In an attempt to spread awareness across Egypt about media arts, Cairotronica experimented with future possibilities in electronic art, while changing notions of technology, in its second edition that ran 5-11 May.
Carrying the theme, “A Future of (...)
The higher committee of the Egyptian National Theater Festival unveiled new shows and prizes in a press conference on Sunday, as it gears up for its 10th annual edition kicking off 13 July and running through 27 July. The festival's official opening (...)
A Korean b-boying dance crew and a sand artist put on a show outside the Cairo Opera House on Monday, as part of the Korea-Arab Friendship Caravan.
In the opening speech, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Egypt Yoon Soon-Gu, explained that (...)
The second edition of the International Festival for Youth Theatre opened on 1 April at Sharm El Sheikh and will continue until 9 April.
Presided over by Mazen El-Gharabawy, along with director Wafaa El-Hakim and honorary president Samiha Ayoub, the (...)
The Backstreet Festival opened on Tuesday with ZWAI, a stage performance by E1NZ (from Switzerland), at Cairo's Darb Al Ahmar Arts School (DAAS).
ZWAI is a circus performance that takes the audience on a wild emotional journey, with Jonas Slanzi (...)
The fourth edition of Backstreet Festival will kick off in Alexandria, featuring contemporary circus, theatre and music, running between 29 March to 1 April, and on 28 March in Cairo.
The brainchild of Amina Abo Doma, Alexandrian art manager, the (...)
Rondeau from “Abdelazer Suite” by Purcell was the opening piece performed by newly created Osiris String Orchestra, in its first performance at Cairo's Gusor Cultural Centre at All Saints Cathedral on 17 March.
The ensemble consisting of amateur (...)
The Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) hosted a VIP opening on Thursday that gathered Egyptian and foreign artists as it gears up for its 6th edition, which will run between 17 March and 8 April.
The brainchild of arts manager Ahmed (...)
Attentively following their leader and tutor, a group of 10 amateur string players begin Johann Pachelbel's Canon. This is one of their last rehearsals before the big event: a concert scheduled to take place at Cairo's All Saints Cathedral on 17 (...)
Iconic American actor Will Smith posted a thank you note to Egypt on his facebook page, as he and his family concluded a short visit to the country on Monday.
Smith gave his final farewell to Egypt saying “Thanks for the love, Egypt, I shall (...)
An African Union (AU) delegation plans to visit "more political factions and stakeholders" in its second visit to Egypt, said foreign ministry spokesman Badr Abdelatty in a Wednesday phone call with the Daily News Egypt.
"The delegation will meet (...)
Interim prime minister Hazem El-Beblawi has agreed with several human rights organisations' plans for the coming period, including ideas to support the economy and tourism, said a cabinet statement on Monday.
The statement said that the National (...)
The head of the Al-Wafd Party El-Sayed Al-Badawi will travel to Sudan to discuss the situation in Egypt with high ranking officials, according to a Sunday statement by the party.
General Secretary for Al-Wafd party Fouad Badrawi said in a phone call (...)
On Sunday Giza prosecution began their investigation of preacher Safwat Hegazy on charges of attempted murder, violence and possessing weapons during the Bien Al-Sarayat and Al-Nahda Square clashes.
Hegazy was interrogated at Tora prison on Sunday (...)
Any armed group opposing the Egyptian military and police forces should be met with lethal force, former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa urged on Friday.
In televised statements on the CBC show Momken, Gomaa described an armed uprising against the Egyptian (...)
A man fatally shot 15 people in Meet Al-Attar, a village near Banha on Tuesday Night. His body was found by police after the attacks.
A source within the Ministry of Interior (MOI) who preferred to remain anonymous said the alleged shooter Omar (...)
The North Cairo Court ordered the release on Wednesday of former president Hosni Mubarak in the Al-Ahram gifts case after repaying the value of the gifts received, following a trial at Tora Prison.
Mubarak had been accused of unlawfully receiving (...)
An Al-Ahram reporter was killed in Beheira on Monday after soldiers opened fire on his vehicle as it refused to stop at a checkpoint after curfew.
Tamer Abdelrauf had been driving at a high speed with Hamed Al-Barbary a reporter from Al-Gomhoria (...)
The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) reported 12 assaults on journalists that occurred on 16 and 17 August during pro-Mohamed Morsi protests in a statement released on Sunday.
AFTE stated that the assault cases included two (...)
On Monday the Cairo Criminal Court has absolved former president Hosni Mubarak on charges of misusing public funds according to state-run Al-Ahram.
Mubarak, along with his two sons, had been charged with using state funds to finance their (...)
Security forces enforced a national curfew on Saturday, and arrested those out on the streets past 7pm, according to state-run Al-Ahram.
Al-Ahram reported that 14 members of Islamist parties including the Muslim brotherhood were arrested for (...)
Judge Mahmoud Al-Rashid of the North Cairo Court postponed the fifth trial of former president Hosni Mubarak and former Minister of Interior Habib Al-Adly to 25 August on Saturday, according to state-owned Al-Ahram.
Al-Ahram said due to the security (...)
Interim president Adly Mansour thanked Saudi King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud for "standing with Egypt against terrorism" and assured that Saudi Arabia and Egypt would "remain pillars of stability" in the Arab region in a letter sent on (...)
Al-Tagammu party said the visits of foreign delegations are "an attempt to stall the revolution" and to "keep the Muslim Brotherhood allies in the political scene," in a released statement on Tuesday night.
The party stated that those who seek a (...)
Human Rights groups suggested solutions to deal with the sit-ins set up in support of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, in a meeting with Mohamed Ibrahim, Minister of interior, on Saturday night.
"Inviting all rights organizations to briefly evaluate (...)