Bassem Samra News Today

Egyptian artists showed support to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi during the presidential elections that concluded on Tuesday night. A large number of artists backed Sisi since he announced his plans to run for another term in early October. Among those are Karim Abdelaziz, Ahmed el-Sakka, Nelly Karim and Salah Abdullah. Others showed their support in short videos that were shared on his campaign’s Facebook page, including Yasser Galal, who played the role of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in ...

Egyptian singer Angham said she received Israeli threats because of her pro-Palestine stance and rejection of “the Israeli unprecedented violence against the people of Gaza.” The singer said such messages do not intimidate her. “These threats made me laugh, they indicate weakness and helplessness,” she wrote on her Instagram page on Sunday.

ALBAWABA - Last Friday, Shahid streaming platform has aired the first and second episodes of the Egyptian miniseries Saffah Al Giza (translated to: The

The 45th session of Cairo International Film Festival has awarded Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah the Golden Pyramid Award for Life Achievement.

DUBAI: Remakes of Western TV shows and films are all the rage in the Middle East these days and considering the hype over “The Offer,” which dramatizes the making of iconic film “The Godfather,” we take a look at the attempts by Arab filmmakers to remake the Mafia movie. “The Offer,” now streaming on OSN+ in the region, follows film producer Albert Ruddy as he fights to bring

Danish TV hit “The Killing,” which was remade by AMC in the U.S., just got an...

Egypt’s United Media Services, a production company linked to Egyptian intelligence, decided to contract with veteran Egyptian actor Mohamed Sobhi after his recent clash with Turki al-Sheikh, chairman of the Saudi General Entertainment Authority.

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Arab Spring, Netflix streamed the Egyptian movie After the Battle (2012) which covers the aftermath of a certain event known in the Arab world as: The Battle of the Camel.It took place on February 2, 2011 — a week after the abdication of Mubarak — right in the middle of Tahrir Square, where a group of men on camel and...

The teaser for Abla Fahita’s coming Netflix show Drama Queen has just been released. And it is as hilariously self-absorbed as we’d expect from the comedy puppet. The teaser starts with a TV trope of a sketchy midnight contraband trade. A man with a briefcase patiently waits under a streetlight in a nondescript street before a shining white limo pulls up in front of him. Watch the full teaser here: “Did you bring the stuff?” Fahita asks, lowering the tinted car window. “Yes, everythi...