French court spares Les Miserables sequels
A Paris appeal court spared two sequels to Victor Hugo s epic…
All quiet on the culture front
Last year, Egyptian alternative culture took over the helm from mainstream culture…
Saudi religious police says some movies possibly OK
The chief of Saudi Arabia s powerful religious police said some movies…
The invasion of Turkish soap operas
They have continuously been slammed as corny, unrealistic and unreligious. But despite…
Hallelujah! Cohen classic dominates British music charts
Leonard Cohen s song Hallelujah made British chart history Sunday when it…
Two 4,300-year-old tombs unveiled near Cairo
SAKKARA: A pair of 4,300-year-old Pharaonic tombs discovered at Sakkara indicate that…
THE REEL ESTATE: Wahid Hamed's unfulfilled 'Promise'
Al Waad (The Promise) is a perfect title for veteran scriptwriter Wahid…
Bringing theater to the underprivileged
In the midst of PhotoCairo and the International Cairo Biennale, the capital's…