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Elton John reunites with band for new album
October 23, 2015
Elton John reunites with band for new album
Elton John on Thursday announced his first album in nearly three years, on which the pop legend reunites with longtime…
Talk show host Mahmoud Saad mocks election turnout
October 22, 2015
Talk show host Mahmoud Saad mocks election turnout
Talk show host Mahmoud Saad has become the latest public figure to mock the elections' low turnout in the first…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ breaks presale records
October 22, 2015
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ breaks presale records
Early ticket sales for December's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" broke Imax records with more than US$6.5 million for US…
Egyptian writer wins King Juan Carlos Award
October 22, 2015
Egyptian writer wins King Juan Carlos Award
Egyptian writer Soad Suleiman won the 2015 King Juan Carlos International Award sponsored by the "Word Museum" in the category…
Half of the Cairo Film Festival movies have Arabic subtitles: Rizkallah
October 22, 2015
Half of the Cairo Film Festival movies have Arabic subtitles: Rizkallah
Yousef Sherif Rizkallah, director of the Cairo Film Festival, said that 50 percent of the movies shown at the festival…
Cairo Film Festival to organize ‘Critics’ Week’ contest
October 22, 2015
Cairo Film Festival to organize ‘Critics’ Week’ contest
For the second consecutive year, Cairo International Film Festival organizes on the sidelines of its 37th session an independent competition…
US judge tosses ‘Big Pimpin’ copyright lawsuit against Jay Z
October 22, 2015
US judge tosses ‘Big Pimpin’ copyright lawsuit against Jay Z
A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a copyright infringement lawsuit that accused rapper Jay Z and hip hop producer…
The future is here! Fans celebrate “Back to the Future” day
October 21, 2015
The future is here! Fans celebrate “Back to the Future” day
When Marty McFly traveled to the future in the 1989 "Back to the Future" sequel - to October 21, 2015,…
Celtic links from pre-history to now at British Museum show
October 21, 2015
Celtic links from pre-history to now at British Museum show
In a darkened gallery of the British Museum, where spotlights catch the intricate swirling decoration of Celtic Iron Age metalwork,…
Paris Picasso museum celebrates its 30th anniversary with ‘i Picasso!’
October 20, 2015
Paris Picasso museum celebrates its 30th anniversary with ‘i Picasso!’
One year after its reopening, the Parisian museum dedicated to this giant of 20th century art is celebrating its 30th…