Eslam Omar's Articles

‘Yaraqa’ (“Les Chenilles”), the debut direction of Lebanese sister duo filmmakers Michelle and Noel Keserwany, has won the Golden Bear for Best Short Film at the 73rd Berlin Film Festival (Berlinare) concluded Saturday.

Yemeni film Al Murhaqoon (The Burdened), from director Amr Gamal, won two awards at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) that concluded Saturday.

World famous American comedian Kevin Hart was set to perform his first stand-up comedy show in Egypt on Tuesday, but organisers have announced its cancellation on Monday “due to local logistical issues”.

New Egyptian romance Ana Le Habibi (I’m For My Lover), featuring Yasmin Raeis and Karim Fahmy, is the top hit in Egyptian theatres in a month packed with comedy hits.

Rising star singer and composer Ahmed Kamel has become among the top music trends this weekend in Egypt after he released a new album titled Baad Montasaf Alleil (After Midnight).

Egyptian indie singer and songwriter Rania Shaalan passed away Sunday morning at the age of 53, after a long struggle with cancer.

Prominent Egyptian journalist and media personality has been unveiled as the second honouree at the upcoming seventh edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF).

Returning to theatre after almost two decades of absence, Egyptian actor Ahmed El-Sakka continues running his controversial show Saidaty El-Gamila (“My Fair Lady”) this weekend.

Egyptian actor Karim Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz is fast proving his commercial success after releasing his latest film Shalaby on Wednesday, quickly becoming among the top box office favourites in Egyptian theatres during the holidays.

Egyptian soprano Amira Selim celebrated the New Year and the Egyptian Orthodox Christmas by releasing a music video for Merut Ek (“Your Love”), an ancient Egyptian love song.

Egyptian Shaabi icon Ahmed Adaweya, 77, and his son, Mohamed, 46, have been featured in Mohamed Ramadan’s new Mahraganat trio single Ala Wadena (As We Are).

The Abu Dhabi Festival premiered on Friday their big production of the Symphony of Three: Peace, Love, Tolerance, featuring Egyptian Islamic chanter Mahmoud ElTohamy along with over 300 musicians from 200 nationalities.

Nabil El-Gamil Akhisaay Tagmeel (“Nabil El-Gamil Plastic Surgeon”), starring Egyptian comedian Mohamed Henedy, will be available on theatre starting Wednesday 28 December.

Evergreen Egyptian pop star Amr Diab has topped the 2022 most-listened artists list on the leading Arab music platform Anghami with nearly 360 million streams this year, with over 270 million coming from Egypt alone.

Egyptian top rapper Wegz scored another triumph on Sunday after performing in Doha at the half time of Argentine v. France match in the final of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

World famous American comedian Kevin Hart has been trending on Egyptian social media this week, after some have called for a boycott of his first stand-up comedy show in the country over alleged claims he made that the kings of ancient Egypt were “black Africans.”

Egyptian indie pop star singer and composer Hamza Namira has released an instrumental album titled Namira Lounge late on Saturday. The album became viral across various streaming and social media platforms.

Spotify has celebrated the voice of Arab women, unveiling 2022 charts for female artists, listing Sheriene Abdel-Wahab as the most-streamed Egyptian female artist globally.

The world's leading streaming platform Netflix on Sunday celebrated the world premiere of its first Saudi film AlKhallat+ amid the ongoing Red Sea International Film Festival.

Wegz, Marwan Moussa, and Marwan Pablo are among the many Egyptian artists who dominated the most-listened-to lists in the Arab region on Spotify this year.

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