The 17th Damascus International Film Festival kicked off on Saturday night with an artistic performance followed by a screening of the Peruvian movie "The Milk of Sorrow" which won a Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival 2009.
The festival is rich with the participation of 275 films from 52 countries.
The irony of it all is that only two Syrian films, the only two produced this year, are part of the festival!

Haifa Wehbe is an adventurous gal! She's a singer who wasn't afraid to try her luck in acting, in reality shows and now she's going to try her luck at hosting a TV show!
Haifa is going to be your host in an upcoming talent show for kids entitled 'Star Kids'.

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The Cairo International Film Festival kicks off next month on Nov. 10th in, where else, Cairo!
This time the festival is determined to attracted even more international stars and specifically Hollywood stars.
It's been announced that Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson, Lucy Liu & Tom Berenger are going to be on the prestigious jury panel of the festival.

What's the deal with young actresses these days? Some of them are proving to be so desperate that they're ready to take on any role in any movie to get back on the scene, even if it'll cost them their already questionable reputation!!!
Excuse me, but that's exactly how I feel about Ruby & Maria specifically!

Things are not the same in the Egyptian series industry, internet requests that were once posted on special groups and various forums and got neglected are now an effective way to deliver a strong message.

A young successful charismatic singer...
Could you guess who this is?

Answer after the jump

Jordanian singer and Super Star winner Diana Karazon, is teaming up yet again with Turkish actor Saruhan Hünel, AKA Asmar from 'Wa Tamdi Al Ayam'.
This time, it's not a music video, but a TV series all together!
The series is set for Ramadan 2010 and is entitled 'Muntaha Al Ishq'.

Bootylicious American singer Beyonce, is going to hold her first Middle East concert in Abu Dhabi today and next week she's jetting over to Egypt for a highly publicized concert in Port Ghalib on the Red Sea.
This concert has found both positive and negative feedback from the Egyptian laymen and even some legislators!

Who do you think is overrated among Arab stars?

More than 3 months have passed since the merger of two of the biggest players of paid TV in the Arab world, Showtime and Orbit. The network has started big advertising campaigns; one of these campaigns is the one that some Egyptian actors appear in to publicize that the network has 75 great channels now … These ads raise some questions in my mind about the future of paid TV in the Arab world and what will motivate and urge the viewer to subscribe to any of these networks…

Enjoy these first photos from Haifa's new music video for her song 'Baba Fen - Lama Shams Trou7'

Photos of Haifa Baba Fen Video clip