Adel Imam is the most famous actor in Egypt and the Arab world. Throughout his rich career in theatre, cinema and television, he played comedic roles that have been mixed with political, romantic and…
Recently, Annalise DeVries, an American university professor who has been studying and writing about “Al-Ma’adi” as part of her interest in Egyptian history, society and culture, published a book…
As the people flocked to the open air opera house, the opening of Ghalia Benali’s spiritual performance started with the name “Allah.” As she chanted the 99 names of Allah, she smoothly guided her…
When it comes to digitalizing life, Saudi Arabia has come a long way. Just a touch of a button is enough to renew your driving license using a smart phone app, Absher. You have a relative based in…
Samir Youssef Ghanem is an Egyptian actor, comedian and singer whose name has dominated the seventies of the last century. Through a long artistic career, Samir Ghanem emphasized his stardom and…
Every action has a reaction equal in magnitude and opposite to it in direction. This is Newton's third law of motion that rules our life on Earth. But what is Newton's Cradle? And what is the…
The marriage of Joachim Murat, the great-nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte (August 1769 - May 1821), to Algerian writer Yasmine Lorraine Briki after a long love story sparked a controversy in Algerian and…
Violence, murder, bullying and swear words have been the highlights of Egyptian TV drama series for years now.
That prompted the state authorities to set a code of ethics for TV dramas to…
“In India, over 350,000 Covid-19 cases are recorded daily. Its healthcare system is falling apart. A year ago, I was here in Jeddah during Ramadan 2020. We all had fears and some had lost hope…
Nadine Njeim was elected Miss Lebanon 2004 and represented her home country in the Miss Universe 2005 pageant in Lebanon. This brought her fame in Lebanon and the Arab world, which facilitated her…
Beyond Israel's immediate security aims lies a much larger struggle over Lebanon's future—one that will unfold over years, in multiple stages, and cannot be reduced to a simple question of force.
Football star Lamine Yamal's hoisting of Palestine's flag, and the Eurovision audience's booing of Israel's contestant, show how Israel has lost its PR edge
Cairo hopes to gain the trust of partners through its regular payments to energy firms, so that they will be more inclined to invest in gas exploration activities
The tech CEO's manifesto, where he champions US military dominance and the use of AI weapons, has been described by some as the 'ramblings of a supervillain'