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 (...)
Cairo International Film Festival's (CIIF) Cairo Industry Days program hosted on Monday a panel discussion featuring Mexican directors Guillermo Arriaga and Arturo Ripstein, to talk about their background and efforts in leading the second golden age (...)
In a brave and unique investigation of the status of refugees in and around the city of Paris, French-Tunisian journalist Hind Meddeb's new documentary film Paris-Stalingrad documents their struggles with getting documented and to receiving refugee (...)
Martin Scorsese's eagerly awaited ‘The Irishman' starring Academy Award winners Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, and Joe Pesci will open the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival on 20 November.
The festival announced Wednesday in a press (...)
Saudi Arabia's Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Adel Al-Jubeir, said his country will take appropriate steps to respond to the attack on Aramco's oil facilities if Saudi investigations confirmed Iran's responsibility.
Al-Jubeir told reporters (...)
The Cairo Criminal Court sentenced on Saturday 11 defendants, mostly top Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders, to life imprisonment on charges of staging a prison break during the 2011 Revolution.
Among the defendants are senior Brotherhood members (...)
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Wednesday ratified the new law regulating the practice of civil work in Egypt, known in the media as the Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) Law.
The law was re-drafted by the Ministry of Social Solidarity upon (...)
US President Donald Trump's senior adviser and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, began a tour in the Middle East on Wednesday starting with Jordan, and would include Israel.
On Wednesday, Kushner met with Jordan's King Abdullah II in Amman for talks on a (...)
Civil Aviation Minister Younis El-Masry expressed to Britain's Ambassador to Egypt, Sir Geoffrey Adams Egypt's dissatisfaction with BritishAirways' unilateral decision to suspend trips to Cairo, the ministry said in a press statement on (...)
Pedro Almodóvar will receive the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement for directors at the 76th Venice International Film Festival that will be held from 28 August to 7 September.
The decision was made by the board of the Venice Film Festival, (...)
Famed Italian film, opera, and theatre director Franco Zeffirelli died in his villa outside Rome on Saturday at the age of 96.
Zeffirelli, the last of Italy's great post-war filmmakers, was known internationally for his opulent and romantic vision, (...)
Seven policemen were killed on Tuesday night after militants staged an ambush on several security checkpoints in North Sinai's city of Al-Arish, the ministry of interior said in a statement on Wednesday.
Weapons and explosives were confiscated from (...)
The Egyptian state will not give away an inch of the Sinai Peninsula to any country, Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry, said on Monday, responding to inquiries by TV channel Russia Today, about the possible reported outcomes from the upcoming Manama (...)
