Egypt is set to honour one of its most legendary cultural figures, Umm Kulthum, by declaring 2025 the "Year of Umm Kulthum." ...

Sun 16, 8pm: The Arab Music Heritage ensemble performs classical Arab songs.

In those years, she won the Stephanov Prize in Vienna in 1982, among other honours. Her academic journey culminated in a PhD ...

“It is young artists like Marwan Moussa and his outside-the-box vision of what Arabic popular music should look like that has shifted the Egyptian and Arab music scene,” says Big ...

The therapist can be heard asking the 30-year-old Egyptian artist about his feelings. Moussa responds by asking her to dim the lights so he can better share what’s on his mind, before completely ...

Khairat, renowned for his orchestral compositions that combine classical music with Arab heritage, will perform alongside a ...

Performing at Coachella on the lower end of the bill has its benefits - it gives you something to aim for. This realisation hit Bayou when he shared the stage as a guest of Palestinian-American artist ...

Half a century after her death, Umm Kulthum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn ...

A statement by the Egyptian foreign ministry said the leaders will gather on Feb. 27 amid alarm in the region over President ...

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, right, meets with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa during his visit at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025.

CAIRO, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egypt announced on Sunday that Cairo will host an emergency Arab summit on Feb. 27 to address the latest developments concerning the Palestinian issue and the Gaza Strip, the ...