Culture
Bridge to the past: Massachusetts opens 220-year-old time capsule
January 7, 2015
Bridge to the past: Massachusetts opens 220-year-old time capsule
A 220-year-old time capsule containing coins, documents and other artifacts left by U.S. founding fathers Samuel Adams and Paul Revere…
Expedition to uncover 93 fossils in Fayoum dating back millions of years
January 6, 2015
Expedition to uncover 93 fossils in Fayoum dating back millions of years
Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said the Nature Protection Department has sent an expedition of experts from Mansoura University to the…
Elham Shaheen shaves her head
January 6, 2015
Elham Shaheen shaves her head
Actress Elham Shaheen surprised viewers on MBC4 on Monday as the channel displayed photos of her having completely shaved her…
Austrian painter designs 24 murals to decorate Dahab City
January 6, 2015
Austrian painter designs 24 murals to decorate Dahab City
A number of Egyptian and foreign artists are coloring Dahab City with murals, as part of an initiative launched by…
Indie films win film producer nods, others snubbed
January 5, 2015
Indie films win film producer nods, others snubbed
Independent movies including "Boyhood," "Birdman" and "Whiplash" featured among films nominated for awards by the Producers Guild of America on…
Madonna hits back at Mandela, King ‘bondage’ images
January 4, 2015
Madonna hits back at Mandela, King ‘bondage’ images
Pop diva Madonna has hit back at criticism of images posted on her Facebook page showing iconic figures such as…
Sartre’s ‘Non’ to Nobel prize came too late, say reports
January 3, 2015
Sartre’s ‘Non’ to Nobel prize came too late, say reports
A letter sent by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre in 1964 declining the Nobel Prize for Literature came too late to…
Ibda’e magazine releases January issue
January 2, 2015
Ibda’e magazine releases January issue
The Egyptian General Book Authority issued the January 2015 edition of the Ibda’e magazine, headed by novelist Mohamed Mansi Qandil.Qandil…
Mountains, makeshift cinemas: Bhutan’s battle to make movies
December 31, 2014
Mountains, makeshift cinemas: Bhutan’s battle to make movies
When Bhutan's top director Tshering Wangyel finishes a film, he and his staff take to the Himalayan countryside for months…
Coming attractions for Egyptian cinema in 2015
December 30, 2014
Coming attractions for Egyptian cinema in 2015
The first movie planned for 2015 is "Tawqit al-Qahera" (Cairo Local Time), starring Nour al-Sherif, Mervat Amin and Samir Sabry.…