This week, the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan celebrates both its national day and the 58-year anniversary of the start of construction on the famous Aswan High Dam.
The dam, a rock-filled structure located at Egypt's southern border with Sudan, is (...)
The third BBC Arabic Festival, which took place between 24 and 30 March, was a full week of over twenty films, ranging from short to feature-length documentaries, fiction films and reportages that drew a diversified crowd of all nationalities to the (...)
Mare Nostrum is a fictional short film, written, produced and directed by Syrian couple Rana Kazkaz and Anas Khalaf, who now reside in Jordan after leaving war-torn Syria.
The film, which depicts a Syrian father and his daughter, won the best short (...)
The Art of Moving is a feature length documentary by German filmmaker Liliana Marinho de Sousa.
The film won the Best Feature Documentary award at the 3rd BBC Arabic Festival, which ran between 24 and 30 March.
The Art of Moving tells a touching (...)
The winners of the 3rd BBC Arabic festival, which runs between 24 and 30 March, have been announced during the award ceremony that took place at London's BBC Radio Theatre.
The awards ceremony included a stand up comedy show by Saudi comedian, (...)
Roshmia (2015), a documentary that looks inside the intimate and simple life of an elderly Palestinian couple, Youssef and Amna, was shown at the BBC Arabic documentary film festival, which takes place between 24 and 30 March in London, UK.
Since (...)
On the first day of the BBC Arabic Film Festival, the radio theatre in central London was packed with an audience of over 300 people who signed up to experience stories unfolding in a world different from theirs.
The documentaries scheduled (...)
London will host the third BBC Arabic Festival starting Friday, featuring films and documentaries from "a changing Arab world", along with a range of special events, discussions and Q&A sessions with filmmakers.
The festival will take place in the (...)
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and leading officials attended a state funeral procession at the Unknown Soldier Memorial in the Nasr City for the victims of a bombing which took place at the St Peter and St Paul church a day before, killing 24 (...)
"The church is called the church of the martyrs because since the beginning of Christianity the Egyptian church has offered its children as martyrs," Pope Tawadros II began the funeral service held on Monday for the victims of the bomb blast at a (...)
No you are not playing a video game, and you haven't travelled to the future, and you are not in Lego city. This is Dubai, with the quirkiest and most modern skyscrapers, buildings and shopping malls, Dubai certainly has a lot to offer to modernist (...)
Put your right foot on the spinning wheel; use your two hands to shape the clay into a small circle and keep spinning and shaping till you have the perfect creation of a vase, cup, plate or ashtray.
These were the instructions given to me and my (...)
It is finally fall, with temperatures falling to between 26 and 32 degrees Celsius all through October, and dropping to 23 in November. The weather allows for wonderful outdoor activities with the kids. Pack your picnics and explore the hidden gems (...)
Last weekend, I packed my rucksack, and went on a quick getaway trip to Siwa.
I just couldn't resist the oh-so-many ads on Facebook for weekend trips to the oasis town. I picked a themed trip with a young travel company whose programme included a (...)
Summer is almost over, and the coming Eid break might be the last chance to hit the beaches or enjoy a dip in the pool before the weather gets cold. With that in mind, we've got five great options where you can enjoy the last of summer during the (...)
Though September may technically be the beginning of fall, in Egypt it is still the hot, sunny summer, with temperatures ranging from 33 to 35 during the day.
1 Dress for the weather
Choose light, loose fitting clothes made of cotton, flax or any (...)
Egypt's civil aviation minister Sherif Fathytold reporters during a press conference on Thursday that the “possibility of a terror attack is higher than that of a technical error,” regarding the EgyptAir flight that went missing over the (...)
Saad Zahran, the prominent Marxist writer and veteran leading communist who just passed away at the age of 88 was my kind grandfather, my friend and my role model.
I recall the endless stories he used to tell me -- stories from his childhood, from (...)
The Presidential Elections Commission (PEC), Egyptian authorities and wide sections of the media have launched a final campaign to boost turnout in the country's presidential election.
The vote is a straight choice between ex-army chief Abdel-Fattah (...)
With the kick-off of landmark parliamentary polls on Monday, the debate over whether to boycott the country's first post-Mubarak electoral contest continues to rage in Tahrir Square - and elsewhere
“Who should I vote for?” is a question that (...)
Over 30 political parties and groups have called for a million-man march on Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square and in public spaces across the country to articulate a single demand: that the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forced (SCAF) – along (...)
Dozens of protesters gathered on Tuesday in Sheikh Zayed city on the outskirts of Cairo to mourn the brutal killing of Moataz Anwar Suliman, 24-years old, who was shot dead by police officers last week.
Protesters stood on both sides of the (...)
Presiding judge Ahmed Refaat adjourned the fourth session of the Mubarak trial until tomorrow, deciding that the trial will now be held on a daily basis.
Following requests of both the prosecution and defence, the court has agreed to summon Field (...)
After seeing former dictator Hosni Mubarak, his two sons and former interior minister in a cage while on trial, a court decision to block coverage left Egyptians wondering what will happen tomorrow
Tomorrow, Egypt sees the third session held of the (...)
Egypt's ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak and his two sons were on view again today behind bars, standing trial for issuing orders to kill unarmed, peaceful protesters during the 25 January peaceful protest against his regime, and illegal profiteering. (...)