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Egypt
07:32 بتوقيت جرينتش

The polls opened Wednesday at 8:00 am (0600 GMT) in Egypt for the first presidential election since the fall of Hosni Mubarak some 15 months ago.

Menna Shalabi sports her cherry slip-shoulder tattoo
06:57 بتوقيت جرينتش

Menna modelled a stunning Grecian look for the Cannes Film Festival this year, complete with cherry tattoo. She struck a pose for her part in the movie 'After the Battle'.

22 مايو 2012

Fire & brimstone: just one of the many violent scenes to beset the elections. After police failed to protect them, armed thugs attacked anti-military protestors, leaving 11 dead. This led to 3 days of mass protests from May 2-5 in Cairo, with police arresting 300 demonstrators, and according to human rights groups tortured them while in custody.
12:07 بتوقيت جرينتش

From communists to Islamists, this time round, there have been rich pickings, but will Egyptians be overwhelmed by the choice?

20 مايو 2012

Menna Fadali joins a line of Arab ladies yearning for Karim
22:24 بتوقيت جرينتش

In a further edition of the love affair between Arab and Turk, the young Egyptian singing actress Menna Fadali has revealed her dream of marrying Turkish star Engin Akyurek, otherwise known as Karim to Arab TV audiences.

Mohamed Mursi goes for broke
14:38 بتوقيت جرينتش

The Muslim Brotherhood is facing a crisis in image -- Which way should they spin their Doctor Mohamed Mursi? Do they emphasizing his conservative credentials or bill him as the new face of the MB that is palatable to the West.

16 مايو 2012

Aboul Fotouh's celeb camp: The moderate Islamist's (regarded in Islamist terms as a soft touch) fans include controversial, racy director Inas El Deghedy - "I support him for his liberal mind" ; Actress Athar el-Hakim; Actor Ahmed Eid; A-list celeb before veiling, Hanan Turk; veiled actress-singer & star of religious dramas, Mona Abd El Ghany.
15:39 بتوقيت جرينتش

As the Egyptian presidential elections are fast approaching (due May 23-24) we are inevitably hearing from our Egyptian celebrities. These local hot-shots have managed to find themselves involved or dragged into the Tahrir fray before now.

"There's a lot of potential in the Arab world and all these shows help in bringing them in the spotlight," said Ali Jaber.
13:56 بتوقيت جرينتش

The singing competition The Voice is coming to the Arab world, with scouts scouring the region for talent.

Ahmed Helmy's own brand of stand-up marks his return
00:18 بتوقيت جرينتش

Egyptian young comedian Ahmed Helmy is back to show business, presenting his new stand-up routine.

14 مايو 2012

Shaaban recovers in hospital
22:50 بتوقيت جرينتش

Egyptian local name, folk singer, Shaaban Abdel Rahim left hospital after spending around 10 days in the ICU after suffering a health crisis while en route to a party for the Central Police Force in Alexandria.

13 مايو 2012

Wafaa Amer won't get fat for film
21:47 بتوقيت جرينتش

The Egyptian actress has refused to gain a pound and won't budge an inch on this resolve for her latest film, as otherwise requested by the directors.

Presidential candidate and former Arab League Secretary General Amr Mussa (R) and moderate Islamist candidate, Abdelmoneim Abul Fotouh, during a live debate in Cairo.
14:22 بتوقيت جرينتش

Cairo Egyptians crowded around television sets in outdoor cafes for the first of its kind televised presidential debate. Aired Thursday on several independent TV channels, the four-hour debate was a startling new experiment for Egypt after nearly 30 years of authoritarian rule under President Hosni Mubarak, ousted last year after a wave of protests.

Yousra embarrasses the Azhar
14:09 بتوقيت جرينتش

Azhar - the revered Islamic mosque - gets scandalized by the surfacing of some photos of senior officials posing with celebrity 'Yousra'.

Egypt's operating environment will remain challenging over the next 12-18 months, underpinned by weak economic growth prospects and a negative investment climate
12:51 بتوقيت جرينتش

The outlook on Egypt's banking system remains negative, reflecting the country's challenging operating environment, says Moody's Investors Service in a new Banking System Outlook.

