Culture
Will Smith’s ‘Focus’ opens with $19.1 million to win US box office
March 2, 2015
Will Smith’s ‘Focus’ opens with $19.1 million to win US box office
Will Smith's new action drama "Focus" booted the kinky sex tale "Fifty Shades of Grey" for its perch atop US…
Iraq says to track down antiquities after IS museum rampage
March 2, 2015
Iraq says to track down antiquities after IS museum rampage
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (IS) militants who destroyed priceless antiquities from the northern Iraqi city of Mosul have…
New archaeological findings in Minya
February 28, 2015
New archaeological findings in Minya
The Minya Governorate will declare new archaeological findings in the province on Sunday as part of a tourism conference extending…
Revolutions of the Hungry, a new book at cultural centers
February 27, 2015
Revolutions of the Hungry, a new book at cultural centers
The General Authority for Cultural Palaces has published a book titled “Revolutions of the Hungry”, a sociological reading of revolutions…
Celebrity Paris Hilton visits Cuba
February 27, 2015
Celebrity Paris Hilton visits Cuba
Socialite Paris Hilton began a visit on Thursday to Cuba, where her family lost a hotel a half-century ago when…
Mohamed Mounir’s “Masr Qariba” most tweeted hashtag
February 27, 2015
Mohamed Mounir’s “Masr Qariba” most tweeted hashtag
Mohamed Mounir’s “Masr Qariba” (Egypt is Near) was the most tweeted hashtag on Twitter in the early hours of Friday…
Stolen Picasso worth millions discovered in New York
February 27, 2015
Stolen Picasso worth millions discovered in New York
A Picasso painting, snatched more than a decade ago from a storeroom in Paris, has surfaced in New York and…
Britain street artist takes aim at Gaza’s privations in mini-video
February 27, 2015
Britain street artist takes aim at Gaza’s privations in mini-video
The eminent but anonymous British street artist known as Banksy has posted a mini-documentary on his banksy.co.uk site showing squalid…
Islamic State fighters destroy priceless Iraq antiquities
February 26, 2015
Islamic State fighters destroy priceless Iraq antiquities
Hardline Islamist militants in northern Iraq have destroyed a collection of priceless statues and sculptures dating to the ancient Assyrian era,…
Madonna in unscripted plunge steals show at Brit awards
February 26, 2015
Madonna in unscripted plunge steals show at Brit awards
Pop diva Madonna's gasp-inducing "wardrobe malfunction" at a star-studded London awards ceremony grabbed British headlines on Thursday along with photos…