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Labaki 1st female Arab director shortlisted for Oscar with ‘Capharnaum’

Labaki 1st female Arab director shortlisted for Oscar with ‘Capharnaum’

In a special achievement for Arab cinema, Lebanese director Nadine Labaki’s “Capharnaum” has been shortlisted for the Oscars’ Best Foreign…
‘Big’ director Penny Marshall dead at 75

‘Big’ director Penny Marshall dead at 75

  Penny Marshall, the star of ABC’s “Laverne and Shirley” who became one of the most successful female directors in…
Egypt’s Greco-Roman Museum to inaugurate by late 2019: Antiquities ministry

Egypt’s Greco-Roman Museum to inaugurate by late 2019: Antiquities ministry

  The inauguration ceremony of Egypt’s new Greco-Roman Museum will be held by the end of 2019, Assistant Minister of Antiquities…
Jeff Bridges to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Globes

Jeff Bridges to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Globes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jeff Bridges may have once been considered as one of Hollywood’s most underappreciated actors, but next…
Egypt releases camel operator accused of facilitating Pyramids pornographic

Egypt releases camel operator accused of facilitating Pyramids pornographic

  After a five-hour interrogation session, the Cairo appeals court released a camel tour operator at the Giza Pyramids on…
Egyptian novel explores Copts under controlling church

Egyptian novel explores Copts under controlling church

CAIRO (AP) — Shady Lewis Botros says his recently published novel — “Ways of the Lord” — can be broadly…
Ragheb Alama to sue Lebanese MP for incitement to murder

Ragheb Alama to sue Lebanese MP for incitement to murder

Famous Lebanese singer Ragheb Alama said he would sue Lebanese MP Hikmet Deeb over the latter’s incitement to murder Alama.…
Beyonce, Bollywood, Hillary as India’s richest daughter weds

Beyonce, Bollywood, Hillary as India’s richest daughter weds

  Topping anything in hit film “Crazy Rich Asians”, the only daughter of India’s richest man ties the knot Wednesday…
First Egyptian TV host with Down’s Syndrome starts Tuesday on DMC

First Egyptian TV host with Down’s Syndrome starts Tuesday on DMC

  Rahma Khaled, a 22-year-old swimmer and Paralympic gold medalist with Down’s Syndrome expressed happiness over signing a contract with…
LA Film Critics name ‘Roma’ year’s best film

LA Film Critics name ‘Roma’ year’s best film

NEW YORK (AP) — The Los Angeles Film Critics Association on Sunday named Alfonso Cuaron’s deeply personal drama “Roma” best…
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