Continuing its chain of success, Kamla Abu Zekry’s film “A Day for Women” (Youm Lel Setat) is to be screened at the 27th Festival del Cinema Africano, d’Asia e America Latina (FCAAAL) (African, Asian, and Latin American Film Festival) in Milan, Italy.

Set on the rooftop of Al-Jameel Center, within the Greek Campus of the American University in Cairo, Lookout in an interactive performance that invites spectators to look at downtown Cairo from above, while imagining the future of our old city through the eyes of Egyptian children. The piece is programmed within the theatre section of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF) and performed over several days in March and April.

A new British documentary, Egypt’s Great Pyramid: The New Evidence has revealed that the Great Pyramid, Khufu, was built using an intricate system of waterways which allowed thousands of workers to transport 170,000 tonnes of limestone in wooden boats along the Nile River. The 2.5-tonne blocks were ferried through a system of specially designed canals before arriving at an inland port built just yards away from the base of the Great Pyramid, the documentary says.

She developed a passion for art early in her life and did an advanced level of painting as a kid and as a high-school student. Undeterred by the typical standards, she decided to pursue a career in what she believes can make the world a better place. Egyptian artist Ghada Wali, the youngest female speaker representing the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at TED, a global speaker and multiple-award-winning designer, had her work featured as a professional graphic designer in several art exhibitions around the world.

The administration of El-Gouna Film Festival declared on Saturday that the press conference of the opening film of the festival [Sheikh Jackson] has been cancelled, adding that there will be new appointment for the conference in the upcoming days. According to a statement released from the festival’s administration, there was no clear reason mentioned behind the sudden cancellation of the press conference for the opening film of the festival.

The founder of Rolling Stone plans to sell a controlling stake in the legendary magazine that changed music journalism forever. Jann Werner said he hoped to find a buyer “who understands the magazine’s mission.” Iconic 50-year-old music magazine Rolling Stone is putting itself up for sale amid an increasingly uncertain future.

Last year, the Cairo International Festival for Contemporary and Experimental Theatre (CIFCET) made its comeback after a five-year hiatus that lasted from 2011 to 2015. Upon its return, the word “contemporary” was added to the festival s name, no longer limiting the shows to experimental works. This year, running between 19 and 29 September, the festival is taking a step forward by almost doubling the number of participating plays. Last year, there were only 10 foreign productions, whereas this year, the festival is set to feature 20.

The Red Sea resort town of Gouna is currently gearing up to be home to Egypt’s newest film festival, starting tomorrow, September 22nd that will run until the 29th of September. Gouna Film Festival is intended to be a platform where filmmakers can engage with industry experts and representatives on both a national and international level, across Egypt, the Middle East, and the rest of the world by taking advantage of the area’s diverse culture to foster cinematic cross-cultural exchange and understanding.

At Chez Gaby, the charm goes beyond nostalgia. However, this yearning for the good old days cannot be dismissed at the cosy place on Rue De La Fortune - off Fouad Street in Alexandria s city centre. In 2019, Chez Gaby will turn 40--in perfect grace and perfect style. In the closing of its fourth decade this Italian/Greek restaurant is holding on to a clientele that is firmly determined to escape the invading “food-chaining” business where the menus are a bit too similar and the taste of the dishes is short on singularity. A perfect early sign of a quality food experience is offered with the prompt and soft serving of the antipasti and soups.

Shoes, dresses, jewelry, but also a cigarette lighter that once belonged to Hollywood star and fashion icon Audrey Hepburn can be purchased online at Christie’s starting today. Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady (1963) (picture-alliance / United Archiv)Audrey Hepburn in “My Fair Lady” (1963) An auction of items from Audrey Hepburn’s personal collection starts on Tuesday. The lot includes a satin cocktail dress by Hepburn’s main couturier, Hubert de Givenchy, a Burberry trench coat, a pair of leather ballet pumps, a swizzle stick from Cartier and an archive of photographs.

