Egypt

June 5, 2013

Wust El Balad band is ready to rock next weekend (Photo from the band's website)
06:18 GMT

This is 'da week when the summer concert fun begins in Azhar Park's El-Geneina Theatre with bands bustin' out tunes all summer long.

June 4, 2013

Judge Makram Awwad (Egypt Independent/ Tarek Wageeh)
12:37 GMT

43 NGO employees have been sentenced to between one and five years by Cairo court

Amina K knows fashion (Courtesy of AminaK)
10:51 GMT

Heliopolis hosted the newest wares from local designer Amina K at the Eklego showroom last Tuesday and Wednesday, promoting Egyptian workmanship and quality.

100 Live festival is headed to downtown Cairo.
06:00 GMT

Spotlighting Egypt's underground music scene, 100 Live festival will take place at Rawabet Theatre in downtown Cairo.

June 3, 2013

Hala Fhaker claims innocence to charges of fraud and issuing false checks.
16:31 GMT

Egyptian actress Hala Fhaker may have to spend almost 5 years in jail for fraud charges over a villa in Rehab, Egypt.

No more Morsi, says El-Fan Midan street festival organizers (Photos by Monica Elashy)
12:56 GMT

Organisers of popular Cairo art festival El-Fan Midan support anti-Morsi 'Rebel' campaign by dedicating 1 June event to collect signatures.

Egyptian police forces were kidnapped and held in Sinai last month (AFP)
10:32 GMT

A police checkpoint in Egypt's Sinai region came under attack for the 39th time since the Egyptian Revolution, when unidentified gunmen shot at policemen, who returned fire at the attackers

Restructuring energy subsidies is a major step if Egypt wants to reach an agreement on a $4.8 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund
06:22 GMT

Egypt has begun implementing the first phase of a project to distribute petrol from depots to gas stations using smart cards as part of a plan to restructure the energy subsidies.

June 2, 2013

Rami Sabri shows he's friends again with Asala Nasri and her husband.
12:06 GMT

At Cairo's happenin' Middle East Music Award Festival, award winning singers and duet performers Asala Nasri and Rami Sabri give every sign that they are indeed friends.

Suhair Ramzi grieves her sister.
11:31 GMT

Egyptian actress Suhair Ramzi is mourning the loss of her beloved sister and has put a hold on filming her Ramadan drama until further notice.

Shura Assembly building in Cairo, Egypt
11:07 GMT

Top court in Cairo rules Shura Council was illegally elected and will be dissolved once the new parliament is elected

Egypt has run through more than $20 billion in reserves
10:22 GMT

Egypt has converted $2.5 billion that Qatar lent it in December into 18-month notes and is working to convert another $3 billion lent this month into three-year bonds, Egypt's central bank governor was quoted on Thursday as saying.

Ghada Ragab gets noted by Ambassador.
09:32 GMT

Ghada Ragab has love of country to Egypt, as well its relationship to Turkey. She's used her vocal talents to spread the feeling to fans, for which the Turkish Ambassador to Egypt has taken notice.

Cheb Khaled lights up the stage Friday night on Arab Idol
08:25 GMT

Guest stars light up the Arab Idol stage. Ahlam gets mad again (surprise, surprise), and Abdel Karim Hamdan gets nixed this weekend on the hit talent show.

The show must go on at the Cairo Opera House
04:00 GMT

Protests continue by musicians and staff angry at recent sackings of arts officials, but the Cairo Opera House will open its doors once more for performances.