Nehad Selaiha enjoys a lethal tug of war at Al-Salam Theatre

A major exhibition at the British Museum is drawing attention to the Achaemenid kings of Ancient Persia, rulers of Egypt before the arrival of Alexander the Great in 332 BC, writes David Tresilian in London

Christmas at the opera, but Amal Choucri Catta is sadder than usual

By Mursi Saad El-Din