El Gouna Photo Week is returning for its second edition this winter after a five-year break, with workshops, live demonstrations and documentary photography sessions led by industry professionals. scenenow.com/ArtsAndCulture/…

While the main focus of the Longines Global Champions Tour at the Great Pyramids will be on the individual competition, the team-based Global Champions League will also be taking place, with the Cairo Pharaohs competing on home ground. scenenow.com/Society/Meet-th…

Khayamiya Market in central Cairo will undergo restoration works costing more than EGP 100 million, with the eight-month project expected to be completed in May 2027. scenenow.com/News/Khayamiya-…

Palestinian doctor Dr. Ghassan Abu-Sittah will deliver AUC’s annual Edward Said Memorial Lecture on November 7th, exploring Liberation Medicine and the role of clinical practice in resisting oppression. scenenow.com/News/Dr-Ghassan…

Stefan Ruiz has photographed Trump, Jay-Z, and Taylor Swift. His latest book, Cairo Portraits, is about an Armenian-Egyptian named Artin Sarafian and the lost art of studio portraiture. scenenow.com/ArtsAndCulture/…

Egypt’s House of Representatives has postponed a vote on authorising defensive support to Saudi Arabia, with deliberations set to continue on Monday, October 19th, to allow more lawmakers to speak. scenenow.com/News/Egypt-s-Pa…

Egyptian actress Tara Emad has joined the cast of Universal’s ‘The Mummy: Book of the Dead’, which is currently filming ahead of an October 15th, 2027 cinema release. scenenow.com/Film/Tara-Emad-…

Ticket prices at the Grand Egyptian Museum will increase from November 1st, with rises ranging from 10% to 16.6% depending on nationality and residency status. scenenow.com/News/Grand-Egyp…

Egypt’s National Defence Council has pledged full solidarity with Saudi Arabia and said Egypt would provide all necessary and possible forms of support to protect the kingdom’s security and stability. scenenow.com/News/Egypt-s-Na…

The ninth International Dates Festival opened in Siwa Oasis, bringing together growers, producers and other participants from across Egypt’s date industry. scenenow.com/News/Ninth-Inte…

Colour, texture, Horreya, this is Cairo, according to Karim Chater. The Moroccan photographer and stylist shares Cairo’s memorable moments, his favourite Shaaban Abdel Rahim song, and how he finally understood what ‘Ramadan fi Masr haga tanya’ means. scenenow.com/Society/Cairo-A…

Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics has signed a memorandum of understanding with the China Earthquake Administration to expand cooperation on earthquake monitoring, data exchange, training, and early warning technologies. scenenow.com/News/Egypt-Chin…

There was a time when a familiar face on a magazine cover could stop you in your tracks, and few faces were as beloved as Shadia’s. In 1947, a young Shadia, born Fatma Ahmed Kamal Shaker, made her cover debut on Donya El Fan, as she was beginning her journey into Egyptian cinema.

Japanese Film Week 2026 will take place in Cairo and Alexandria from October 17th to 24th, with a programme of free screenings organised by the Japan Foundation, Cairo. scenenow.com/Film/Japanese-F…

The Cultural Development Fund at the Ministry of Culture has opened applications for the 31st Aswan International Sculpture Symposium, which will run from January 4th to February 5th, 2027. Applications are open until November 10th, 2026. scenenow.com/News/Applicatio…

Mo Amer finds freedom in live comedy amid censorship, while stories this week explore who shapes culture, from Cairo’s Sicilian-inspired dining to Saudi karate milestones.

Egyptian actor Elham Shahine has documented more than four decades of her career in a new book 'Mawed Maa Elham', which traces key moments from her work in cinema and television through the directors who helped shape different stages of her artistic path. scenenow.com/ArtsAndCulture/…

Hisham Ghazaly, head of the Egyptian Cancer Society, has received the 2026 Global Oncology Ambassador Award from the Worldwide Innovative Networking Consortium in personalised cancer medicine, becoming the first Egyptian Arab to receive the recognition. scenenow.com/News/Hisham-Gha…

Egypt has become the first country in the world to retain the World Health Organization’s gold-tier status on the path to eliminating hepatitis C, following a review of its national prevention, testing and treatment programmes. scenenow.com/News/Egypt-Beco…

Sally Rooney’s books will no longer be supplied in the United Kingdom after her publisher Faber said current legislation prevents it from passing UK earnings to the author because of her stated support for Palestine Action. scenenow.com/News/Sally-Roon…