Ahmed Adaweyah was a trailblazer – the man who singlehandedly changed the course of Egyptian and Arab music; the first Arab singer to capture the ethos and struggles and yearnings of the working class ...

Half a century after her death, Um Kalthoum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn cafes in Iraq, and in millions of homes from Morocco to Oman.

Ministry of Culture has declared 2025 the “Year of Umm Kulthum,” launching a year-long celebration to commemorate the 50th ...

The music of one of the Arab world's greatest divas is still enthralling audiences in Paris, 50 years after her death.

Israel – with support from the UK and France – invaded Egypt with the objective of reopening the Straits of Tiran and the ...

Doha: Egypt Qatar cultural cooperation is constantly progressing, demonstrating the two Arab countries established historic ...

In a period when the Palestinian revolution reemerged as a rising regional force, she toured widely, raising funds for the armed struggle.

US president calls king's pledge 'music to his ears'; wants 'parcel of land' in Jordan and Egypt for Gazans; doesn't believe ...

When journalist Peter Greste was languishing in a Cairo prison cell, he could little imagine that one day, Richard Roxburgh ...

She is also the author of “The voice of Egypt: Umm Kulthum, Arabic Song and Egyptian Society in the Twentieth Century”. Umm Kulthum was the Arab diva of the 20th Century. Renowned opera ...