Art culture

Egypt Today commemorates the death anniversary of Faten Hamama by presenting six facts you may not know about the late great actress.

The Recording Academy, whose members choose the Grammy winners, has placed its president and chief executive, Deborah Dugan, on administrative leave with immediate effect, it said on Thursday, just days before the Jan. 26 awards ceremony.

Egyptian international soprano Fatma Said has signed a recording contract with the leading Warner Classics to launch her debut album.

Many cultural and artistic events will be held in various centers on Jan. 16.

The participation came within the framework of the Ministry’s plan to promote tourism products that abound in the Egyptian tourist destinations, especially those related to diving.

Michael Morris, a curator at New York's Museum of Jewish Heritage, was trying to fulfill a run-of-the mill request when he uncovered a treasure trove of eyewitness depictions of the Holocaust, drawn in pencil, ink and crayon.

Veteran actress Magda el-Sabahy passed away on the afternoon of Jan. 16 at the age of 88.

Egypt is the first country in the Arab region and Africa to ever establish an opera house.