Ambassador Alaa Rushdie, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Multilateral Affairs and International Security, said that enhancing respect for human rights is a cumulative process, pointing out that Egypt is keen to benefit from international (...)
Egypt's President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi asserted, on Sunday, the government's keenness to continue protecting the country's heritage and antiquities.
This includes exhibiting them to the Egyptian public and the international audience in the best (...)
The price of crude oil rose by $1.75, or 2.9%, to $62.54 a barrel, on Wednesday, as Egypt continued efforts to free a giant container vessel trapped on the Suez Canal's parallel channel.
The Ever Given vessel, owned by Taiwanese marine company (...)
The 10th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) will take place from 26 March-1 April, under the slogan "Ten Years of Imagination".
This year's event, which will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Egyptian actress Madiha Yousry's birth, (...)
The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) is set to celebrate Sudanese cinema at its upcoming 10th edition, which starts later on this month, following Sudan's nomination as the festival's guest of honour.
The nomination reflects the success and (...)
Egypt's Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said has said that 30% of the deaths reported among healthcare workers during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were women.
During a national event celebrating Egyptian women on (...)
Egypt's Ministry of Interior denied, on Tuesday night, the recent claims about mistreatment of persons while they are under arrest or incarcerated in the country's detention facilities, after testimonies of alleged torture surfaced.
Activist Mona (...)
The winner of the Golden Bear for Best Film, the Berlin International Film Festival's top award, is Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn, by Romanian director Radu Jude.
The controversial films divided critics, due to its explicit hardcore sex scenes. It (...)
Egypt and Sudan have finalised an agreement to strengthen military cooperation as part of the seventh meeting of the Egyptian-Sudanese Joint Military Committee, which took place in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Tuesday.
Representing the (...)
Egypt's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry met with his Qatari counterpart Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani, on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the Arab League meetings.
Ahmed Hafez, Spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, (...)
The first edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival will take place from the 11-20 of November 2021 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The 2021 theme of "Metamorphosis" celebrates cinema as a force for positive change. It reflects on the Festival's (...)
On social media groups gathering people who intend to travel to Germany and the US, several users post opportunities and scholarships for doctors, medical technicians, and nurses.
These grab the attention of hundreds of Egyptian medical students and (...)
The mammoth technology company, Google, announced on Wednesday the launch of a new machine learning tool that can help decode Egyptian hieroglyphs in Arabic and English.
In a webinar attended by Daily News Egypt, Head of Preservation at Google Arts (...)
No former or currently-serving military personnel will be allowed to participate in electoral politics without the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) permission, the Egyptian Parliament has said.
The parliamentary announcement came following (...)
When late director Samir Seif's political comedy, Ma'ali Al Wazir (‘His Excellency the Minister'), was released in Egypt in 2002, local media reported that a special screening was arranged for the cabinet and ministers at the time. It was reported (...)
The 70th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) concluded on Saturday, but the winner of the Golden Bear wasn't at the ceremony to recieve his award contrary to his desire. Dissident Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof was banned by state (...)
The Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) announced last Thursday the film programme for its 9th edition which will be held on 6-12 March.
This edition is dubbed "Farid Shawky" after the late popular Egyptian actor and producer, whose filmography (...)
Europe's first major film festival of 2020, the 70th Berlinale, opened on Thursday with My Salinger Year by Canadian director Philippe Falardeau.
The film about the New York literary scene of the 1990s, features Alien star Weaver alongside Margaret (...)
The Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, took place on Sunday night in Los Angeles, with South Korean dark comic thriller, Parasite, by Bong Joon Ho, winning four awards, including best picture, making it a historic event for a non-English (...)
Rotterdam – The IFFR Pro Days and the 37th edition of CineMart came to a close at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), where Six different IFFR Pro Awards were handed out to the most promising projects-in-the-making, including the new (...)
On Sunday 26 January 2020, the jury announced the winners of this year's Ammodo Tiger Short Competition at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR). The winning films are Apparition by Ismaïl Bahri, Communicating Vessels by Maïder Fortuné and (...)
Twelve humanitarian aid agencies in Yemen have stopped their activities as of Monday night after attacks on their buildings in the town of Al-Dhalea, the organisations said in a statement.
The United Nations (UN) called the attack an "alarming (...)
The International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) revealed on Friday the full lineup of the 2020 edition, including 10 films selected for the Tiger Competition.
In a press conference, the festival revealed the selections of the Big Screen and the (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said that the Libyan crisis is en route to be solved peacefully and conclusively during the coming months, as the escalation and civil conflict is increasing in the war-torn country.
Al-Sisi's comments came during the (...)
The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) concluded its 41st edition after a marathon of nine days that included dozens of films, discussions, lectures, and other events.
The much-anticipated edition, which was named after late artistic Director (...)
