The metropolis faces a test not just of its security infra, but of the idea that has defined it for decades---a sanctuary of stability in one of the most volatile neighbourhoods ...

Many of the filmmakers have gone on to even bigger and better things ...

Revisit FRONTLINE’s documentaries on the Syrian war's devastating human toll, the journeys of refugees, the foreign interventions and the long shadow of the conflict.

The first trailer for Desert Warrior finally unveils Anthony Mackie's medieval Middle East action epic nearly five years after its announcement.

Egyptian cinema has a fun mix coming up—wild comedies, gritty crime stories, and even a record-breaking action spectacle. Some of these films lean fully into absurd humor, others explore darker crime ...

U.S. citizens have described frustrations and growing fear as they encountered closed airports, canceled flights and ...

In parts of the Middle East and North Africa, a patchwork of sanctions, payment failures, and licensing gaps pushes people into piracy networks.

Egyptian drama Safe Exit explores generational trauma among Coptic Christians following ISIS’s 2015 executions in Libya. Director Mohamed Hammad defied advice to make a less incendiary film, ...

The two filmmakers, El-Abnoudy (1939–2018) and Hussein Shariffe (1934–2005), are among the major figures of Arab documentary and experimental cinema. Nicknamed the “filmmaker of the poor,” the ...

In an interview with Ahram Online, Maya Manna, Head of RT Arabic, says media institutions are no longer merely platforms for dissemination but strategic actors within broader foreign policy frameworks ...

Egyptian documentary 'Life After Siham', written and directed by Namir Abdel Messeeh, is currently screening commercially in 53 cinemas across 50 cities in France, including Paris, Lyon, Marseille, ...

From Egypt’s state-controlled studios to Hollywood screenings, the auteur traces the inspirations, the rise of propaganda and the personal stakes of telling stories that challenge the powerful. By ...