Fayrouz Karawya

Famous Egyptian musician, composer, arranger and critic Ammar al-Sherei sadly passed away on Friday at the age of 64, after…

Whenever I remember 2 pm on 25 January 2011, I feel that I have changed forever. At that time I…

Security officers in plain clothes are reported to have roamed Port Said chasing revolutionaries, accusing them of inciting last night’s…

After retiring from the International Atomic Energy Agency in 2009, Mohamed ElBaradei revealed a broad vision for a modern democratic…

Amr Salama’s latest film “Asmaa” stirred up a lot of hype before it opened in Egyptian movie theaters last week.…

Egyptian novelist and ex-diplomat, Ezzedine Choukri Fishere, seems to be taking his literary career to new heights with his latest…

Distinguished storyteller, actor and comedian Ramadan Khater died Tuesday at the age of 48. Active for three decades in the…

The 4th Panorama of the European Film kicks off Wednesday night, showcasing an exciting selection of 32 films that have…

Oh homeland we left you, and my tears fled away and died / Homeland you were our hope, and one…

On Sunday night, the 27th Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries closed with an awards ceremony at the Sayid Darwish…

Ismail Yassin (1912-1972) remains one of the most phenomenal comedians in the modern history of Egypt. Also remembered as one…

In the first part of our series "Cultivation and Control" Al-Masry Al-Youm examines the historical role of the Culture Ministry…

Two films about Egypt’s second president - “Nasser 56” (a 1996 Egyptian production) and “Gamal Abdel Nasser” (a 1999 Syrian…

“Al-Shahroura,” a biographical drama of glamorous and prolific Lebanese singer Sabah showing this month, focuses on the personal life and…

“I am not singing,” is the theme singer and songwriter Maryam Saleh gives to her upcoming concert on Friday. “We…

The elections of the Cinematic Professions Syndicate, held last week, brought bad news to revolutionaries in the field. For the…

The rift between mainstream and underground music bands and crooners became highly visible over the past decade, with the latter…

A few weeks ago, after six years as independent musicians, Black Theama’s first album was released on Egypt’s Aarabica Music…

The venerable Studio Misr now faces the uncertainties of privatization, which could endanger the future of the beloved Egyptian institution.…

Based on the poetic Egyptian novel Asafeer el-Neel (Birds of the Nile, Al Adab 1999) by Ibrahim Aslan, Magdy Ahmed…