The Ministry of Antiquities announced on Tuesday the renovation and maintenance of Prince Taz Palace in al-Khalifa neighborhood and Sheikh Mohamed al-Sadat House in the Sayeda Zeinab neighborhood as part of a national campaign launched by the Ministry in 2015 to save 100 historic buildings in old Cairo. Director General of the Historic Cairo Antiquities Department Mohamed Abdel Aziz said that the estimated cost of the maintenance of both buildings is LE2 million.

Online streaming service Netflix will participate in the production of Egyptian films, TV dramas and stand-up comedy specials, increasing its investments in the Egyptian market to US$8 billion in 2018, compared to $6 billion in 2017, the US entertainment company said on Tuesday. Netflix launched in Egypt in 2016 as part of its plans to expand services to over 130 countries. Numerous international films are available through its site in Egypt, including Narcos, Santa Clarita Diet, Mindhunter and the Crown.

Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled el-Anani announced on Saturday the discovery of two tombs in the ancient Qurna area west of Luxor. “The discovery was carried out by an Egyptian mission of the Ministry of Antiquities under the supervision of the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri,” said Anani in a speech during the announcement of the archaeological discovery.

Scans and 3D X-rays on two mummies which were discovered during excavations at the Elephantine tombs, west of Aswan, revealed the mummies date back to the Late Period of ancient Egypt. The first mummy dates back to around 3000 BC, while the second dates to the beginning of the Middle Kingdom of Egypt, which existed around 1950 BC.

Al-Khaleya , or The Cell , starring Ahmed Ezz, set a cinematic record in Egypt by generating LE 53.9 million in 14 weeks since its release. The previous record, set by Horoub Edterary ( A Forced Escape ), starring Ahmed al-Sakka, was established last year, with revenues surpassing LE 53.7 million in 11 weeks, according to Mohamed al-Dafrawy, the movie distribution director.

Ongoing efforts to conserve the dome of the Al-Imam Al-Shafie mosque in Old Cairo have uncovered sections of an intact lower wall forming part of an earlier shrine this week. The previous shrine consisted of an open courtyard with three prayer niches attached to a domed hall. Also uncovered were decorated carved stucco features, coloured marble, stone flooring and fragments of a masonry dome.

The Ministry of Antiquities announced discovering 27 statues of the ancient Egyptian goddess Sekhmet on Saturday in King Amenhotep III Temple on the west bank of the Nile in Luxor. According to the Ministry of Antiquities official Facebook page, the discovery saw the light on the hands of an Egyptian-European archaeological mission, as a part of the excavation work in the site. The unearthed statues were reportedly carved from black granite, with different heights, the tallest of which reached 2 metres. Some of the statues represented goddess Sekhmet sitting on a throne holding the symbol of life in her left hand, while others portrayed her standing with a papyrus sceptre in her hands near her chest.

Facebook opens its new London office on Monday and said it would add 800 more jobs in the capital next year, underlining its commitment to Britain as the country prepares for Brexit. The social network said more than half of the people working at the site in central London will focus on engineering, making it Facebook’s biggest engineering hub outside the United States.

It is safe to say that Cairo International Film Festival will be ending on Friday evening with a bang, with Hollywood stars Nicolas Cage, Hillary Swank, and Adrien Brody attending the closing ceremony. Cairo Film Festival has been ongoing for the past nine days, and beyond movie screenings it has thrown a host of events and presented awards to accomplished figures in the scene. In the opening ceremony, the veteran comedian Samir Ghanem was awarded the Faten Hamama Honorary Award for the major role he has played in Egyptian comedy. Meanwhile, the Faten Hamama Award of Excellence was presented to British star Elizabeth Hurley, Egyptian actor Maged El Kedwany, and Tunisian actress Hend Sabry.

Legendary Egyptian golden age singer and cinema star Shadia has died at Cairo s Galaa Military Hospital at the age of 86 after a long struggle with illness and after suffering a recent stroke. Shadia was born in Cairo s Abdeen district, and became one of her generation s most prominent film stars from the 1950s to the 70s, appearing in over 112 films, 10 radio serials and one play. She began her acting career in 1947 when she was 16 years old after she was discovered by director Ahmed Badrakhan at a competition for actresses.

Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anani, ambassadors of foreign countries and members of the House of Representatives will celebrate the Egyptian museum’s 115th anniversary in Cairo’s downtown on Tuesday. Head of the Museums Sector, Elham Salah, said that the Ministry of Antiquities will open a two-week exhibition to display 86 antiquities including artifacts used for laying the museum’s foundation stone, including a bowl of wood decorated with silver, a trowel, a hammer, an inkwell and a quill pin with which the museum’s foundational document was written.

The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) issued a warning for consumers against fraudulent promotions during Black Friday, calling on consumers to verify the validity of discount offers before purchasing, and to not buy excessively under the pretext of ‘offers or discounts’. The head of the agency, Atef Yacoub, said in a press statement on Thursday that the CPA will take legal action against the violating companies on charges of misleading advertising, if they are found to trick consumers by offering fake offers for products during Black Friday.

A delegation of foreign diplomats visited the site of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Sunday, inspecting the ongoing construction work in an effort raise the project s profile ahead of its opening in 2018. The 150 diplomats from the Egyptian Diplomatic Club were given a guided tour of the site overlooking the Giza Plateau, including the conservation and research center and the main building, which is still being built.

The 39th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival opened Tuesday night at El-Manara Hall in New Cairo with an extensive lineup of films and awards, but some disappointing shortcomings on opening night. Among the highlights of the opening ceremony was the attendance of renowned English actress Elizabeth Hurley as a guest of honour. Hurley received an honourary award presented to her by the ceremony s host Asser Yassin.

The fifth International Conference on Endodontic Therapy (a procedure commonly known as a "root canal") will take place at Cairo s Dusit Thani Lake View Hotel from 5 to 8 December under the auspices of Dr. Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar, Egypt s Minister of Scientific Reseach and Higher Education. Dr Khaled Abdel Ghaffar,Egyptian Minister of Scientific Reseach and Higher Education The head of this year s conference will be Dr. Salsabyl Ibrahim, professor of Endodontics at Cairo University and one of the leading pioneers in the field in the Arab word.

The wreckages of three vessels dating back to the Roman era were discovered during excavations in the Mediterranean Sea carried out by an Egyptian mission in cooperation with the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology at the Eastern Port of Alexandria, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa al-Waziry announced. Waziry added in a press statement Tuesday that the mission also discovered a royal head of crystal dating back to the Roman era, three gold coins from the era of Emperor Octavius Augustus in the Gulf of Abuquir in Alexandria, as well as a boat made of lead for the god Osiris in the sunken city of Heraklion city in the Gulf of Abuquir, Alexandria.

A 500-year-old painting believed to be by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for $450.3 million in New York, blazing a new world record for the most expensive work of art sold at auction, Christie’s said. “Salvator Mundi” or “Savior of the World,” which depicts Jesus Christ, more than doubled the previous record of $179.4 million paid for Pablo Picasso’s “The Women of Algiers (Version O)” in New York in 2015.

Egypt has the best reputation of Arab countries and the 40th best globally, according to a new global public perception survey conducted by market research institute GFK. The survey, officially called the Anholt-GFK Nation Brands Index, measures global perceptions of 50 countries in the fields of exports, governance, culture, population, tourism, immigration, and investment.

School Life, an intimate and up-close study of an Irish boarding school, was among the documentaries screened during the 10th Panorama of the European film in Cairo this month. Directed by Neasa Ní Chianáin and David Rane, the film won the Best Documentary Feature at the San Francisco International Film Festival and the Best Film at the Visions du Réel Festival International de Cinema Nyon, and was nominated for another four awards, including the Grand Jury prize at Sundance.

Egyptian film “Balash Tebousny” (Kiss Me Not) is to participate at the 14th Dubai International Film Festival running from 6 to 13 December. The film stars young actress Yasmine Ra ees and co-stars Mohamed Mahran and Salwa Mohamed Ali, featuring guest stars including actress Sawsan Badr, the late director Mohamed Khan and director Khairy Beshara. The film, written and directed by Ahmed Aamer, tells the story of a young director who is having a hard time dealing with the actress and producer of his latest film, as their stubbornness causes them to refuse accepting other points of view.

Egypt s Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany is set to inaugurate on Wednesday evening the exhibition of Tutankhamun s unseen treasures at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, where the golden sheets of Tutankhamun will be on display for the first time ever. The event will be attended by foreign and Egyptian Egyptologists as well as members of the media and government officials.