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The decision applies to music and dance education provided by the Talents Development Centres operating in Cairo, Alexandria, Damanhour and Tanta and those affiliated with the Cairo Opera House
This year's competition invited children from all around the world to present a story with chosen creative tools that raises awareness of Covid-19
Basing his work on Naguib Mahfouz's 1981 polyphonic novel Afrah Al-Qobba's (Wedding Song) the director Mohamed Youssef El-Mansour adds his touch with an unexpected ending
The 27th edition of the festival concluded its activities on 11 September with the announcement of the winners
The festival took place despite the previous ministerial plans to cancel this year's edition due to the coronavirus pandemic
Founded by Zakaria Ibrahim in 1989 in Port Said, El-Tanbura has worked to revive folkloric songs played on the stringed instrument, the simsimia
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The auditions aim to enrich the companies specialized in performing Arabic music with new young voices and instrumentalists
Most known for 'Malouf de Annabi', Hamdi Benani is one of Algeria's music icons
Excelling in Arabic repertoire and Oriental ethno jazz, the young singer and songwriter Abutaleb does not confine herself to one particular music genre, fusing many styles together
The Egyptian singers will perform in Jeddah next week
The song has gained widespread popularity since its release in mid-August, garnering 100 million views on YouTube alone
This week they released two songs from the album; 'Garemti' (My Crime), and 'El-Tahaffoz' (Reservation) ahead of an album launch concert next week
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Written and directed by Amir Ramses, the film will have its world premiere during the 42nd edition of CIFF, scheduled to take place in November
Motawie is among 40 African actors competing for the continental awards, which will be voted on by fans one month before the winners are announced
The festival will take place between 8 and 13 October featuring over 75 features, short films and documentaries by Arab artists or focusing on the Arab region
The film has been also chosen to participate in the official competition of the Cairo International Film Festival
16 September marks 14th death anniversary of beloved Egyptian theatre and film actor Fouad El-Mohandes
Those selected include The Legend of Zainab and Noah by Yousry Nasrallah and Olfa's Daughters by Kaouther Ben Hania
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El-Masry's solo exhibition at Gallery Misr depicts obese and anonymous characters of both sexes
The event opens with the 'Daughters of the Nile' sculpture exhibit
Heated debate on public art and visual culture has been provoked by photos of a new work by sculptor Ahmed Abdel-Karim, widely criticised on social media
Serendipity is organised by Artsy and Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art
The exhibition is organised by Cairo's Mashrabia Gallery of Contemporary Art
Most of the venues scheduled for reopening operate under the culture ministry
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The creator of Hulu's Ramy was nominated for best lead actor in a comedy series at the 72nd Emmy Awards
A campaign against the film includes calls for the US Department of Justice to investigate it and hundreds of thousands calling for subscribers to cancel their Netflix accounts
Alphabet Inc's YouTube is rolling out its version of social media rival TikTok, a new short-form video service called ...
Weddings will be permitted only in open spaces, with a strict commitment to anti-coronavirus measures, the Cabinet said
El-Sherbiny said that women who wear the hijab are '100,000 times better' than those who do not
Read Along, which was launched in other languages earlier this year, is designed to improve children's reading skills in an engaging way
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Abdel-Dayem emphasised the strength and depth of relations between Egypt and Spain, pointing to the richness of creativity in the European countries on the historical and modern levels
Egyptian Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem has inaugurated a series ofseminars dubbed 'Cultural Relations', ...
Additionally, two elements of Egyptian cultural heritage — stick dancing and hand puppets — have been added to the UNESCO Urgent Safeguarding List
In fluent Arabic, Ambassador Arman Isagaliev of Kazakhstan addressed his Egyptian friends, both state officials and civil ...
Under the new hybrid model, 93 percent of classes will be taught online
The Maulana Azad Centre for Indian Culture (MACIC) at the Embassy of India in Egypt organised a webinar with the title ...
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'Hello, and welcome to the PandEmmys!,' said Jimmy Kimmel, opening the show, which had multiple skits and jokes about life under lockdown
The annual Emmy Awards, celebrating the best in television, were handed out on Sunday in a virtual ceremony hosted by Jimmy Kimmel from Los Angeles
At Balloon Theatre, the performance will include dance, a documentary, singing and orchestral music, in addition to a video speech for Reda
Beirut-born pop star Mika will livestream a concert this weekend to raise funds for victims of the Aug. 4 port blast in ...
