Aoudat Al-Gihadiyyeen min Suryia wa Al-Iraq (The Return of the Jihadists from Syria and Iraq) by Mohammed Gomaa, Al-Ahram Center for Political & Strategic Studies, Strategic Series 2017 pp. 36. The latest edition in the Strategic Series includes a study that was conducted last December and predicted the scenario that took place, in which terrorists from the Islamic State militant group executed attacks.

The love for Adele is such that when she can’t sing, her fans step up to sub for her. The #SingForAdele campaign began after the singer broke the news she would be unable to perform the final two concerts of her world tour. “On medical advice, I simply am unable to perform over the weekend,” the singer posted on social media Friday. “To say I’m heartbroken would be a complete understatement.”

When young Egyptian writer Mohamed Diab was writing his first film “678”, which shows an unseen angle of sexual harassment in the Egyptian community, he had no idea that this film—along with his other masterpieces—“Clash” and “Al-Jazirah”, would eventually lead him to the Oscars 2018 jury committee. Diab announced on his personal Facebook page that he was chosen as a permanent member of the writers committee at the Oscars. His membership will allow him to vote on participating films at the prestigious film festival starting next year.

The Marzouk Al-Ahmady Mosque in the Al-Gamaliya district of medieval Cairo has been reinforced by the antiquities ministry after the collapse of part of the roof. Mohamed Abdel-Latif, the deputy minister of antiquities, told Ahram Online that the partial collapse was due to the impact of erosion elements and heavy rain over a period of time.

The opening ceremony of the 41st session of the World Heritage Committee took place on 2 July at the Royal Palace of Wawel in Krakow, Poland. 34 sites are nominated for inscription on UNESCO s World Heritage List.The World Heritage Committee will assess the nomination of 34 sites for inscription on UNESCO s World Heritage List during its 41st session until 12 July.

After the Eid Al-Fitr vacation came to end, Egyptians had the chance to try several types of traditional Eid desserts. After the trend of fruit-flavoured konafa has taken over Ramadan s most traditional desert, people s passion with modernising inherited cultural food was followed by red velvet and Nutella-filled Eid cookies “kahk”.

Jay-Z released his new album “4:44” midnight on Friday and sent the Internet into a frenzy. The rapper is calling his album’s title track, “4:44”, one of the “best songs” he’s ever written. “‘4:44′ is a song that I wrote, and it’s the crux of the album, just right in the middle of the album. And I woke up, literally, at 4:44 in the morning, 4:44 AM, to write this song,” he told iHeartRadio’s The Beat in an exclusive interview.

Egyptian young film director Mohamed Diab said on Wednesday that he has been selected as a permanent member in the jury committee of The Academy Awards, known officially as “The Oscars”. Diab republished on his personal facebook page the Oscar news story that mentioned his name as a member of the Oscar’s jury committee, saying that this will enable him to practice arbitration authority between the competing movies starting from 2018.

She moves masterfully in her isolated workshop, where art transforms into lines engraved in leather and dipped in colors. While the music swirls out of her favorite speakers, her loose dress twirls following her passionate movement. Her working space is full of cluttered equipment, leather samples, colors and most importantly pictures of a charming country beyond the boarder. Each frame captures the exotic architecture of Morocco s hidden gems. While the blue dye speaks of Chefchaouen s iconic walls, vibrant patterns narrate the stories of a souq in Marrakesh.

Egypt s Ministry of Environment said Wednesday that it has formed a committee to investigate the cause of an unseasonable infestation of jellyfish along the country s North Coast, which has spoiled the vacations of thousands of holidaymakers celebrating the Eid holiday, a statement on the ministry s Facebook page read. Holidaymakers celebrating the week of Eid vacation, which follows a month of fasting from dusk until dawn during Ramadan, were upset to find thousands of jellyfish in the water which stung some who dared to take a swim.

A diver plunged into the Seine while the mayor of Paris took to the river in a kayak, as the French capital transformed itself on Friday into a giant Olympic park as part of its final push to win the rights to host the 2024 Games. Paris and U.S. rival Los Angeles are the only two cities bidding to stage the 2024 Olympics, and the French capital is running a series of events over the weekend to promote its credentials.

