Egypt s Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs Nabila Makram expressed her pride and happiness at actor Mena Massoud s achievements within his artistic career, especially after landing the lead role in the upcoming international Disney film Aladdin (2019). The minister stressed her encouragement towards his career, wishing him further success. Makram further praised Massoud s adherence to the Arabic language and an Egyptian accent. Massoud, a Canadian actor of Egyptian origin, was born on September 17, 1991 in Cairo before his Egyptian parents immigrated to Canada. Makram contacted Safwat Massoud, Mena s father, on Saturday. He told her that they were Egyptian to the core and that they were keen to educate Mena on Egypt s love and knowledge of his origins. Safwat pointed out that his son showed his talent as a student and was even summoned to the school to be told about the great talent his son harbors. He said that Mena then decided to enter acting, participated in a competition to win the role in Aladdin among many applicants and succeeded in obtaining the role. Massoud is very proud of his Egyptian origins, his father said, adding that he loves to speaks in Arabic especially with an Egyptian accent as in his last television interview.

Egypt s ministries of antiquities and foreign affairs issued a joint statement late on Wednesday condemning Christie s auction house for going ahead with the sale of a head of King Tutankhamun in London despite an outcry from the Egyptian authorities. The statement pointed out that the commencement of the auction, despite all the procedures taken by the Egyptian authorities, violates all international conventions, treaties, and agreements due to the lack of ownership documents from the auction house.

With its big black eyes and mouth upturned into what looks like a smile, it s hard to imagine the cartoonishly cute Siberian flying squirrel provoking anger in anyone. Yet in Finland, the palm-sized critter is not only seen as a scourge by landowners and developers, it has become a target for anti-EU anger. The EU Habitats Directive protects the flying squirrel s environment — mainly economically valuable forests.

Egyptian-Canadian actor Mena Massoud and Egyptian-American actor Rami Malek have been nominated for The Teen Choice Awards. The 2019 Teen Choice Awards nominations were announced on 19 June, with voting open to the public till 25 June. The Awards will take place on 11 August.

At a press conference, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the governorate will be the first to benefit from the new system through 11 general and specialized hospitals and 32 healthcare units. Financially challenged citizens will be exempted from subscription fees. The governor of Port Said and a host of ministers attended the conference.

Egyptian artistic community have come together in mourning over the multi-skilled artist Ezzat Abou Ouf who passed away early Monday at a private hospital in Cairo, after a long struggle with heart and liver diseases. "The chain of Egyptian creative artists have lost one of its circles," stated Culture minister Enes Abdel-Dayem adding that "his creation in music and drama has expressed the ambitions and dreams of a whole generation."

The global story about cannabis — the most-used recreational drug in the world — is about as fuzzy as your body feels after taking your first hit. While some places, such as states in the US, have legalized the drug, it is strictly prohibited in others. Almost 200 million people smoke pot worldwide according to the 2019 World Drug Report, published Wednesday, and that number is rising. Whether this is a good or bad thing seems somewhat hard to decipher with inconsistent global regulations on the drug, conflicting research studies and little concrete evidence of its long-term effects.

With a profound understanding of their environmental surroundings, indigenous communities around the world are often cited as being pivotal to tackling climate change. During the 2015 Paris Agreement, the parties agreed to launch a working group to strengthen the knowledge and practices of indigenous groups and to provide a platform for the exchange of experiences and adaptation techniques. Pasang Dolma Sherpa, an indigenous leader from Nepal, has just been voted one of the two co-chairs to head the indigenous group at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). She spoke to DW during the The Bonn Climate Change conference, where negotiators are meeting ahead of the 25th Conference of the Parties (COP) to be held in Chile in December.

On average, humans are asleep for about a third of their life. Sounds like a waste of time? On the contrary! You might not realize it, but your body is actually hard at work while you re off in dreamland. Deep sleep and Rapid Eye Movement, or REM, sleep phases alternate every 90 minutes or so. During deep sleep, our body works like a computer running updates in the background. It produces growth hormones for regeneration and activates the immune system, so that defense cells can fight off viruses and bacteria. That s why they tell you to "sleep off" that bug!

Teen suicide rates have been rising in the US, especially among boys, a new study suggests. Between 2007 and 2017, the suicide rate among 15 to 19 year olds rose from eight per 100,000 to 12 per 100,000. While suicide rates have surged among boys in the past few years, researchers want parents to know that they are increasing among both boys and girls. "It s a very real threat," Oren Miron, lead author of the study and a research associate at Harvard Medical School, told DW. "We all like to think it s not going to happen to us."

Egyptian singer Nouran AbuTaleb and her ensemble will give a concert at New Cairo s Room Art Space on Tuesday 25 June. The young and promising talent and her ensemble merge Arabic jazz and pop songs. "I am waiting for you," AbuTaleb told her fans on her Facebook page.

Omar Al-Fayoumi in 40 years” is the title of an exhibition which took place last month at the brand new Tahrir Culture Center at the American University in Cairo old campus in Tahrir. Held at the Margo Veillon Hall — two spacious rooms and a small attic — the exhibition included some 95 paintings in acrylic and oil. Al-Fayoumi s usual themes — cafés, portraiture and street life — are clearer than ever now as they recur at different points in the artist s career. But it is the vividness of his palette that continues to enthrall.

Renowned Egyptian professor of philosophy Imam Abdel-Fattah Imam, died Tuesday, 18 June, at the age of 85. Imam was a prolific writer and translator. He authored and translated tens of philosophy books, mainly on the work of German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.

Within a few months, Egyptian royal mummies and their sarcophagi will be transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (NMEC) in Fustat. NMEC NMEC outdoor overlooking Ain Al-Sira lake Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany and officials from a number of government bodies toured both museums to discuss the required procedures to ensure the transportation process is conducted in a way that is fitting of the unique and great Egyptian civilisation.

It was crisp weather on an early morning when Ahram Online was invited to Kela headquarters in Helsinki, Finland. A smiley communication representative, Olga Gassen, expecting a child herself, was quick to introduce the place that is associated with one of Finland s oldest traditions: the maternity box.

Casablanca is the name of the ship on which the main incident in the eponymous Eid film by Peter Mim takes place. It is also the name of the Moroccan city where most of it is set. The top grossing film this season with a revenue of LE5,082,209 (out of a total of LE11,730,936 total for all five new Egyptian films) on its fourth day of screening, the 104 min film is the story of four friends-turned-enemies from Alexandria and employs the Hollywood action formula with car and motorcycle chases against the backdrop of the Moroccan landscape which is included in every scene including the trendy, bird s-eye shots made with a drone.

There is no authenticated information about the origins of the Egyptian Jewish actor Elias Moadeb, who died 28 May 1952. Some sources say that his father was of Syrian nationality, while others say Lebanese nationality, and who immigrated to Egypt in the early 20th century and got Egyptian citizenship when the Egyptian Nationality Law was issued. owever, all sources confirm that Elias s mother was an Egyptian Jewess born in a village nearby Tanta, in Al-Gharbia governorate.

One in five people in war zones has depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, the World Health Organization said , with many suffering severe forms of these mental illnesses. The findings highlight the long-term impact of war-induced crises in countries such as Afghanistan, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria and Yemen, the UN s health agency said, and the numbers are significantly higher than in peacetime populations, where around one in 14 people has a mental illness.