Nada El Sawy

Her latest documentary 'The Blue Inmates', about prisoners who've been diagnosed with mental illness, is in competition at El Gouna Film Festival

The pilot is led by the UN Population Fund and Egyptian government, with private and public backing

The documentary about two Syrian refugees chasing football dreams was the only Arab film at this year’s Sundance

The event is taking place on Egypt's Red Sea coast until October 22

The festival’s opening ceremony also had Mohamed Ramadan performing his new song 'Gaw El Banat'

A fire at the event’s main site won’t deter an impressive line-up of Arab and international films when it opens on Thursday, organisers say

Annual event near Red Sea will go ahead as planned on Thursday, organisers said

‘Never Ending Dreams’ documents her journey from a child in Upper Egypt to a global pioneer in her craft

Sayed Baroky swam 18km of the 35-km waterway against a strong current for more than five hours

Eighty-seven ships passed through the waterway on Wednesday, with an ambitious expansion project set to increase capacity

Documentary about two Egyptian adventurers rowing across the Atlantic to call attention to refugees' plight had its world premiere in 2019

Ten international contemporary artists will display their work in a show from October 21 to November 7

Public Enterprise Minister Hisham Tawfik says the government strategy prioritises commercial success

The first funding round led by Dubai-based Global Ventures will help the company expand in North Africa's largest economy and invest in technology to connect retailers with suppliers

The country will start making EVs in 2022 and is building a network of thousands of charging stations