Turkish ground forces enter Syria’s Kurdish-held Afrin, amid criticism
Turkey says its military forces have crossed into Syria's Kurdish enclave of Afrin, as Ankara launched on Saturday an air assault to take the area held by the US-backed Kurdish…
Retailers seek right formula to expand in local market
"Fashion has a huge opportunity in Egypt, especially new volume brands, which are starting to expand in governorates. Few brands achieve their highest regional targets in Tanta," says Retail Group…
2017 has introduced new clientele to local fashion scene: Farida Temraz
Inspired by the gracious tales of her ancestors, she dives into history and surfaces back with daring silhouettes and intricate embroidery. The fashion historian is on a mission to bring…
Victims & Heroes of Egyptian Cinema (4): Sherif Arafa’s Terrorism & Kebab (1992)
As previously mentioned at the end of last week’s article, I will begin to trace how Egyptian cinema has talked about spaces where narratives of victimisation are produced and contested.…
Shadi Abdel Salam’s masterpiece Al-Mumiaa to screen at Rotterdam Film Festival
Screened version is restored copy by Martin Scorsese’s World Cinema Project
Highlights of Sundance Film Festival lineup
Sundance Film Festival has kick-started the global string of film festivals. Showcasing independent films, this year, it features eight German co-productions, as well as movies directed by stars Ethan Hawke…
2018 will see end of 351 areas dangerous to lives of Egyptians: deputy housing minister
All Maspero landowners chose partnership with state except one company
Government invests EGP 58bn in housing, utilities projects: minister
The government‘s investments in Upper Egypt projects reached EGP 58bn, distributed between housing, drinking water, sanitation and utilities projects, according to Minister of Housing Mostafa Madbouly. Madbouly added that there…
AI-based Amazon Go store makes cashiers redundant
As of Monday, the world's largest online retailer offers people in Seattle a special store where cash registers and checkout lines become a thing of the past. The technology behind…
First Group to launch two malls in Sixth of October in February
Fourth phase of KENZ Compund being developed on 120,000 sqm, says Mostafa