Celebrations feature international headliners and regional stars performing at gala dinners and glitzy nightclubs ...

To be fair, Kulthum was as close to royalty as a singer could get in a culture where women in the arts were still rare.

Dubai: Sumaya Elalfy, a prominent Egyptian actress whose work spanned decades of television and cinema, died on Saturday at the age of 72 after a prolonged battle with cancer. Her death closes a long ...

Looking ahead, Erivo has an ambitious slate including David Oyelowo’s “Othello” adaptation, the samurai thriller “Karoshi” ...

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For 26-year-old Egyptian American singer-songwriter Norhan, these two lives ran side by side for years — until she finally decided to take the leap and pursue music full-time. "I never thought music ...

To describe Umm Kulthum is to attempt the impossible — her voice, instantly recognisable and emotionally boundless, captivated presidents, poets, and ordinary listeners alike. Revered from Cairo to ...

Raul Malo, the leader of the country band The Mavericks and one of the most recognizable voices in roots music, died Monday night, according to a representative of the band. The guitarist and singer ...

It took Egyptian actor Mona Zaki more than a year’s preparation to take on the hardest role of her career — the iconic singer Umm Kulthum. It took Mona Zaki more than a year's preparation to take on ...

Social media users circulated a video showing Hosny in a few seconds after he finished performing Friday prayers, and he was seen leaving along with another person. In the video, Tamer Hosny is seen ...

It took Egyptian actor Mona Zaki more than a year's preparation to take on the hardest role of her career -- the iconic singer Umm Kulthum, a legend in the Arab world. Marwan Hamed's "El Sett" ("The ...