Lebanese authorities banned the new “Wonder Woman” movie Wednesday hours before it was due to premiere in the capital and following a campaign against its lead actress, Gal Gadot, who served in the Israeli army, a security official and activists said.

The Ramadan TV season has only just begun, yet the drama has already started with several conflicts between Egypt’s Censorship Authority and satellite channels and producers over content rating, which was stipulated by Culture Minister Helmy al-Namnam. The head of the Censorship Authority, Khaled Abdel-Galil, said censorship is part of a system that includes the Free Zone, channels and producers. He explained that the content rating is about not only the age restrictions, sex, and violence, but also includes eight other indicators. He said he rejected the practice of excessive content rating for age-restricted content.

The General Syndicate for Air Hostesses in Egypt slammed two Ramadan series on Tuesday for the fallacies they showed about the work of flight attendants.

Lebanese authorities banned the new “Wonder Woman” movie Wednesday hours before it was due to premiere in the capital and following a campaign against its lead actress, Gal Gadot, who served in the Israeli army, a security official and activists said.

American pop star Ariana Grande sent a message out on Friday that she will hold a benefit concert in Manchester for the victims of Monday’s suicide bombing at her show in the English city. Grande said in a message on her Instagram and Twitter accounts that a date for the concert had not yet been worked out. Grande wrote “I’ll be returning to the incredibly brave city of Manchester to spend time with my fans and to have a benefit concert in honor of and to raise money for the victims and their families.”

Mostafa al-Feki held a press conference on Sunday to announce his appointment as the new director of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina library, in the presence of former director Ismail Serageldin and Adel El-Beltagy, chairman of the BA Executive Committee.

Egypt has succesfully recovered from London four ancient Egyptian artefacts that had been stolen and illegally smuggled out of the country. Shaaban Abdel-Gawad, head of the Antiquities Ministry's Antiquities Repatriation Department, told Ahram Online that the artefacts arrived in Egypt yesterday and are now at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir. Two of the recovered objects, he explains, were on sale at an auction hall in London, while the other two were in the procession of an antiquities trader in London.

Clash won awards for best scenario and directing at the 70th Cannes Film Festival, during a ceremony held on Sunday evening to unveil the winners of the first edition of the annual Critics Awards. The awards, granted to the best Arab films released in 2016, were distributed to the winners by the Arab Cinema Center. The best actor award went to Tunisian actor Majd Mastura for his role in Nehebak Hadi; best actress went to Egyptian actress Heba Ali for her role in Akhdar Yabes; best scenario went to Eshtebak written by Egyptian writers Khaled Diab and Mohamed Diab; the award for best director went to Mohamed Diab for Eshtebak; and the best film award went to Akher Ayam al-Madina co-produced by Egypt and the UAE.

At least 4000 treasures of former Egyptian King Tutankhamun have been moved to a new museum in Cairo near the Giza pyramids.

Families of Tunis Village closed their handmade shops to protest the random demolishing of their workshops applied by security forces in order to build a police station, according to a Facebook post by prominent Egyptian artist Mohamed Abla, who owns the Middle East’s only caricature museum, which is located in the village.

Tamer El-Said's In the Last Days of the City won the award for best film at the Arab Critics Awards' ceremony on Sunday. Youssef Shazli, the founder and managing director of Zawya, one of the film's co-producers, accepted the award on behalf of its director. Egyptian director Mohamed Diab won the award for best director and best screen play for Clash, which he wrote with his brother Khaled. Diab was given the award by prominent film critic Youssef Sherif Rizkallah.

The Arab Cinema Centre revealed the winners of the Annual Critics Awards, which is held at the same time as the 70th Cannes Film Festival. The Best Director award went to Mohammed Diab for his film “Eshtebak” (Clash), which also got the Best Screenplay award, while the Best Actress award was awarded to Heba Ali for her role in “Akhdar Yabes” (Withered Green). As for the Best Actor award, it went to Majd Mastoura for his role in “Hedi”.

Just a few meters into the Giza Zoo, an average-sized white building can be seen from afar. Although the exterior of this building in no way suggests what can be found inside, this zoological museum located in the heart of Giza Zoo seems to be definitely worth the visit, containing mummified animals from the modern age back to the time of the Egyptian pharaohs. The exterior of the Animals Museum building at the Giza Zoo

On 8 May each year, the world recognises Thalassemia, shedding more light on the battle those living with the condition endure and raising awareness on the possibility of decreasing the number of carriers through various means.

Entering their display area is like taking a step into the mind of an innovative genius. The stimulating ambiance of the shop feels like a museum of eccentric art,” Radwa Saleh said the first time she visited Gezazy, a local eco-friendly business in Egypt that delights in the art of recycling by crafting home décor from recycled bottles. The inspiration for Gezazy came from the shock of seeing the considerable waste from glass bottles in the area of Marsa Allam, along with the influence of the founder’s Bedouin upbringing. Mostafa Abdel Maged, Gezazy’s founder, became conscious of the huge piles of glass waste that were piling up in Marsa Allam when he worked there in 2008. He was keen to brand a greener change and decided to repurpose the garbage in the streets and encourage others to do the same. Later in 2010, the first ever Gezazy product was produced.

The Duchess of Cambridge’s sister, Pippa Middleton, is getting married. The media buzz is huge: It’s not a simple wedding with a few guests, but THE wedding of the year. Here are other glamorous brides to inspire her.Members of high society are beside themselves with joy and anticipation ahead of the wedding of Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. That more or less makes Pippa a member of the British Royal Family.

Thursday 18 May Photobook Egypt Volume II book release, 6pm Read more about the book here Photopia, 15 Somal Street, El Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo Thursday Lecture: Dreams and Hallucinations in Mamluk Literature, 6pm Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo, 1 Dr. Mahmoud Azmi Street, Zamalek, Cairo Ahlan Ramadan -- comic play starring cinema and TV star Mohamed Ramadan, 9.30pm Read more about the play here, and for information and reservation call 16826 Al-Haram Theatre, 174 Al-Haram St, next to Al-Arish St, Giza,

A team from the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) began packing on Monday King Tutankhamun’s treasured collection at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square in a step towards transferring to its permanent location at the GEM. Tarek Tawfik, GEM supervisor-general, said that the team is now packing the golden king’s funerary bed which is made of wood gilded with golden sheets and decorated with the head of the goddess Sekhmet. Before packing the bed was subjected to scientific documentation and first aid restoration to guarantee its safe transportation.

Egypt’s museums will open their doors free-of-charge to Egyptian, Arab and foreign visitors on Thursday, May 18 as part of the Antiquities Ministry’s celebrations for International Museums Day. Elham Salah, head of the Ministry’s museums sector, said in remarks that the decision is a tradition adopted by the ministry to encourage people to visit the museums and raise archaeological awareness.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, a behemoth of culture and wealth, is rebounding from more than a year of internal turmoil and financial problems. As part of its recovery efforts, the museum is considering a mandatory admissions fee for visitors from outside New York state. The set fee, possibly $25 for adults, would be the first in the venerable museum’s 147-year history.

There is an ancient statue that resembles King Ramses II and has the body of a giant lion attacking a human who represents the enemy trying to cross Egypt’s borders. Another statue shows the king strongly holding his sceptre. These are some of the displayed relics at the commemoration exhibition of Sheikh Ibrahim Burkhardt, the man who discovered Abu Simbel Temples. The halls of the Egyptian museum witnessed the opening of its latest exhibitions “Abu Simbel: 200 years after Sheikh Ibrahim Burkhardt” on Sunday night under the attendance of Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Anany, Swiss ambassador to Egypt Mark