Controversy recently erupted over news that Israel’s ambassador to Egypt attended a performance on Thursday of Layla Min Alf Layla (One of a Thousand Nights), a theatre production starring Egyptian actor Yehia El-Fakharany at Egypt’s National Theatre.

All archaeological museums in Egypt will be open to visitors free of charge on 22 October as part of the Ministry of Antiquities' celebration of 150 years of Egyptian parliamentary life.

This year’s Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos "for his resolute efforts" to bring the country's more than 50-year-long civil war to an end, the Nobel Committee has announced in Norway’s capital, Oslo.

Directed by Mai Masri, the Palestinian feature 3000 Nights won the Best Feature and the Audience Award at the 6th Malmo Arab Film Festival which closed on 5 October.

Due to his "sense of belonging and loyalty to his home country, Egypt," Shehab Al-Farouh Omar, a French-Egyptian citizen, handed over to the Ministry of Antiquities a golden mummy mask that was gifted to him by a friend on the birthday of his son.

The Ministry of Antiquities submitted Wednesday a preliminary report to the World Heritage Committee (WHC) to register Pharaoh's Island near in Taba in Sinai on the UNESCO's World Heritage List. A final report is scheduled to be submitted in February 2017.

Osbou we Yomen (One Week AndTwo Days) was among seven films announced so far to be competing at the 13th Dubai International Film Festival's (DIFF) Muhr Shorts category. Eight more films are yet to be announced, making a total of 15 competitors.

The first child with DNA from three parents was born in New York last spring. The birth was the result of a procedure by an American medical team, performed in Mexico, as it banned in the US.

Egyptian actress Menna Shalabi won the award for best actress at the 6th Malmo Arab Film Festival, which runs between 30 September and 5 October in Malmo, Sweden.

Egypt's short film Wintry Spring (Rabie Chetwy) scooped-up the Best Short Film Award at the Sose International Film Festival, which took place between 23 and 30 September in Sose, Armenia.

A new artistic season implies new artistic adventures, and Egypt’s classical music scene is no exception. The journey has already begun: since the start of September, artistic bodies in Cairo and Alexandria have been launching their programmes.

An author whose debut novel, "The Women of Brewster Place," became a best-seller, a National Book Award winner and a TV miniseries released through Oprah Winfrey's production company has died. Gloria Naylor was 66.

Japanese scientist Yoshinori Ohsumi was awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for discoveries related to the degrading and recycling of cellular components.

Kim Kardashian West was unharmed after being robbed at gunpoint of more than $10 million worth of jewelry inside a private Paris residence Sunday night, police officials said.

Angelina Jolie has reached a temporary agreement with Brad Pitt giving her custody of their six children and granting him visiting rights, reports said on Friday.

Cinema El-Fourn at Cairo's Darb 1718 will screen the German documentary Almanya: Willkommen in Deutschland (Almanya: Welcome to Germany) on Sunday 9 October as part of its German film night programme.

Madonna is re-inventing what it means to be nakedly political in an eyebrow-raising post to her social media accounts Wednesday, in which she uses a nude photo to back Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anany flew to Japan to inaugurate the 4th leg of a temporary exhibition titled “The Age of the Pyramids Builders” scheduled to open Saturday at the museum of Kyoto, Youm7 reported.

British Airways is scrapping free meals for short-haul economy fares from next year and inviting passengers to instead pay for Marks and Spencer sandwiches, creating a stir on social media.

Beginning October 20, Egyptian audiences will be treated to a new programme on Egyptian archaeology hosted by former minister of antiquities Zahi Hawass, titled "Kashef Al-Asrar" (Revealer of Secrets). In collaboration with renowned Egyptologists, the programme will launch on Egyptian satellite channel Al-Ghad.

Guinness World Records listed Egyptian pop singer Amr Diab as the top Arab multi-international award winning musician and the best selling Middle Eastern musician since 1989.