Ambassador Dag Julin Denfelt: We appreciate the strategic achievements being made in Egypt under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. – Road projects in Egypt are a great achievement and I traveled by car from Cairo to Aswan on a road made of silk. Swedish companies support the automotive …
Read More »World Press Photo suspends Nick Ut’s credit for iconic ‘Napalm Girl’ Vietnam War image
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo The haunting image, seen around the world and hailed as a defining symbol of the Vietnam War’s horrors, is once again under scrutiny as questions resurface about who actually took the photograph. More than 50 years after Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize-winning image of a nine-year-old Phan Thi …
Read More »Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes premiere of ‘Highest 2 Lowest’
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo For his first time on the Croisette, legendary actor Denzel Washington was treated to a surprise honorary Palme d’Or. He stars in Spike Lee’s new joint ‘Highest 2 Lowest’. Legendary American actor Denzel Washington managed to sandwich a whirlwind trip to the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of …
Read More »Survey finds young people follow news, but without much joy
Muhamad Yehia..Cairo NEW YORK — Young people are following the news but aren’t too happy with what they’re seeing. Broadly speaking, that’s the conclusion of a study released Wednesday showing 79% of young Americans say they get news daily. The survey of young people ages 16 to 40 — the …
Read More »Fatigue, traditionalism, and engagement: news habits and attitudes of the Gen Z and Millennial generations
Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo A new in-depth survey of 16- to 40-year-olds shows that members of the Gen Z and Millennial generations are active consumers of news and information, with nearly a third of them willing to pay for it. But their relationship with the news is complex — their trust …
Read More »Brazilian police arrest 2 people over alleged plot targeting Lady Gaga concert
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Police in Brazil said on Sunday that two individuals have been arrested in connection with an alleged plan to set off explosives at a free Lady Gaga concert in Rio de Janeiro. More than two million Lady Gaga fans rocked up at the Copacabana Beach in …
Read More »Discover Cape Verde’s vibrant music scene at the Atlantic Music Expo
Muhamad Yehia ..Cairo The Atlantic Music Expo (AME) in Praia, Cape Verde, is far more than just a music market—it’s a hub of talent and cultural exchange, bridging the musical worlds of Africa and the Americas. Held annually in the capital, Praia, the event has quickly become a must-attend for …
Read More »Art meets activism in Congo with ‘The Herds’ performance
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo n the Kinshasa Botanical Garden, a troupe of cardboard animals – monkeys, a gorilla, leopards, a giraffe – stand to attention in a clearing. Their handlers, puppeteers dressed in black, begin to move slowly through the woods, eventually picking up speed and breaking out into a …
Read More »Paris hosts the 4th edition of African Cinema Days featuring Côte d’Ivoire
Muhamad Yehia .. Cairo Côte d’Ivoire took center stage at African Cinema Days 2025, with over 600 participants celebrating African cinema in Paris with screenings, debates and concerts. The event kicked off at the Club de l’Étoile with a screening of Henri Duparc’s cult film Bal Poussière (1989), in its …
Read More »Bongo Flava: How a Tanzanian music genre won global attention
Muhamad Yehia.. Cairo Artists like Diamond Platnumz and Ali Kiba have turned it into a continental powerhouse, collaborating with icons from Chris Brown to Jason Derulo. Yet, as the genre climbs globally, veterans like Abdul Sykes, a legend with 26 years in the game warn of stagnation. “The knowledge of making money …
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