Camels Disqualified From Beauty Contest in Saudi Arabia For Using Botox

24 Jan 2018
Live from Bizzaro Land. [...]
Dubai Lynx Kicks Off to Shake Up the Creative Sector in the Middle East

Dubai Lynx Kicks Off to Shake Up the Creative Sector in the Middle East

21 Jan 2018
Dubai Lynx has just announced the speaker lineup for their festival, as they set [...]
Relive The Chill O'Posite Experience, Dahab's Biggest Music Festival To Date

Relive The Chill O'Posite Experience, Dahab's Biggest Music Festival To Date

12 Dec 2017
The Jordanian NextUsJo's Chill O'posite Festival took Dahab by storm last August [...]
A Movie Nerd's Guide to the Panorama of the European Film

A Movie Nerd's Guide to the Panorama of the European Film

09 Nov 2017
With more than 50 movies screening all over the country, it can be hard to choose [...]
The 3rd WANAS International Music Festival is Around the Corner!

The 3rd WANAS International Music Festival is Around the Corner!

30 Oct 2017
The 3rd WANAS International Music Festival, vision of El Mastaba cultural center, [...]
CAIROGRAPHIE: Cairo's First Ever Photography and Videography Festival

CAIROGRAPHIE: Cairo's First Ever Photography and Videography Festival

24 Oct 2017
Calling all photographers and videographers to Cairo's very first photography and [...]
Week Month Year

Egypt To Build 20 New Cities to Accommodate Overpopulation

In an effort to address Egypt’s overpopulation problem head-on, the country will be establishing 20 new cities in the coming years. [...]

Sexy, Serene & Insta-Perfect: El Gouna's Casa Cook Might be the Coolest Hotel in Egypt

While El Gouna is best known for its laid-back little hotels intermingled with a few big international resort chains, high-end creative [...]

ZED Park Announces Exciting New Partnership with Amr Mansi from I-events

Things are set to be taken up a notch following the announcement that ZED will be partnering up with Amr Mansi of I-events, whose track [...]

Photo Exhibition 'Dust: Past and Present' Showcases the Haunting Beauty of Egypt's Abandoned Spaces

Artist Xenia Nikolskaya has brought together twenty-seven photographs of Cairo's haunting locales as part of her ongoing project 'DUST', an [...]

Egyptian Power Company Receives USD 54 Million in Loans to Build Solar Plant in Kom Ombo

The European Bank for Recontruction and Development has given ACWA Power a loan of USD 54 million to build a solar power plant in Kom Ombo, [...]

UN Development Programme and Japan Give Egypt USD 2.73 Million to Recover from COVID-19

The project will support 3.7 million micro, small and medium enterprises recovering from the economic impact of COVID-19. [...]

7 Local Secondhand Shops to Thrift Better than Macklemore

Hop on the sustainable wave and shop slow fashion items with our list of local secondhand shops. [...]

Montblanc Launches ‘Heritage Egyptomania’ Pen Collection Featuring Ancient Egyptian Designs

Montblanc’s Heritage Egyptomania pays homage to thousands of years of Ancient Egyptian history, and their own Egypt-inspired 1920s fountain [...]

Luxor’s Karnak Temple Complex Prepares For Spectacular Solar Alignment This Friday

The event only lasts two hours. [...]

Egyptian Tourism Revenues Rise by $2.7 Billion in 2019

Not bad...not bad at all. [...]

9 Mind-Bending Photos from Cirque Du Soleil’s Debut Show in Egypt

Courtesy of the best seats in the house with Etisalat. [...]

Escape into the Virtual: Maged Farrag’s “VRviving the Art” to Show at CIFF

The Cairo International Film Festival has expanded its virtual reality category to feature 20 new films. [...]

12 Reasons Why We Love O1 in New Cairo

O1 has got to be the best thing to happen to New Cairo foodies yet - here are 12 of its tastiest restaurants and eateries to prove it. [...]

This Immaculately Preserved Limestone Coffin was Just Found at Minya

A limestone coffin was dug up from a 5-metre well in Minya's Al-Gharaifa area recently, and the excavators were able to pretty quickly [...]

Cairo Water Week Will Tackle Sustainability & Security

Set to take place online due to COVID-19, this year's iteration of Cairo Water Week will focus on such topics as water security, solutions [...]

Aswan Appoints its First Female Director of Administrative Prosecution

Counsellor Heba Awad is Aswan’s first-ever female Director of Administrative Prosecution. [...]

7 Local Brands for Beach Coverups and Shawls

From wraparounds to kimonos, we've curated seven local brands that offer the cutest coverups in Egypt. [...]

Sustainable Stylish Shoe Brand Morena is Handmade in Egypt

Morena Apparel is Egypt’s next red-hot footwear brand keeping the environment, local artisans, and your wallet in mind. [...]

Carmen Soliman Picked to Sing Arabic Theme Song for Neflix’s ‘Over The Moon’

Egyptian singer and Arab Idol, Carmen Soliman, has been tapped to sing the theme song for the Arabic dub of Netflix’s upcoming animated [...]

Cinema Masr Touches Down in Alex Opera House Starting October 19th

The increasingly popular stage show 'Cinema Masr' are taking their show to Alexandria after a successful run at the Cairo Opera House! [...]

EDITOR'S PICKS
South Sinai Hospitals and Isolation Units Are Now Cleared of Coronavirus Cases

South Sinai Hospitals and Isolation Units Are Now Cleared of Coronavirus Cases

11 Aug 2020
The Ministry of Health has declared that the last two Coronavirus patients have been discharged from Nuweiba Central Hospital after undergoing treatment and completing their quarantine period. [...]
Egyptian-Italian Fabio Abraham to Play Gamal Abdel Nasser in CNN Docu-Drama

Egyptian-Italian Fabio Abraham to Play Gamal Abdel Nasser in CNN Docu-Drama

11 Aug 2020
An all-new CNN docu-drama ‘Jerusalem’, which will be centred around the history of the ancient city, will feature Egyptian-Italian actor Fabio Abraham as late Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser. [...]
Egypt Orders All Airports to Relocate Hazardous Goods Following Beirut Explosion

Egypt Orders All Airports to Relocate Hazardous Goods Following Beirut Explosion

11 Aug 2020
After the devastating events of the Beirut explosion, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has ordered all Egyptian airports to move hazardous goods to safe storage spaces away from passengers and civilians. [...]
Abuse Relief Aide is the New Network of Specialists Providing Free Support to Sexual Abuse Victims

Abuse Relief Aide is the New Network of Specialists Providing Free Support to Sexual Abuse Victims

08 Aug 2020
Founder of What Women Want magazine May Abdel Asim, alongside founder of the Safe Kids foundation Sara Aziz, have recognized a gap in support for abuse victims in Egypt. Their new Facebook group, 'Abuse Relief Aide', seeks to fill that gap. [...]
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