The 26th Festival for Theatre Clubs will open on Sunday in the presence of Culture Minister Helmy El-Namnam and head of the General Authority for Culture Palaces Ashraf Amer. The festival will run between 10 and 22 September at El-Samer Theatre in Agouza, Cairo. The opening will include a play titled Masrahna Nawady (Our Theatre is Clubs) directed by Mohamed El-Ashry, as well as the play Taer (Bird) directed by Omar Hassan and written by Mahmoud Gamal.

Italian star tenor Andrea Bocelli made a pilgrimage to the traditional site of Jesus baptism Monday, praying for peace as he stood on the edge of the River Jordan. Bocelli, 58, who is blind, was guided by a priest who scooped up river water and poured it over the singer s hands. The artist, a Roman Catholic, made a sign of the cross and the priest recited the Ave Maria (Hail Mary) prayer.

The Arab Arts Focus (AAF) programme made waves at the 70th Edinburgh Festival Fringe last month, despite numerous challenges caused by visa rejections by UK. The programme, that ran between 4 and 27 August, showcased stories on stage from Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Morocco, through 10 theatre and dance performances curated by an esteemed international selection committee, in addition to a series of seven talks.

If President Donald Trump’s ears have been burning thanks to late-night TV, especially “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” they must have positively sizzled Sunday as Colbert hosted the Emmy Awards. Colbert has boosted his own show’s ratings in the Trump Era by keeping the president in his comic cross-hairs. The choice of Colbert to host this year’s Emmycast instantly sparked speculation: How far would he lead this annual ceremony of accolades into Trump mockery?

Antiquities Minister Khaked al-Anani expressed his full appreciation for the efforts exerted by the Egyptian government in cooperation with UNESCO in the relocation and rescue of the Abu Simbel temples during the last century, which was part of the international campaign to save the monuments of Nubia in 1962. Anani’s statements came during his speech on Tuesday evening during a ceremony organized by the Egyptian Embassy in Paris’s Petit Palais Palace to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Temple of Abu Simbel, and the 50th anniversary for its relocation to the current location.

The Arab Arts Focus (AAF) programme made waves at the 70th Edinburgh Festival Fringe last month, despite numerous challenges caused by visa rejections by UK. The programme, that ran between 4 and 27 August, showcased stories on stage from Lebanon, Egypt, Syria, Palestine, and Morocco, through 10 theatre and dance performances curated by an esteemed international selection committee, in addition to a series of seven talks. Most of the plays ran throughout the month-long festival, with some of the performances getting a half-run, across three of the renowned festival s most distinguished venues.

The place: Kebash Road in Luxor, the event: a grand inauguration ceremony, the timing: the beginning of next year, attendees: world’s leading archaeologists, intellectuals, local and international media, and Pharaonic civilization fans. The Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany announced the inauguration of the Kebash Road which links the Karnak and Luxor temple complexes on Friday September 8 while inspecting the site of the project. The project is an attempt to return the Kebash Road to its former glory of about 5,000 years ago at a cost of LE240 million.

In the history of Egyptian film there are actors that should be judged not on the number of films in which they starred, but on the value of what they left behind, or the controversy they caused, whether during their lifetime or after their death. The actor, producer and director Ahmed Salem, who died on 10 September 1949, shortly before his fortieth birthday, belongs in this category. Despite his premature death, Salem made many achievements and his life was full of twists and turns that pushed him beyond the scope of Arab cinema.

Egypt has selected Amr Salama’s movie about an Islamic cleric with a secret passion for Michael Jackson, as its candidate for consideration for the best foreign-language film Oscar. Salama received news of his country’s Oscar bid pick on Monday while attending the Toronto International Film Festival, where Sheikh Jackson is set to have its world premiere.

The shortlist for the Man Booker Prize was announced today, raising many eyebrows as big names like Arundhati Roy, Sebastian Barry and Zadie Smith have not made the cut. The two debut novelists on the longlist, who also happen to be the youngest and least known – Emily Fridlund and Fiona Mozley – have both made it to the shortlist.

Treating young people who suffer from insomnia by using online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could reduce debilitating mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, scientists said on Wednesday. In a large trial published in The Lancet Psychiatry journal, researchers at Oxford University s Sleep and Circadian Neuroscience Institute also found that successfully treating sleep disruption eased psychotic symptoms such as hallucinations and paranoia.