Sotheby's is auctioning a unique copper hippopotamus bar by François-Xavier Lalanne in New York, expected to fetch over $7 million, alongside other artworks from Ann Schlumberger's collection.

Sherif El Desouky participates in the eighth Actors' Syndicate Festival with his self-written and directed play "Ala Rayeq," which will be shown on October 12 at the Nihad Salihah Theater. He is an Egyptian actor and director from Alexandria who started his film career in 2003 and won Best Actor at the 2018 Cairo International Film Festival.

Director Mohamed Sami gifted his wife Mai Omar a luxury Rolls-Royce car on her birthday, October 10. Mai Omar shared a photo on Instagram expressing her happiness. She is preparing for new films including "Shamshamoon and Dalila" and "Al-Ghorban," with her latest film being "A Few Hours One Day."

The Lebanese-Syrian Higher Council was established in 1991 to organize relations between Lebanon and Syria and played a central coordination role during the Syrian military presence in Lebanon. After the Syrian forces withdrew in 2005, its role diminished to symbolic and administrative functions.

Novelist Ahmed Al-Qarmalawi highlights the momentum and diversity of the Egyptian and Arab literary scene and encourages young writers to persevere and cultivate curiosity. He is an award-winning Egyptian writer and engineer with multiple acclaimed novels.

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement after 8 years, but legal disputes continue over ownership of the Miraval estate and private messages between them.

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature for his stunning literary output that reaffirms the power of art amid apocalyptic terror. Known for his unique style of long flowing sentences blending philosophy and symbolism, his notable works include "The Devil's Tango" and "Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming."

The 44th Sharjah International Book Fair gathers 2350 publishers from 118 countries and hosts over 250 creators from 66 countries, offering more than 1200 cultural and artistic events from November 5 to 16 at Expo Centre Sharjah.

In early October, a diverse range of films were released including "One Battle After Another" which grossed $107 million, "The Smashing Machine" starring Dwayne Johnson, and Taylor Swift's musical documentary which earned $33 million, alongside innovative comedy and horror films.

A wife filed a lawsuit at the Family Court in October demanding her husband pay 2.4 million EGP in overdue expenses and school fees after he abandoned her and refused to pay for their children for 3 years.