Syrian singer Asala Nasri underwent medical examination after being detained over drug possession at Beirut International Airport en route to Cairo. An amount of drugs were found in her possession while leaving Lebanon, Sky News Arabia reported. However, Nasri denied knowledge of the drug presence. According to security sources, the amount found is likely to be for personal use, as it amounted to several grams.

Sitting in an isolated workshop hidden in the heart of Akhmim, a man directs his attention to the hands moving relentlessly in front of his eyes. Every night, he dedicates his days to absorbing a legacy that many generations have translated into patterns and weaves. Faissal El-Malak is a Palestinian designer on a journey to follow his passion through the unbeaten tracks, in order to revive the region s oldest crafts. Like an ardent lover, one day he can wander all the way to Yemen to get his hands on traditional fabrics. Meanwhile, a few months later, his feet can march in the other direction towards Upper Egypt s most-traditional weaving.

The 35th edition of the Munich film festival has opened with Claire Denis s “Let the Sunshine In.” An epic new Hitler documentary and Sofia Coppola s “The Beguiled” also await.Some French celebrity cinema isn t a bad start for the festival on the Isar river, which always seeks to combine glamour with artistic aspiration. Director Claire Denis, one of France s most renowned filmmakers, helms the story of Isabelle (Juliette Binoche), a woman who makes several male acquaintances, including a macho, power-hungry banker, a late-puberty actor, a sensitive philosopher, and finally her ex-husband. Isabelle gives herself to them all, both physically and intellectually, and yet she knows perfectly well that the right one is not among them.

Johnny Depp has apologized for a remark he made about assassination. “I apologize for the bad joke I attempted last night in poor taste about President Trump,” he said in a statement made exclusively to People magazine. “It did not come out as intended, and I intended no malice. I was only trying to amuse, not to harm anyone.” Even before Johnny Depp said it, the actor seemed to know that his comment would ignite controversy. “This is going to be in the press, and it will be horrible…” he said, speaking to a crowd on Thursday. “When was the last time an actor assassinated a President?”

When soot spewed by vehicular tailpipes is captured, it can be turned into art material. Which is what Graviky Labs, a Bengaluru-based start-up, is doing with one of the perils of the modern age: vehicular pollution. For some years now, the company has been working on an innovative method to trap soot from vehicles and transform it into ink. The team of industrial and automobile engineers, computer scientists and design enthusiasts developed a proprietary, retrofit device —called Kaalink— that can be attached to a vehicle’s tail pipe to filter out residual soot. This is then chemically-processed and turned into a purified carbon pigment that in turn becomes Air-Ink. Air-Ink product produced from pollution

The 2017 Arena di Verona Opera Festival will be staged from June 23rd to August 27th. The program consists in 48 evenings with 5 operas and 3 special events.On Friday June 23rd at 9.00 pm Opening night of the 2017 Arena di Verona Opera Festival with the first performance of Nabucco by Giuseppe Verdi, in a new stage design directed by Arnaud Bernard, with sets by Alessandro Camera.

Ramadan Nostalgia” is one of the common terms that you may often hear during the holy month every year. Many people tend to feel nostalgic about the old religious rituals and traditions of Ramadan, the colorful lanterns in the streets, the night callers or drummers waking people up for “Al Sohor”, Ramadan tents, and the firecrackers that children usually light to celebrate the month. Away from the drama competition that depends mainly on the comedy and action genres, the “Ramadan Kareem” series decided to warble outside the flock, with the aim of reviving the warmth of the month in the hearts and minds of the audiences and showing the beauty of the old Egyptian character. The series, starring Sayed Ragab, Ruby, Reham Abdel Ghafoor, Mahmoud El Gendy, Mohammed Lotfy, and others, presents the stories of two brothers—Ramadan and Kareem—shedding lights on the individual lives, struggles, and dreams of each one of their family members.

The Antiquities Documentation Centre has completed its project to document Al-Maala necropolis, which is located in the town of Esna in Luxor governorate. The necropolis is a very important archaeological site because it was the official cemetery of the rulers of the third nome of Upper Egypt during the Third Intermediate Period.

Another collection of Tutankhamen s remains and belongings were transferred from the Egyptian museum to the overlooking Giza Plateau Grand Museum on Monday, in preparation for the soft opening of The Grand Egyptian museum in 2018. The transferred collection includes dried and mummified seeds and fruits as well as a number of tiny symbolic boats and a chair painted in white plaster, according to Tarek Tawfik, GEM s Supervisor General in a press release.