Egypt
May 25, 2012
12:29 GMT
Egyptian actress Laila Elwi had to take care of her husband before she could attend to her country's political affairs in what are Egypt's first free and fair elections.
07:32 GMT
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood said their candidate is leading the first round of presidential elections.
May 23, 2012
18:42 GMT
Egypt's historic presidential elections got off to a sound start. But the pioneering democratic elections of such a populous nation were bound to include a few sparks and incidents. Intimidation, dodgy posters and rule-bending were around every corner if you looked.
07:32 GMT
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.
06:57 GMT
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'.
May 22, 2012
12:07 GMT
From communists to Islamists, this time round, there have been rich pickings, but will Egyptians be overwhelmed by the choice?
May 20, 2012
22:24 GMT
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.
14:38 GMT
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.
May 16, 2012
15:39 GMT
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.
13:56 GMT
The singing competition The Voice is coming to the Arab world, with scouts scouring the region for talent.
00:18 GMT
Egyptian young comedian Ahmed Helmy is back to show business, presenting his new stand-up routine.
May 14, 2012
22:50 GMT
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.
May 13, 2012
21:47 GMT
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.
14:22 GMT
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.
14:09 GMT
Azhar - the revered Islamic mosque - gets scandalized by the surfacing of some photos of senior officials posing with celebrity 'Yousra'.
12:51 GMT
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.
11:34 GMT
Egyptian director shares his plan to shoot a movie that tells the life story of the wife of the Qatari Prince, Sheikha Mozah.
May 12, 2012
21:34 GMT
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.
May 11, 2012
17:51 GMT
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.
May 10, 2012
07:20 GMT
An Egyptian provincial court ruled Wednesday to suspend the country's presidential election scheduled for later this month, a judicial source told AFP.
00:31 GMT
5, 3, 2, 1,and the countdown begins for the movie premier of "678" as the Egyptian film is unveiled in France.
May 9, 2012
18:42 GMT
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.”
10:57 GMT
Egyptian Iman Al Assi has earnt her time-out from the film set of Running Away.
07:35 GMT
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.
May 7, 2012
20:26 GMT
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
08:51 GMT
The number of tourists to Egypt more than trebled in February compared with the same period last year at the height of the unrest.
May 6, 2012
23:08 GMT
From publishing his racy, action-packed, memoirs, to acting in Facebook, Omar Sharif is not keeping idle these days.
21:27 GMT
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.
20:53 GMT
The Egyptian military on Sunday imposed a new night curfew - for the third consecutive day - around the Ministry of Defence in Cairo
12:21 GMT
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.
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