Culture
UNESCO office announces competition as part of heritage protection campaign
November 2, 2015
UNESCO office announces competition as part of heritage protection campaign
The UNESCO Office in Cairo announced on Monday that as part of the United with Heritage campaign launched by the…
Jennifer Lawrence bids farewell to ‘Hunger Games’
November 2, 2015
Jennifer Lawrence bids farewell to ‘Hunger Games’
Jennifer Lawrence is bidding farewell to "The Hunger Games" the wildly popular fantasy franchise that made her a megastar and…
Holograms go mainstream, with future full of possibility
November 1, 2015
Holograms go mainstream, with future full of possibility
Concert promoters hoping to bring out legends such as Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday and Elvis Presley used to face an…
Streaming yet to convince investors it is future of music
November 1, 2015
Streaming yet to convince investors it is future of music
Music streaming was supposed to have come of age with the public listing of Deezer, but the French company's postponement…
River Seine provides floating catwalk for Paris fashion show
November 1, 2015
River Seine provides floating catwalk for Paris fashion show
Models strutted down a floating runway in Paris Thursday as fashion and culture intersected aboard a glass boat cruising down…
7 Egyptian movies mark biggest participation in Cairo festival
October 31, 2015
7 Egyptian movies mark biggest participation in Cairo festival
Seven Egyptian movies are competing for awards at the 37th Cairo International Film Festival (November 11-20), marking the biggest competition…
Alex to demolish 85-year-old villa
October 31, 2015
Alex to demolish 85-year-old villa
Local authorities in Alexandria have begun demolitions at a historical villa dating back to the early 1900s, as the current…
Keira Knightley makes Broadway debut in Zola’s ‘Therese Raquin’
October 31, 2015
Keira Knightley makes Broadway debut in Zola’s ‘Therese Raquin’
Keira Knightley makes her Broadway debut in a new adaptation of Emile Zola's "Therese Raquin", taking to the stage as…
US General Patton’s gold pocket watch sells for $137,000
October 31, 2015
US General Patton’s gold pocket watch sells for $137,000
A gold pocket watch that once belonged to celebrated World War Two US tank commander General George Patton and that…
Batman adversary Harley Quinn tops 2015 Halloween costume search
October 31, 2015
Batman adversary Harley Quinn tops 2015 Halloween costume search
America's most popular Halloween costume this year could be Batman adversary Harley Quinn from the DC Comics series, according to…