Egyptian cinema

Omar_Sharif
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Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Egypt's cinema revival: The promise and perils of AI technology

Artificial intelligence is bringing Egypt’s silver screen icons back to life, sparking both excitement and controversy in the country’s historic film industry

Shimaa Elyoussef
02 October, 2025
Egypt
MENA
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Conflicting reports emerge in Egypt if 'The Atheist' film banned

Nabila El-Gaafary
12 August, 2024
East_of_Noon
Egyptian cinema
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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East of Noon: Hala Elkoussy's magical generational sculpting

Mariana Hristova

Mariana Hristova

24 May, 2024
Egypt
MENA
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Iconic Egypt TV studio Al-Ahram now 'crime scene' after fire

Thaer Mansour
18 March, 2024
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt investigates fire at iconic Al-Ahram film studio

Thaer Mansour
17 March, 2024
8 of the best MENA films in 2023
Arab film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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8 of the best MENA films in 2023

The New Arab Staff

Hanna Flint

29 December, 2023
VOY! VOY! VOY! takes on the Egyptian illusion of immigration
Arab film
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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VOY! VOY! VOY! takes on the Egyptian illusion of immigration

The New Arab Staff

Thaer Mansour

01 December, 2023
Golden age of Egyptian cinema revived by vintage poster art
Arab cinema
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Vintage poster art revives 'golden age' of Egyptian cinema

George Iskander

George Iskander

06 October, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian renowned actor Hesham Selim dies from cancer

Thaer Mansour
22 September, 2022
Moon Knight cast
Film Review
Culture
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Marvel's Moon Knight signals growth of SWANA region in film

Swara Salih

Swara Salih

04 May, 2022
Marvel
MENA
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Egypt bans Marvel's Doctor Strange 2 for 'gay character'

The New Arab Staff
24 April, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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Iconic Omar Sharif's diary to be turned into drama series

Thaer Mansour
09 March, 2022
Shall I Compare You to a Summer’s Day?: An audio-visual poem about love and Eros
LGBT rights
MENA
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Uproar in Egypt over film portraying gay couple

Thaer Mansour
18 February, 2022
Egyptian celebrity Mona Zaki is under fire over her role in Netflix controversial film. [Getty]
Arab film
MENA
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Egyptian union sues YouTuber for 'insulting' Mona Zaki

Thaer Mansour
27 January, 2022
Egyptian cinema
MENA
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Arabic version of 'Suits' series comes to Cairo

The New Arab Staff
07 January, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian syndicates granted judicial powers over artists

Thaer Mansour
02 December, 2021
Egyptian cinema
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Egypt's cognitive dissonance: Feathers and El Gouna festival

Basma Al-Nsour

Basma Al-Nsour

28 October, 2021
للفنان الفلسطيني غسان مطر
Palestine
Society
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Ghassan Matar, the Palestinian star of Egyptian cinema

The New Arab Staff

Nasri Hajjaj

23 February, 2015