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The new Gharbiya governor, Ahmed al-Baily, was appointed by Morsi earlier this week. He is a former high ranking Brotherhood official. Image courtesy of Egypt Independent.
19:27 GMT

Following the appointment of a former high ranking Muslim Brotherhood official as a governor, clashes erupted outside the HQ of the Gharbiya governorate, injuring 15 people.

Ghada Abdel Raziq has a new look and psychological problems in 'A Life's Story'
09:02 GMT

Ghada Abdel Raziq has a new show coming to town this Ramadan with a character that's got some cray-cray problems in 'A Life's Story'.

June 17, 2013

Egyptian beauty Abeer Sabri is returning to work, contrary to recent rumors of her death.
20:58 GMT

For one reason or another, some gossip sites felt it their duty to spread the horrible rumor that Abeer Sabri is dead.

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi. (Al Bawaba file photo)
07:31 GMT

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi swore in 17 new provincial governors on Sunday evening. Seven of them are members of the Muslim brotherhood

Oufuqy Festival is ready to bring down the house (Photo by Abdelrhman Hussein on Oufuqy Festival Facebook page)
07:28 GMT

It's gonna be awesome in Alexandria with Oufuqy Music Festival coming to town. From 17-23 June, the city will be infiltrated with 12 concerts, 7 film screenings, 3 workshops, an improvised jam night, and thousands of fans!

The statement gave no timeframe for the capital increase or the regulatory approval process.
06:00 GMT

Palm Hills, Egypt's second-biggest listed property developer, plans to increase its capital by 600 million Egyptian pounds ($85.8 million) through a rights issue.

no changes to the plan or the amount of aid the country is seeking
05:30 GMT

Egypt's government is in the late stages of verifying its economic reform programme with the International Monetary Fund before obtaining a $4.8 billion IMF loan, its central bank governor said on Saturday.

June 16, 2013

Radical preacher Wagdy Ghoneim. Image courtesy of shorouknews.com
18:54 GMT

Ahead of planned protests in Cairo calling for early elections and the ousting of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, radical Islamic preacher Waghy Ghoneim has said all those that rise up against "His Excellency The President" are criminals, thugs and disbelievers.

Ruby is ready to play the funny girl.
10:00 GMT

Egyptian actress and songstress Ruby is ready to leave her days of drama behind and is moving into the land of comedy with a funny role in "Al Harami wal Abeet" (The Thief and the Idiot).

Essam Karika denies the blame
08:38 GMT

Whoops! Somebody spilled the beans and leaked the theme song for Haifa Wehbe’s new TV drama, but put away the tar and feathers ‘cause Essam Karika says it wasn’t him!

Yousra shines in Beirut.
08:29 GMT

Legendary Egyptian actress Yousra is in Beirut to film and she brought some fellow Lebanese celebs with her.

June 15, 2013

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi speaking during a conference in Cairo (HO / AFP)
21:14 GMT

Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi announced a definitive cutting of ties with the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and called on world powers to impose a no-fly zone over Syria

June 13, 2013

Look into Hisham Abbas's eyes. Does he look like he could scam anyone?
14:30 GMT

Apparently a Cairo court has already declared Egyptian singer Hisham Abbas a stone cold swindler. Hisham, however, plans to have the last word.

Egypt bourse
10:43 GMT

Egypt's bourse tumbles to an 11-month low as investors fret about the possibility that it could eventually be excluded from the MSCI Emerging Market Index used by many international fund managers.

Egyptian Islamist parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood, called on Wednesday for a “million-man march” on June 21.
09:09 GMT

Egyptian Islamist parties, including the Muslim Brotherhood, called on Wednesday for a “million-man march” on June 21.