King Farouk
In Search of ‘Oil and Sand’ recreates an old royal home movie
Cinema/TV
January 9, 2013
In Search of ‘Oil and Sand’ recreates an old royal home movie
On a warm summer evening in 1952, Cairo’s aristocracy gathered for a soiree at a palace belonging to King Farouk’s…
Biopics in the Arab world: History entangled with subjectivity
Art news
August 29, 2011
Biopics in the Arab world: History entangled with subjectivity
Two films about Egypt’s second president - “Nasser 56” (a 1996 Egyptian production) and “Gamal Abdel Nasser” (a 1999 Syrian…
Attempts to steal rare tapes from Egyptian TV foiled
Egypt
March 6, 2011
Attempts to steal rare tapes from Egyptian TV foiled
Two attempts to steal rare tapes from Egyptian Television have been foiled, a security official said today. The tapes contain…
Q&A with Akram el-Naqeeb, son of Egypt’s last queen
Egypt
July 6, 2010
Q&A with Akram el-Naqeeb, son of Egypt’s last queen
Al-Masry Al-Youm paid a visit to Akram el-Naqeeb, son of Queen Nariman, Egypt’s last reigning queen.
Princesses mark Farouk anniversary
Egypt
February 14, 2010
Princesses mark Farouk anniversary
Twelve princesses who are descendants of Egypt's ex-royal family commemorated on Friday the anniversary of the birth of King Farouk.…