Two 4,300-year-old tombs unveiled near Cairo
SAKKARA: A pair of 4,300-year-old Pharaonic tombs discovered at Sakkara indicate that…
Economic slump takes its toll on the entertainment industry
The global entertainment industry has always praised itself for proving to be…
The year in visual arts
The visual arts scene in Egypt in 2008 has witnessed a substantial…
French court spares Les Miserables sequels
A Paris appeal court spared two sequels to Victor Hugo s epic…
Egyptian books take the stage
Reading has no doubt become a new national hobby for Egypt, a…
Saudi religious police says some movies possibly OK
The chief of Saudi Arabia s powerful religious police said some movies…
All quiet on the culture front
Last year, Egyptian alternative culture took over the helm from mainstream culture…
The invasion of Turkish soap operas
They have continuously been slammed as corny, unrealistic and unreligious. But despite…
"Silent Night" for small Austrian village, 190 years later
Born on a cold night in the chapel of a small Austrian…
THE REEL ESTATE: Wahid Hamed's unfulfilled 'Promise'
Al Waad (The Promise) is a perfect title for veteran scriptwriter Wahid…