In Algeria, in 1991, amid the rise of fundamentalism, Ali, a family man, allows himself to be influenced by three extremists and drags his wife into a nightmare. For fundamentalists, "demons" can nestle within women, so they must be exorcised of this "diabolical" presence.
Amer shares with Saif in counterfeiting dollars, Amer leaves the money bag in his car. The young Hussein steals the car and is sentenced to three years in prison for failing to prove that he does not own the bag. Amer cedes his apartment to Saif, who demands him for the value of the bag, and writes him a check for the rest of the amount. Hussein is released and tries to convince Amer to confess the truth.
Mahdi, 28 years old, an architect who is involved in a stunt of trafficking by a gang of manipulators orchestrated by Si Lamine, who forces Mahdi to impersonate a businessman who owns the wealthiest bank in Africa, while using his own daughter as bait to force him to play the game.
After a tempest, fishermen do not find only fish in their nets. That is what happens to Jafaar, a poor fisherman who lives poorly in Gaza. And what he hauls in is really upsetting: imagine that, a pig! An unclean animal judged impure not only by the Faith of Islam but also by the Jewish religion. Determined to get rid of the animal, Jafaar tries desperately to sell it, first to a United Nations official, then to a Jewish colony where Yelena raises pigs not for their meat but for security reasons. Of course, going unnoticed in the company of a "forbidden" animal, among his Palestinian brothers, past Israeli soldiers and under the scrutiny of Islamic fundamentalists is no bed of roses and a series of misadventures await Jafaar.
This concise masterpiece began as a commission by French TV for the news series Envoyé spécial. By filming Cairo with his unique sense of artistic digression, Chahine transformed this portrait of a city into the self-portrait of a filmmaker.
A copy of the filmmakers' first feature film disappeared somewhere in Yemen on the 10th anniversary of the reunification of north and south. A year later, they returned to track down the print, embarking on a journey that would take them across forbidding terrain from Sana to Aden. What they discover is a land of contradictions where film is openly reviled and secretly loved, teaching them much about their status as filmmakers in the Middle East.
In crisis-stricken Lebanon, five unlikely friends launch a daring online venture that unexpectedly ignites a movement for personal liberation and social change.
Tamara, with a child from a marriage that did not last long, is from an impoverished aristocratic family. To save her family from bankruptcy, Tamara is to marry Hassan Al-Dabbah, owner of one of the largest meat empires in the Middle East. Despite his wealth, Hassan comes from a nouveau riche family. Shortly before the wedding, the families spend a week together to oversee the wedding preparations. The differences between the families becomes apparent, and behind the fake smiles, all parties supervise the final wedding details. These details are overseen by Omar, Tamara's old love, who has created a rock sculpture to give a unique character to the wedding. This sculpture will become the source of several disputes during the wedding.
Ramzi, a straight young man, works as a corporate account manager with his fiancée (Madiha). He discovers the embezzlement of the company and informs his fiancée of his intention to inform the authorities. Madiha informs the president of the company, and Ramzi is charged, arrested and imprisoned.
A sprawling, masterful depiction of a day in the life of Algiers by arguably Algeria’s greatest living filmmaker, Merzak Allouache.
'Zinzana' is a psychological thriller set in a prison. Our hero finds himself locked in a cell with no I.D and no memory of what happened the night before. But being unable to make bail is the least of his problems when he's forced to play a madman's twisted game in order to save his family's lives.
Kahyoun Won the Million a play staring Mohamed Negm
This is the story of young Hassem, the son of a powerful sheik, set at the beginning of Hegira. When the youngster's uncle is murdered, Hassem decides to go to Mecca with a view to finding the culprit and punishing him. But what he discovers there is not the murderer but the prophet Muhammad. Touched by grace, Hassem converts to the new religion and comes back to his village to propagate the new faith. Which is not to his father's liking, since the Muslim religion is opposed to feudal rights and privileges. The infuriated sheik curses his son and starts persecuting the new converts.
