Movie Reviews

January 8, 2013

Mustafa Shabaan
08:12 GMT

After a year of upheaval, Egypt focuses on the lighter side of life for its TV drama blockbusters for 2013.

January 6, 2013

Mina may be the busiest actress in the MENA.
14:16 GMT

When it rains, it pours for Egyptian actress Mina Shalabi as she finds herself occupied with three different projects.

Bassem Youssef
08:25 GMT

The Egyptian funnyman hits back at claims he insulted the president saying he will designate his show as adult only.

Thaer Maarouf's installation: 'Veto'
08:01 GMT

Syrian artist Thaer Maarouf has been stirring controversy with his latest exhibition.

Painting by Fadi Yazigi, in From Syrian With Love
07:45 GMT

Saudi's Jeddah Athr art gallery starts its Syrian exhibition with a glimpse into the colorful history of this troubled nation.

January 4, 2013

Bassem Yousef.
08:07 GMT

What to expect from the two new Arabic-language channels launched this week.

January 3, 2013

Marwa plays a deaf woman in her upcoming film.
15:22 GMT

Saudi actress Marwa Mohammad has her new movie that focuses on the struggles of being a deaf person in a non-deaf world.

December 31, 2012

James Bond with his Turkish backdrop.
12:16 GMT

Skyfall, the latest Bond flick, set in Istanbul, rakes in a cool billion at the box office.

December 30, 2012

“Chaos, Disorder” co-stars Ramsi Lehner, center, and Mohamed Farag, right.
08:22 GMT

Did the region's movies this year really have nothing to do with the Arab Spring?

December 26, 2012

Ahmed Helmy.
12:12 GMT

The Egyptian funnyman teams up with Egypt's most scandalous actress on his new project.

Salma Al Masri
11:34 GMT

Despite the chaos, the small-screen star says she'll continue to make TV dramas in her home country.

The art of protest: creative types out in force to protest their rights.
08:11 GMT

Never mind Syria, this year's biggest conflict was between the artsy types of Cairo and the new Muslim Brotherhood government.

Duraid Laham (picture courtesy of Middle East Online).
05:54 GMT

The legendary Syrian actor is back and making a TV drama called "We Will Return Shortly", no irony intended!

December 24, 2012

Abed Fahed
09:33 GMT

Filming on his latest project is postponed after producers worry about the security situation in Egypt for Syrian action star, Abed Fahed.

A new light of female Arab cinema.
07:55 GMT

The Oran Arab Film Festival has given the award for best feature film to Hala Lutfi's 'Khoroug Lel Nahar'.