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Cairo International Women’s Film Festival kicks off this week with 54 film screenings
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Cairo International Women’s Film Festival kicks off this week with 54 film screenings

In its 11th edition, the Cairo International Women’s Film Festival (CIWFF) will be taking some Egyptian movie theatres by storm…
Second Sharm El-Sheikh Film Festival to kick off on March 3
Culture

Second Sharm El-Sheikh Film Festival to kick off on March 3

Film buffs all around Egypt are getting ready for the second edition of Sharm El-Sheikh’s Arab and European Film Festival,…
SNL Arabia suspended in Egypt over ‘sexual innuendos’
Culture

SNL Arabia suspended in Egypt over ‘sexual innuendos’

Egypt’s Supreme Council for Media Regulations announced on Sunday it will be banning the entertainment show Saturday Night Live (SNL) Arabia…
Saudi Arabia begins screening films after decades-long ban lifted
Middle East

Saudi Arabia begins screening films after decades-long ban lifted

Saudi Arabia began screening feature-length animated children’s films this weekend in a makeshift theater, after a 35-year-old ban on cinemas…
Ahmed al-Sakka to depict Sisi in ‘Top Secret’ LE 200 million film
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Ahmed al-Sakka to depict Sisi in ‘Top Secret’ LE 200 million film

Media personality Khaled Montasser posted on his Facebook account on Thursday a ‘behind the scenes’ post, with actors Ahmed al-Sakka, Ahmed…
India reverts to movies without national anthem
World

India reverts to movies without national anthem

India’s compulsory playing of its national anthem before cinema screenings has been toppled by the Supreme Court. It has, however,…
Egyptian movie ‘Mawlana’ to screen in US at Mizna Arab Film Festival
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Egyptian movie ‘Mawlana’ to screen in US at Mizna Arab Film Festival

“Mawlana” (The Preacher), an Egyptian movie written by Egyptian journalist Ibrahim Eissa narrating the journey of a young sheikh in…
Saudi Arabia says cinemas will be allowed from early 2018
Middle East

Saudi Arabia says cinemas will be allowed from early 2018

Saudi Arabia said on Monday that public cinemas would be allowed in the conservative kingdom for the first time in…
Egypt’s Cinema Syndicate calls for boycott of US films in response to Jerusalem move
Art news

Egypt’s Cinema Syndicate calls for boycott of US films in response to Jerusalem move

The Cinema Professions Syndicate called on senior filmmakers as well as all actors – in Egypt and across the Arab world –…
Hollywood stars Nicolas Cage and Hilary Swank spotted at Pyramids
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Hollywood stars Nicolas Cage and Hilary Swank spotted at Pyramids

Nicholas Cage and Hilary Swank, an esteemed Hollywood actor and actress, visited the pyramids of Giza on Thursday, as the…
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