Ramadan
Cut! Coronavirus pegs back Ramadan soaps
Middle East
April 3, 2020
Cut! Coronavirus pegs back Ramadan soaps
Missing scenes, unfinished episodes and sets sanitized against coronavirus — much-loved Ramadan television soaps are struggling to keep the cameras…
Egyptian comedian Adel Imam finishes filming ‘Valentino’ series
Culture
March 2, 2020
Egyptian comedian Adel Imam finishes filming ‘Valentino’ series
Egyptian comedian and actor Adel Imam has finished filming the TV series “Valentino,” which is expected to premier during this…
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
Middle East
July 11, 2019
Media watchdog reveals secret Saudi mission for journalists’ release
French press freedom group Reporters Without Borders (RSF) revealed on Wednesday that it had sent a team to Saudi Arabia…
Sudan rivals agree to new talks as protest strike ends: mediator
Middle East
June 12, 2019
Sudan rivals agree to new talks as protest strike ends: mediator
Protest leaders have agreed to end a campaign of civil disobedience launched after a deadly crackdown on demonstrators and to…
Egyptian drama “Weld al-Ghalaba” accused of plagiarizing “Breaking Bad”
Cinema/TV
June 7, 2019
Egyptian drama “Weld al-Ghalaba” accused of plagiarizing “Breaking Bad”
“Weld al-Ghalaba” (Son of the Poor), a Ramadan drama series featuring prominent leading actors Ahmed al-Sakka along with Injy al-Mokadem,…
Muslim Council demands apology for Cologne police ‘racial profiling’
World
June 6, 2019
Muslim Council demands apology for Cologne police ‘racial profiling’
Calls of “Allahu Akbar” [“God is great”] by young Muslims wearing long gowns and vests outside Cologne’s main rail station…
“No more joy in Eid” for Syrians displaced for the holiday once again
Middle East
June 5, 2019
“No more joy in Eid” for Syrians displaced for the holiday once again
HAZANO, Syria (Reuters) – Abu Mohammed lives his life in lists: he lists the places in Syria to which his…
Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang
World
June 5, 2019
Wrecked mosques, police watch: A tense Ramadan in Xinjiang
The corner where Heyitkah Mosque in China’s restive Xinjiang region once hummed with life is now a concrete parking lot…
Faithful Muslims around the world begin celebrating Eid
Middle East
June 4, 2019
Faithful Muslims around the world begin celebrating Eid
BEIRUT (AP) — Muslims across the Middle East and beyond began marking the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, one of…
Israeli nationalists celebrate Jerusalem Day
Middle East
June 3, 2019
Israeli nationalists celebrate Jerusalem Day
Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday to celebrate the anniversary of the country’s capture of east…