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Egyptian photography project Banned Beauty wins top prize in World Press Photo Contest
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Man Booker International Prize 2018 shortlist celebrates indie publishers
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Through myths, books and films, Friday the 13th has become an unusual…
‘Witch It’ wins top prizes at German Computer Games Awards
The most important prize in the country's gaming industry, the German Computer…
Upper Egyptian identity revived in spearing competition
Far away from the city’s modernism that demolished the inherited Egyptian…
‘The Simpsons’ fires back in political correctness controversy in TV and books
The latest episode responded to comedian Hari Kondabolu, who had criticized the…
Egypt marks beginning of spring with Sham Ennessim celebrations
Thousands of Egyptians took to public and private gardens, amusement parks, hotels,…
French film icon Jean-Paul Belmondo at 85: his most memorable roles
"I would say I've done everything I wanted to," says Jean-Paul Belmondo.…
Münster: a sleepy city of culture turns into a crime scene
Münster is well-known throughout Germany and beyond as a lively student city…
More than a ladies’ man: The new Casanova Museum explores the man behind the myth
Giacomo Casanova is known worldwide as a ladies' man, but he was…