At a bus stop near Beirut, a veiled Lebanese woman and a migrant Syrian worker get in a tumultuous moment and are arrested. They must argue their innocence in the face of the only witnesses: a bus full of women on their way to Koran school, each with her version of the truth.
Α tragi-comedy about 9 women of different ages and various backgrounds that gather in an Algerian hammam to talk about their lives.
Filmed in Beirut in the Spring of 1984, in many ways a letter about warfront.
Memories of Hani Shenouda, is a concert in honor of the musician Hani Shenouda, which was held in Saudi Arabia in the presence of a group of stars
In a small Lebanese village, Nohad Al Chami endures cruelty under her mother-in-law’s roof, finding solace only in her deep faith. When tragedy strikes, a miraculous intervention from Saint Charbel transforms her pain into grace, revealing the strength of the faithful human spirit and the mystery of Divine Mercy.
When her husband died Soumicha, mother of three, had to earn a living. She became the only woman taxi driver in Sidi Bel-Abbès, Algeria. This film accompanies Soumicha around a city where religious and political violence rages, and records her experiences in a job normally reserved for men.
Starbound Souls is a romantic drama series that explores fate, ambition, and emotional resilience. The story follows two young dreamers whose unexpected meeting alters the course of their lives. As they struggle with family expectations, personal fears, and societal pressures, they must confront a powerful question: is love written in destiny, or is it a choice that requires courage and sacrifice?
The series deals with the struggle Harun Al-Rashid faced when his brother Al-Hadi tried to dethrone him. After his mother helped him stay in his position, he had to deal with all the plots that were coming his way. The show also examines the civilization under Harun Al-Rashid's rule.
A group of young men and women of different Arab nationalities live side by side in a residential building in Abu Dhabi. The work narrates the daily relationships between them, as well as the differences that may occur between individuals who live under one roof.
Aryan, an ambitious creative professional, is determined to build a successful future, but emotional wounds from his past keep him guarded. His life changes when he meets Arhan, a calm and sincere young man who believes strongly in destiny and human connection.
A seemingly fake marriage sets the stage for a journey of unexpected turns, propelling two souls towards genuine affection; a choice awaits-unite in their adventure or embrace separate paths.
The show follows an ambitious young Arab female lawyer who got her law degree in the US and instead of joining her father's law firm back at home (UAE) she decides to go out on her own as a defense attorney, pushing the legal and cultural envelope in the process.
Spencer Savage, newly released from his Malaysian duties, takes a position with the American embassy in London. He runs into several unusual diplomatic situations both within the embassy (and the "spooks" on the third floor and the Coach), and outside (with beautiful women, Honorables, tourists, spies, defectors, a tomb-desecrater, and co-worker dinners).
HairCog is a 2025 Pakistani drama television series that follows a group of young designers and developers in Dinpur as they navigate the challenges of digital innovation, friendship, and personal ambition. The series is notably one of the first in Pakistan to focus on web design and creative youth culture
Arab Idol is the second Idol franchise in the Arab World. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in the Arab World.
Taroud, the leader of the tribe of the outlaws, finds two infants, Khalaf and Mhawesh, and orders for the women to breastfeed and look after them. The two become the milk brothers of almost all of the tribe's girls, except for Wadhah as they compete for her love.
Maitha and her two friends form a women's independence front and enroll in a literacy school, which becomes the scene of amusing events as a result of the mixing of different Arab nationalities and dialects on the one hand, and the husbands' tireless efforts to thwart the women's plans on the other.
The series examines a number of issues related to the Arab society, especially the Egyptian one, the most important of which is the problem of terrorism and how this issue is handled.
Shihab paddles his own canoe when he decides to overcome the loss of his sole source of livelihood and sets sail to India atop a vessel whereupon he defies perils of the sea and woes of World War II.
It is true that Amouna's age does not exceed five, but her energy, imagination, and creativity have no limits. She is the most famous and popular character of the channel, and in the episodes of her series, children get to know her world in which reality mixes with imagination, so that her daily diaries, which may seem ordinary, turn into amazing stories that highlight the power of imagination.
