Culture
Qasr al-Nil Bridge littered with banners, stickers
March 6, 2015
Qasr al-Nil Bridge littered with banners, stickers
Stickers of all different colors are scattered on the bodies the lion statues, littering the historical scene beginning with the…
Iraqi national museum reopens early to defy IS group artefact destruction
March 6, 2015
Iraqi national museum reopens early to defy IS group artefact destruction
Iraq's national museum officially reopened in Baghdad on Saturday after 12 years of painstaking efforts during which close to a…
Actor Harrison Ford injured in small-plane crash in Los Angeles
March 6, 2015
Actor Harrison Ford injured in small-plane crash in Los Angeles
Film star Harrison Ford was injured on Thursday when the "Star Wars" actor crashed his vintage plane on a Los…
IS bulldozes ancient city of Nimrud in Iraq
March 6, 2015
IS bulldozes ancient city of Nimrud in Iraq
The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (IS) group began bulldozing the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in Iraq on…
Mummified monk inside Buddha statue is museum draw
March 6, 2015
Mummified monk inside Buddha statue is museum draw
A Buddha statue from China that conceals the remains of a monk who turned himself into a mummy almost a millennium ago…
Oscar-winning best film ‘Birdman’ screening at Zawya
March 5, 2015
Oscar-winning best film ‘Birdman’ screening at Zawya
“Birdman” (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) is screening at Zawya art house cinema (Odeon Cinema) from 4 March till 10…
UPDATE : ‘Forbidden’ film screening recounts Mubarak era’s suppression
March 5, 2015
UPDATE : ‘Forbidden’ film screening recounts Mubarak era’s suppression
The documentary film ‘Mamnoua' (Forbidden) will be showcased at Zawya art house cinema (Odeon cinema) on Wednesday, 11 March at 6:30…
Youssef, 16, runs art galleries, highly-awarded
March 4, 2015
Youssef, 16, runs art galleries, highly-awarded
“I long for the days of my course with Syran plastic artist Sorour Elwany,” with those words 16-year-old Youssef Ayman,…
Archeologists find ancient tomb of temple guard in Egypt’s Luxor
March 3, 2015
Archeologists find ancient tomb of temple guard in Egypt’s Luxor
An ancient tomb belonging to Amenhotep, guard of the temple of Egyptian deity Amun, has been discovered in the southern…
Madonna wants ‘a drink’ with French far-right leader Le Pen
March 3, 2015
Madonna wants ‘a drink’ with French far-right leader Le Pen
Madonna wants to "sit down and have a drink" with France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen to hear out the…