Gathering in the heart of Garden City, many dance professionals and enthusiasts met for a static night, all about humanity’s most animated form of expression. The last day of the contemporary dance festival, 5 Ra2s, by Cairo Contemporary Dance Center (CCDC) took Cairo’s community of dancers to ROOM art space for a movie screening and a following talk.

Gowns worn by Princess Diana for everything from meeting diplomats to dancing with movie stars feature in an exhibition celebrating the fashion of one of Britain's favorite royals, which opens in London this week. The collection of 25 dresses will be displayed from Friday for the rest of the year in Kensington Palace, where she lived for over 15 years. The exhibition coincides with the 20th anniversary of her death.

Once again the sports community in Egypt has proven that it can be a mighty tool for the good of the community as they associate their next marathon with a cause for children's hearts The event, dubbed Aswan42 in homage to the marathon distance of 42 km, will provide participants with a great experience of running for the first time along the banks of Egypt's River Nile. It comes as a collaboration between the Magdi Yacoub Foundation (MYF) and the sports community of TriFactory.

On the early brisk morning hours of 10 February, Smart Village in 6th October governorate will witness a unique event as the second "Kidathon" in Egypt kicks off. The first Kidathon — the biggest ever marathon in Egypt dedicated to children — took place a year ago, leaving a footprint as an annual event for the coming years.

Aiming to inspect the restoration processes of one of King Ramses II statues that was destroyed in the fourth century AD, Dr. Khaled Al-Anani, the Egyptian Minister of Antiquities, and Irina Bokova, director-general of UNESCO, visited the city of Luxor along with Governor Mohammed Badr. The statue was destroyed as a result of a devastating earthquake that swept the country at that time.

Aiming to introduce Egyptian audiences to horror theatre and provide a different perspective of this kind of art, “Al Ferqa 500 B” theatrical troupe will start its tour outside Cairo on 2 March. The show will be hosted by Abdel Moneam Gaber’s theatre in Alexandria after the great success the play achieved during ten continuous nights in Cairo. The play “Ibn Eshaq’s Manuscript” is based on a bestselling novel of the same name by leading horror author Hassan Al-Gendy.

Renowned British composer Benjamin Britten (1913-1976) believed that a musician should serve the community. He practiced his ideology in a variety of ways, through music activities organised for the local community and through founding the Aldeburgh Festival, one of Europe’s most prestigious festivals focused on classical music.

American actress Angelina Jolie, 41, recently said that her breakup with her husband Brad Pitt was difficult. Jolie is currently in Cambodia to promote her movie First They Killed My Father, her first major public appearance since she filed for divorce from Pitt in September 2016. "It was very difficult," Jolie told BBC. "Many people find themselves in this situation. My whole family have all been through a difficult time.. my focus is my children, our children," she added.

"La La Land" is set to sweep the Oscars, but the race to be crowned Hollywood's leading man is going down to the wire, say bookmakers who are seeing record bets on the Academy Awards this year. Casey Affleck, star of "Manchester by the Sea," had been the favorite to win the best actor statue for several months. But his odds tightened as a flood of money flowed to Denzel Washington after he took home the Screen Actors Guild award in January for "Fences."

Marc Jacobs Beauty has presented a limited-edition makeup collection, directly inspired by the brand’s spring 2017 New York fashion show, held back in September. The collection promises runway-inspired beauty looks for the spring 2017 season.

After its successful tour in Paris and London, Osiris Egyptian Sunken Secrets Exhibition was hosted by Rietberg Museum in the Swiss city of Zurich between 10 February and 12 July. In a big press conference that was covered by a number of local and international media outlets, the Egypt Minister of Antiquities, Khaled El-Anany, provided information about the importance of the exhibited pieces that tells the mythical story of Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of rebirth, and were found in the old cities of Thonis-Heracleion, Canopus, Abo Qeir, and Alexandria eastern port.

For fashion designers and fanatics, New York is the city of dreams. The big apple has been a top fashion capital for many decades. Meanwhile, the seasonal fashion week is, without a doubt, a destination and target for many aspiring talents. Farida Temraz is a young and promising local fashion designer that has managed, in a short period of time, to not only establish her brand, Temraza, but to also take the entire local industry to a whole new level. The haute couture designer is currently known in Egypt and across the globe for her extravagant embroidery and red-carpet reoccurrences.

“It was not just a hard experience; it was not just a tough health challenge. It was a moment of revelation – a moment where I decided that I would have not just to beat my illness but also to abandon anything that goes against my nature. It was the moment I decided to follow my heart,” said Ghada Salah Gad. A breast cancer survivor who decided to turn the tables on her illness by investing time and energy in promoting awareness, early detection and support mechanisms for potential and diagnosed breast cancer patients, Salah had this month issued the first edition of her book “The Female Who Saved Me: My trip with breast cancer”.

Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany will open the temporary exhibition "Egyptian handicrafts through the ages" on Wednesday, within the partial opening of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization. UNESCO Chief Irina Bokova will attend the opening of the exhibition.

As the big red day hits, all streets turn into a large scene set of Moulin Rouge; from the red flowers to giant red teddy bears, all along gifts shop that are decorated with balloons and helium hearts. That’s how most traditional gifts are showcased, waiting for people to pick them up and demonstrate their love by giving them to their partners.

Bahary– the fish mix Nasr City There are very few reasons that would make anyone who does not live in Nasr City to venture into the traffic of Makram Ebeid Street at lunchtime; but Bahary is certainly a good enough reason. It is in a perfectly close proximity to several popular seafood restaurants but still it is attracting enough clients that you might consider prior reservation before you drop in, unless you are prepared to go for a takeaway if you cannot find a table.

In Beyonce's first performance since announcing her pregnancy with twins, she shined head to toe in golden hues. Meanwhile Adele got a rare do-over on national television when she flubbed her performance, and Beyonce's daughter Blue Ivy stole the show with her adorable mini-Prince outfit. Here's more on the top moments at Sunday night's Grammy Awards: Mother Beyonce Beyonce accepts the award she won forBest Urban Contemporary Album for 'Lemonade' and Best Music Video for 'Formation' at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, February 12, 2017

UNICEF in Egypt celebrated on Sunday the organisation's 70th anniversary, inducting three Egyptian celebrities into its goodwill ambassador programme. The mission of the UN body's newly appointed ambassadors -- which include comedian Ahmed Helmy and actresses Mona Zaki and Donia Samir Ghanem -- is to support, through various initiatives and activities, UNICEF's mission to end violence against children and protect children's rights, especially in the first 1000 days of life.

The Grammy awards are shaping up to be the ultimate showdown between pop's two biggest female stars as Beyonce and Adele go head-to-head for song, record and album of the year on Sunday. Despite 62 total Grammy nominations and 20 awards, Beyonce, 35, has never won the coveted album of the year, despite topping the charts with all six of her studio records.

Last week, a single photo of a sailboat embroidered amid blue beads on a luxurious organza fabric broke the internet. The elaborate embroidery became the number one highlight from the current season of Couture Week in Paris after the designer behind it shared further details with none other than American Vogue.

Born in 1987, Marouan Omara is an Egyptian director, video artist and photographer. After studying filmmaking at the Art and Technology of Cinema Academy, he went to obtain his Bachelor's degree in applied arts from Helwan University in 2011. He initially directed several short films, including Taxi in 2008, a film about the societal expectations placed on women, and The Doll, in 2011, a film about arranged marriage.