In 'Al Mishwar', Mohamed Ramadan will be playing a taxi driver who becomes accused of trafficking antiquities and goes on the run with his wife, Ward (Dina El Sherbiny). @mohamedramadanws / Instagram
In 'Al Mishwar', Mohamed Ramadan will be playing a taxi driver who becomes accused of trafficking antiquities and goes on the run with his wife, Ward (Dina El Sherbiny). @mohamedramadanws / Instagram
In 'Al Mishwar', Mohamed Ramadan will be playing a taxi driver who becomes accused of trafficking antiquities and goes on the run with his wife, Ward (Dina El Sherbiny). @mohamedramadanws / Instagram
In 'Al Mishwar', Mohamed Ramadan will be playing a taxi driver who becomes accused of trafficking antiquities and goes on the run with his wife, Ward (Dina El Sherbiny). @mohamedramadanws / Instagram

What we know about Mohamed Ramadan's new series 'Al Mishwar'


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Mohamed Ramadan is a wanted man in his forthcoming Ramadan series Al Mishwar (The Journey).

The Egyptian actor plays Maher, a taxi driver who becomes accused of trafficking antiquities and goes on the run with his wife, Ward, played by Dina El Sherbiny.

The series will follow their attempts to be reunited with their son.

The series will mark the first time Ramadan and El Sherbiny appear on screen together. Photo: mohamedramadanws / Instagram
The series will mark the first time Ramadan and El Sherbiny appear on screen together. Photo: mohamedramadanws / Instagram

Al Mishwar will air on DMC and be available to stream on MBC’s Shahid. It will mark the first time Ramadan and El Sherbiny appear on screen together. The series is directed by Mohamed Yasine and written by Mohamed Farid. It also stars Amr Abdel Gelil, Bayoumi Fouad, Nada Bassiouny, Ahmed Ghozzi, Ahmed Magdy, and Ahmed Saeed Abdul Ghani.

The series was filmed in Cairo in November. A source close to Ramadan told Egyptian news outlet Masrawy that the series would be replete with chase scenes.

El Sherbiny shared her thoughts on the show during the Joy Awards in Riyadh in January. The actress is renowned for her high octane roles in modern and topical dramas such as Luebet Al Nesyan (2020) and Zay El Shams (2019).

“It’s a great show with a great story,” she said. “I hope people like it. It was a tiring production, with a lot of travelling.”

She said it was her third collaboration with Yasine. “Working with him is fun,” she said.

Yasine is known for period dramas, including 2016's Afrah AlQoba, set in the 1970s and 2013's Moga Harra, following the lives of an Egyptian family across generations.

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1. Domestic VAT refund amendments: request your refund within five years

If a business does not apply for the refund on time, they lose their credit.

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Businesses should continue preparing for the implementation of e-invoicing in the UAE, with 2026 a preparation and transition period ahead of phased mandatory adoption. 

3. More tax audits

Tax authorities are increasingly using data already available across multiple filings to identify audit risks. 

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