Sheikha Mozah (L) will be played by Ghada Abdel Razek (R)
11:34 بتوقيت جرينتش

Egyptian director shares his plan to shoot a movie that tells the life story of the wife of the Qatari Prince, Sheikha Mozah.

12 مايو 2012

Arabs Got Talent: The show must go on!
21:34 بتوقيت جرينتش

The fifth episode of Arabs Got Talent (AGT) was the penultimate of the recorded auditions to qualify for the live semi finals. It was marked by a good deal of talent and was not short on comedic elements to lighten the intensity of the competition either.

11 مايو 2012

Mais Hamdan does not do seductive
17:51 بتوقيت جرينتش

Jordanian artist Mais Hamdan dismissed the rumor of refusing to work with the renowned Egyptian director Khalid Youssef, only to say that it was not about the director but more about his 'hot' movie material and her objection to seductive roles.

10 مايو 2012

Egypt
07:20 بتوقيت جرينتش

An Egyptian provincial court ruled Wednesday to suspend the country's presidential election scheduled for later this month, a judicial source told AFP.

678's Egyptian film cast
00:31 بتوقيت جرينتش

5, 3, 2, 1,and the countdown begins for the movie premier of "678" as the Egyptian film is unveiled in France.

9 مايو 2012

Ghada Abdel Razek faces a storm in a Twitter post!
18:42 بتوقيت جرينتش

Egyptian actress Ghada Abdel Razek, facing a storm in a Twitter post, was displeased to learn, after a torrent of insults came her way, that she had been impersonated on a fake Twitter account. The incriminating Tweet, chirped “The tattoo I have on my body is the word of God in Arabic and English.”

Iman Al Assi
10:57 بتوقيت جرينتش

Egyptian Iman Al Assi has earnt her time-out from the film set of Running Away.

Election
07:35 بتوقيت جرينتش

Egyptian election commission announced it was suspending its preparations for the presidential vote later this month after feeling "insulted" by MPs during a parliamentary session Monday.

7 مايو 2012

Sinai
20:26 بتوقيت جرينتش

Ten Fijian peace keeping soldiers of the Multinational Force and Observers (MFO), who oversee the peace between Israel and Egypt, were briefly kidnapped Monday in the Sinai

Egypt welcomed 753,000 visitors who stayed a total of 8.3 million nights in February
08:51 بتوقيت جرينتش

The number of tourists to Egypt more than trebled in February compared with the same period last year at the height of the unrest.

6 مايو 2012

Omar al Sharif is an old-hand at writing books
23:08 بتوقيت جرينتش

From publishing his racy, action-packed, memoirs, to acting in Facebook, Omar Sharif is not keeping idle these days.

Feryal Youssef (L) with ex-husband Mohamed Sharaf Al-Deen
21:27 بتوقيت جرينتش

Tunisian actress, Feryal Youssef, announced her separation from Egyptian husband and businessman Mohamed Sharaf Al-Deen having together with him for only a few months.

Egypt
20:53 بتوقيت جرينتش

The Egyptian military on Sunday imposed a new night curfew - for the third consecutive day - around the Ministry of Defence in Cairo

Egypt has the 16th-largest proved natural-gas reserves in the world at 78 trillion cubic feet
12:21 بتوقيت جرينتش

Egypt's petroleum ministry is struggling to keep its spending under tabs. Now overspending threatens one of the most important projects in the nation: the contract for natural gas.

To grant the loan, IMF needs the approval of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party
10:49 بتوقيت جرينتش

A recovery in Egypt's economy now hinges on a fast deal with the IMF for a US$3.2 billion (Dh11.75bn) loan.

Begin (R) and Sadat (L) meet with Carter at Camp David
03:14 بتوقيت جرينتش

What do each of 11 presidential candidates think of peace with Israel? Egypt's presidential candidates' stance on Camp David.

Eman Al Assi is in love again
00:49 بتوقيت جرينتش

Egyptian young actress Eman Al Assi admitted that she is living a great love story these days which promises to end up in happily ever after and marriage.