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Jun 10
In this CairoScene exclusive, we spoke to actor Sammy Sheik about his roles in American Sniper, El Hashashin, and the differences between Hollywood and the Egyptian film industry.
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Jun 10
Egyptian singer Ahmed Saad is set to appear in a new movie, having revealed to CairoScene that he will star in an upcoming film directed by Tarek El Erian.
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Jun 9
A new initiative focused on coastal sustainability and coral reef conservation has been launched in Egypt, alongside plans to establish a dedicated fund to support long-term environmental protection efforts in the Red Sea.
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Jun 8
El Gouna Film Festival has launched CineGouna Series, a new program dedicated to developing original Arab TV projects.
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Jun 8
'What Touches the Scalp is Close to the Bone' opens June 3rd in Paris, examining what hair carries across identity, time, religion, and the standards women are raised into.
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Jun 7
Egyptologist and former minister of antiquities Zahi Hawass has received the Meridian Cultural Diplomacy Award in Washington during the sixth biennial edition of the honours programme.
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Jun 7
Helm, an Egyptian social enterprise focused on accessibility and inclusion, has signed a five-year memorandum of understanding with the Egypt National Disability Fund, Qaderoon B’ekhtelaf.
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Jun 7
More than USD 6 billion has been invested in the development of Egypt’s fixed and mobile internet infrastructure since 2019, according to figures presented during a review of telecommunications projects and investment plans.
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Jun 7
Gala de Danza is set to make its Egyptian debut at the Grand Egyptian Museum on Thursday, November 5th, turning the landmark venue into a stage for an international roster of performers.
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Jun 7
Egypt will adopt Greening Cairo to convert evacuated urban spaces into green areas and raise per capita green space, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said. The update came during a review of restoration works in Islamic and historical Cairo.
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Jun 7
Roxy Cinema, Chinese food, and Sherine Abdelwahab, this is Cairo According to: Nour. Here, Cairo’s favourite indie pop singer tells us how she would take us on a date, where you are most likely to run into her, and why her funny neighbourhood is funny.
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Jun 5
Sixteen Egyptian fathers will be honoured this June as role models of paternal dedication, as the Ministry of Social Solidarity launches its 2026 Model Father Competition across all governorates.
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Jun 4
A Mansoura University team documented a 62.2-million-year-old fossil site in Egypt’s Eastern Desert, preserving an early Palaeocene marine fish community with hundreds of specimens and more than 20 species new to science, published in Science Advances.
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Jun 2
The Ministry of Health and Population began implementing the Newborn Care Pathway nationwide on June 1st, 2026, through primary healthcare units and centres.
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Jun 2
The Ministry of Health and Population began implementing the Newborn Care Pathway nationwide on June 1st, 2026, through primary healthcare units and centres.
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Jun 1
El Goweily said the new metro will integrate directly with the rehabilitation and development of the Raml Tram from Victoria Station to Raml Station, linking key districts within a unified mass transit network.
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Jun 1
Egyptian novelist Shady Lewis wins the James Tait Black Fiction Prize for On the Greenwich Line, beating a record field of more than 500 submissions in a unanimous decision from judges who called it a rare, brave, and brilliant book.
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Jun 1
When Arab travel influencer Kasem Hato found himself onboard the MV Hondius during the hantavirus outbreak, thousands of global media outlets came calling. He had one condition: support Palestine first.
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May 30
The International Finance Corporation has signed a USD 40 million loan agreement with Nile Sugar to finance a sugar beet cultivation project in Minya Governorate. cairoscene.com/News/IFC-Sign…
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May 30
#SceneThrowback: Globally acclaimed boxers have been visiting Egypt for longer than we could’ve anticipated. This week, we look back on arguably one of the most iconic fighters and activists of all time, Muhammad Ali.
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