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Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Egyptian producer, director and mentor Marianne Khoury has been appointed artistic director of the El Gouna Film Festival in a clear sign that the prominent Arab event is aiming to make an ambitious comeback for its sixth edition following a one year hiatus.  The fest, launched in 2017 by Egyptian telecom billionaire Naguib Sawiris – whose brother Samih built the El Gouna resort in a swathe of Egypt’s desert near Hurghada, a tourist town 250 miles south of Cairo – was cancelled in 2022 after being held successfully for five years. Khoury will replace Amir Ramses who stepped down as El Gouna’s artistic director at the end of its fifth edition before the event took a one year pause. Ramses subsequently took the reins as artistic director of the Cairo Film Festival, which is Egypt’s oldest and preeminent film event.

Connie Britton made Global Citizen’s Power Our Planet: Live in Paris summit a family affair when she stepped out with her son, Eyob “Yoby,” to support the important cause.

Ross Kemp was set to join the Oceangate submersible expedition to film a documentary series - but pulled out over safety fears.

A sponsored step challenge which raises vital funds for leading charity Diabetes UK returns this summer – and a call has gone out for people from Lanarkshire to sign up.

A toddler from Ohio has tragically died after her mom left her home alone to go on vacation. Kristel Candelario, a

PC Adnan Ali scoops yet another award - and poses proudly for a picture with then Chief Constable Ian Hopkins.

Diane Kruger and Norman Reedus were among the many celebs who took the stage at Global Citizen’s Power Our Planet: Live in Paris!

Billie Eilish and H.E.R. buddy up between performances onstage at the Global Citizen’s Power Our Planet: Live in Paris on Thursday night (June 22) in Paris, France.

The latest figures from the Scottish Government show there are estimated to be around 850,000 people with hearing loss in Scotland and of those, 70 per cent are over 70. It is projected that figures could double over the next 20 years, with a delay of up to 10 years before people address their hearing loss.

The Prince of Wales marked the 75th anniversary of the Windrush crossing by expressing his gratitude and emphasising that the contributions of the Windrush generation to Britain “cannot be overstated”.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show by the end of November 2022, there were more than 1.4 million older people receiving additional financial support through Attendance Allowance, including over 127,000 living in Scotland. The payment is worth either £68.10 or £101.75 each week and is designed to help people of State Pension age with daily living expenses and can also help them stay independent in their own home for longer.

Inflation continues to hit ordinary Scots hard with the cost of food and fuel remaining "eye-wateringly high". The rate at which prices rise on average remained 8.7 per cent in May, the same as the previous month.

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Scotland's tourism industry has been devastated by Brexit after warnings it would hit the sector hard were ignored.

Loved ones of the five people onboard the missing Titanic submersible have asked people to pray for their safe return home.

Scots could be given a vote on whether to keep the monarchy in an independent Scotland, Humza Yousaf has said.

If Arnold Schwarzenegger weren’t constitutionally barred from entering the race, he’d be the next president of the United States.

First Minister Humza Yousaf has urged the UK Government to ask for the immediate release of a Scots man imprisoned in India for more than five years. Jagtar Singh Johal, from Dumbarton, was locked up in Punjab, northern India, while he was there for his wedding in 2017 amid accusations he was involved in a political murder plot.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is ready to get into politics again. The Hollywood star says he “could win” the presidential election if he was eligible to run, as he has many ideas from his previous experience as governor of California between 2003 and 2011, and thinks he could “bring the nation together.”The 75-year-old actor would not be eligible as a candidate as he was born in Austria, and he is required to be a natural-born US citizen to participate in the election. During a recent conversation with Chris Wallace, the star was asked if he would consider running for president if he was allowed.

Around 188,000 people in Scotland are affected by some form of sight loss with that figure expected to double by 2031, according to the charity, Sight Scotland, formerly known as Royal Blind. Three out of four people with a visual impairment are aged over 65 with around 8,000 people of working age registered blind or partially sighted.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Arnold Schwarzenegger would throw his name into the race for U.S. president if he was eligible, the actor and former California governor told Chris Wallace on a recent episode of Max and CNN’s “Who’s Talking?” interview series. The action movie icon already has a history in U.S. politics, as he served as the 38th governor of California from 2003 to 2011. “The Constitution says that the President has to be a natural born US citizen. If not for that, would you have run for president?” Wallace asked Schwarzenegger. “Well, yes, of course,” Schwarzenegger responded. “I mean, I think the field was wide open in 2016. And I think the field is open right now. I mean, think about it right now. I mean, who is there? There is really not a person that can bring everyone together. Who is here today that people say okay, he’s not too old or he’s not too this or too that, or is that because it’s now a question about who do you vote against then who do you vote for?”