Rizk will sing selections from his 2014 album 'Bab El-Louk', in addition to a few singles he produced recently
Here is a list of the nominees in key categories for the 72nd Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in Los Angeles on ...
The comedy categories hold the promise of fresh faces, including the Muslim American series "Ramy" starred and co-creator by Egyptian-American Ramy Youssef who earned a Golden Globe in January
Back in February, when few Americans were aware of a distant and oddly named phenomenon called coronavirus, two Chinese ...
Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood movie about Rwanda's 1994 genocide, declined to plead on Monday ...
Facebook Inc said on Monday that its users will now be able to watch videos with their friends online using the social ...
Broadway stars who once lit up New York's most bankable stages now face a reckoning over the future of the performing ...
Toots Hibbert, one of reggae's founders and most beloved stars who gave the music its name and later helped make it ...
When he saw a sea of face masks around Budapest, Hungarian orchestra conductor Ivan Fischer had an idea; turn an unpopular ...
Chloe Zhao's "Nomadland,'' a recession-era road trip drama starring Frances McDormand, won the Golden ...
The Golden Lion top prize at the Venice film festival was awarded on Saturday in what has become a key barometer for Oscar ...
The Man Who Sold His Skin and 200 Meters will have their regional premieres at the festival in October
Walt Disney Co's release of "Mulan", which is set in China and meant to appeal to audiences there, has provoked ...
The first edition of the Saudi festival was supposed to take place this year, but was postponed due to the coronavirus
The Furnace is Malek's first collaboration with an international production
Christiane Eda-Pierre, a French soprano who broke ground as the country's first black woman to make her mark on the ...
Influential Czech director Jiri Menzel, whose 1966 movie "Closely Watched Trains" won the Academy Award for ...
Hollywood stars and top directors are getting increasingly anxious about the hold streaming giants Netflix and Amazon ...
Australia's film 'The Furnace' premiered Friday at the 77th International Film Festival is starred by Egyptian actor Ahmed Malek
El-Dor El-Awal will be playing some of their most popular songs, including Raqs El-Hawanem, Rehla and Hawdag
After long absence, Taksir Sharqi will play their approach to traditional styles like Gnawa and Zar merged with modern tunes and arrangements
Founded in 1998, Wust El-Balad, one of the pioneers of the independent music scene in Egypt, are returning to performances after months of the Covid-19 shutdown
Trending twice in August for two successive productions, Amr Diab's 2020 Summer video releases are still booming
American R&B singer Akon is moving ahead with plans to create a futuristic pan-African city, announcing Monday that ...
Hanan Mady who is known for her TV theme songs from the 1990s, will also perform some of her memorised hits
The MTV Video Music Awards got a little creative trying to put on a somewhat live awards show from New York City in the ...
Since the death of Egyptian diva Umm Kulthum in 1975, no Arab singer has been so profoundly venerated as 85-year-old Fairuz -- a stage name that means "turquoise" in Arabic
Khairat's orchestra is expected to perform a selection from his famous repertoire
What if you threw a film festival and nobody came?
The Golden Lion, the top prize at the Venice Film Festival set to kick off September 2, will be awarded to one film among ...
The Alexandria festival held a variety of artistic activities
The Bibliotheca Alexandrina's 18th Summer Festival, dedicated to late Egyptian folk-dance icon Mahmoud Reda, is seeing a variety of art forms
The organizers of the Berlin International Film Festival say they will stop awarding separate acting prizes to women and ...
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan is back at work filming India's version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" ...
Cinema Masr’s cast includes 65 students presenting on stage around 40 scenes from memorable Egyptian films in a dramatic context created by director Khaled Galal
Nouran Abu Taleb will perform in Alexandria four weeks before another concert scheduled at the Cairo Opera House
Robert Pattinson showcased "The Batman" footage and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson hyped up his new anti-hero ...
One of the oldest active rock bands in Egypt, Andromida will feature guitarist Dimos, of Gravy Train Band, for the first time
The concerts are part of the Culture Ministry's programme for August that include various performances in the two cities
Two decades of Maya Husseini’s work to restore stained glass windows destroyed in the Lebanese civil war was lost ...
The concert will also feature fellow Alexandrian band High Dam
Twelve projects in development and six in post-production have been selected from 99 submissions (65 projects in development and 34 films in post-production)
The two-week summer festival of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina continues through August
Head of the Egyptian Association of Religious Hymns and Litanies El-Tohamy spoke to Ahram Online about his ongoing project to revive traditional Islamic chanting in various music approaches
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