Egypt
April 8, 2003
Egyptian folk singer Shabaan Abdul Rahim was very disappointed with Asalah Nasri when she refused to sing the duet "Limatha Ya Qalbi El Athab" (Why the Torture My Love) with him
MBC2 presenter, Razan al Moughrabi is to begin shooting the scenes for the new film "Halit Hub" (A Dose of Love) alongside Egyptian actors Hani Salama, Sharif Ramzi, and singer Tamer Husni
Former Egyptian belly-dancer Dina has revealed that she has completely put her previous belly-dancing and acting careers behind and has now ventured into the world of commerce.
French GSM supplier Alcatel has signed a €14 million contract with Pakistan’s Mobilink, a subsidiary of Egypt’s Orascom Telecom, to increase the capacity of their network by one million subscribers.
April 7, 2003
After an absence from the scenes that lasted over three years, Egyptian actress Hanan Shawki denied circulating rumors of ending her career and wearing the Islamic headdress (Hijab)
Organizer of the Beit El Din Festival, Nour Janbalat, announced that Lebanese-Colombian pop/rock singer Shakira Mebarak will not be performing at the festival due to the current US-British war on Iraq
Egyptian singer Shireen Wajdi was nominated for the leading role in the new TV drama series that revolves around the life of Algerian renowned singer Warda
April 6, 2003
The first U.S. military aircraft has landed at Baghdad airport, an American military source told <i>Reuters</i> on Sunday.
The U.S. military said on Sunday a bodyguard of a top Iraqi commander was killed in a precision airstrike, but Iraq dismissed reports the military chi
Two Palestinians were killed and four were wounded by Israeli gunfire Sunday morning north of Dir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip, said Palestinian sources
The chief Islamic cleric in Egypt has criticized the Iraqi president for not going into exile and sparing his country the trauma of invasion.
Explosions rocked Baghdad at dawn on Sunday as U.S. forces ranged around the Iraqi capital.
Egyptian actor Hani Ramzi was forced to halt and postpone the filming of his upcoming movie 'Awiz Ha'I" (I Want My Share) over an unexpected disaster that shocked him and the crew of the film
Egyptian actress Nadia Lutfi has decided to seclude herself from the outside world and will remain at home until the war is over, in order to document every event
Iraqi singer Kathem Al Saher called on all artists in Egypt and from around the Arab world to take part in a march in Cairo to show solidarity and support for the Iraqi people