Minister of Culture Helmy El-Namnam has said that his ministry is planning to release a book that comprises maps and documents showing that the islands of Tiran and Sanafir in the Red Sea fall within Saudi waters, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported.

The four bronze lions guarding the two ends of the Qasr Al-Nil Bridge linking Gezira to Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo have witnessed a great deal since they were first set up at the end of the 19th century, from the romantic dating of young couples staring at the Nile to the roars of the millions of Egyptians who marched over the bridge during the 25 January Revolution chanting for freedom, equality and the toppling of the former Mubarak regime.

A man grabs a dog by the ears and bashes it against the side of a pickup truck in a rural area of northern Iran. As the dog tries to find shelter in the back of the truck, the man beats it with a shovel.

When Reham El-Sonbaty first found out she had breast tumours, life never looked the same to her. As an artist, nothing expressed El-Sonbaty’s fear, anxiety, and internal turmoil better than painting and colouring. The time she spent waiting until doctors diagnosed the tumours as benign was enough for her to decide that no woman should go through this alone.

Aiming to promote various forms of expression within the audio medium, journalist-turned-entrepreneur Abdel-Rahman Hussein started Dandin, the first online sound-sharing platform in the Middle East. In doing so, he offered local artists a chance to showcase their material to new audiences, who in turn become more engrossed in the region's various music scenes.

A team of Egyptian doctors from the Southern Egypt Cancer Institute have removed a cancerous tumor weighing 38 kg from the belly of a 70-year old woman.

Arrival From Sweden band brings music of ABBA in an Egypt concert titled The Music of ABBA, featuring musicians who played with the original band, on 15 September in Ain El-Sokhna on the Red Sea.

A passenger train hit and killed an elephant and three calves in northern Sri Lanka on Wednesday, the latest deadly accident involving the venerated animals.

Egypt-based Tunisian actress Hend Sabry started the hashtag #Kotobjeya on her social media accounts to stress her appreciation for literature and to promote cultural awareness.

Organised by the Oman Film Society (OFS), the third edition of the Dhofar Arab Film Forum will screen 17 films from nine countries; Egypt, Oman, Syria, Palestine, Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Iran and India.

Three experimental Zika vaccines protected monkeys against infection from the virus, an encouraging sign as research moves into studies in people.

Egyptian comedy actor Ahmed Helmy will be back on the silver screen in the near future after two years of absence, according to details of an upcoming release.

A total of 50 military soldiers and conscripts have participated in a cleaning campaign called “O My Beautiful Country” in al-Wadi al-Dadid (New Valley) governorate, Youm7 reported Sunday.

Two new studies published this week have provided yet more evidence to suggest that staying active as we age, through working or volunteering, can promote both physical and mental health and wellbeing, especially in seniors.

The Antiquities Ministry is making improvements to tourist facilities at the Giza pyramids site, aiming to have preparations complete by the end of September.

Egypt's iconic band, known for singing covers in 1960s throughout the 1980s will reunite on 17 August at the opening of the 25th edition of Citadel Festival for Music and Singing.

Consuming a high-fat diet during pregnancy can influence the community of microbes living in a baby's gut, according to new research published in the journal Genome Medicine on August 9.

A boat-shaped hulk of steel and glass at the foot of the world’s tallest tower, Dubai’s new opera house is set to boost the cultural life of the Gulf’s business hub.

Of all the classical, traditional and contemporary art forms coming from India, Kathakali is probably the most visually striking. This captivating art form blends theatre, dance and pantomime, combining devotion with culture.

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan tweeted Friday that he gets detained at U.S. airports "every damn time" after he was stopped at the Los Angeles International Airport.

Some of America's greatest leaders in history have had mental health problems and it may have helped in times of crisis, psychiatrists and psychologists said.