by Soha al-Sharkawy The makers the film “Very Confidential”, whose cast includes more than 55 Egyptian stars, are filming the remaining scenes in a studio in the Giza district in West Cairo. …

The exquisite art of Arabic calligraphy has mesmerized people through its grace and powerful beauty for centuries. One of the most prominent calligraphy artists, Iraq-born Hassan Massoudy, is…

[caption id="attachment_55255207" align="aligncenter" width="2835"] Iranian guards march during the rally to mark the 38th anniversary of the Islamic revolution, at Azadi Square in Tehran, Iran on…

[caption id="attachment_55255204" align="aligncenter" width="4788"] Iranian President Hassan Rouhani attends the extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the Lutfi…

[caption id="attachment_55255190" align="aligncenter" width="2865"] by Ali Mandalawi[/caption] by Moncef Al-Mazghani 1. Umm Kulthoum was born Fatima Ibrahim al-Sayyid al-Beltaghi. Her father lead…

[caption id="attachment_55254926" align="aligncenter" width="5000"] Lebanese medical student examines displaced refugee woman. Getty)[/caption] On a cold January night near Istanbul’s Taksim Square,…

by Yasmine El-Geressi Born in Cairo in 1972 to an Egyptian mother and a Saudi father, Shalemar Sharbatly is an accomplished painter who burst onto the scene aged 13 when her artwork was published…

[caption id="attachment_55254843" align="aligncenter" width="4500"] A Rohingya girl cries as refugees fleeing from Myanmar cross a stream in the hot sun on a muddy rice field on October 16, 2017 near…

[caption id="attachment_55254738" align="aligncenter" width="4131"] Kurdish refugee children from the Syrian town of Kobani look on near makeshift tents in a camp in the southeastern town of Suruc,…

[caption id="attachment_55254692" align="aligncenter" width="3328"] Mao Tse Toung (1893-1976) chinese president here during review of army of The Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in Pekin,…