A kiss was enough to get Ragheb Alama suspended from one of the Arab world’s biggest music markets. The 63-year-old Lebanese singer is currently banned from performing in Egypt following a decision by ...

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In 1913, W.E.B. Du Bois staged a giant pageant called “The Star of Ethiopia” in New York, with a thousand elaborately costumed performers and detailed sets, including an Egyptian temple. Over the next ...

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The artists of Egypt and other Arab countries remain deeply saddened, angry and mostly helpless towards the ongoing tragic situation in Gaza. The Palestinian death toll as of Tuesday has now surpassed ...

Khaberni - The Egyptian Musicians Syndicate denied on Thursday rumors circulating on social media about the death of the ...

The Musicians’ Syndicate mourned his passing, saying Egyptian and Arab music had lost one of its most prominent figures as tributes poured in from across the region in honour of his legacy ...

These days you can add to the list of unexpectedly risky professions: being a popular singer in Egypt. Sherine Abdel Wahab, known as Sherine, has been sentenced to six months in prison for "spreading ...

Singers in Egypt have been jailed for things they've said, based on reasons like "corrupting public morals." Egyptian Singers Jailed For 'Inciting Debauchery' These days you can add to the list of ...