We're back with quite the newsreel! Dubai is named the third-best country for remote workers, a couple saves a camel from quicksand, and Scoop Empire has the stories to look out for post-Eid. Mark sits down with a special guest and Egyptian businesswoman Lana Sawiris who lets us in on her journey in business, arts, and the realm in between.

Today's newsreel has Germany drowning in controversy, a Saudi student making waves overseas, and Egypt leading the region with a number of progressive moves. Special guest Ali Ali, the director behind Badya Stories, reveals the process behind the creation of this groundbreaking ad, the future of Egyptian advertisement, and working with a young crew.

In news from our region: Saudi Arabia cracks down on those not paying their fines. Ministry of Health and Population in Egypt inaugurates new clinics offering psychological help to victims of abuse, and the Grand Mufti in Egypt settles a debate about interacting with dogs in Ramadan. Mark interviews Journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin on the media biases we see in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and how they exacerbate the violence.

In honor of Earth day, we spoke to Egyptian actress May El Gehty, all the way from across the pond, where we discussed all things climate change, the environment, her career trajectory and being an actor of almost two decades though she’s only twenty three years old. El Gehty told us about her unique, and inspiring life goals in addition to giving us an inside scoop into her latest television role post-Ramadan. 

A long weekend is on the way, a viral fight breaks in the metro and Mohammed Diab manages to get the entire cast of Moon Knight at the Pyramids for a special screening. Mark releases never heard before bits of the podcast from our favorite guests.

Mark gets into a quite heavy newsreel from EgyptAir resuming flights between Cairo & Benghazi to Lebanon's struggle with cancer drugs. Rising star Omar El Shenawy comes on the pod and opens up on the struggles of being an actor and how he is trying to break from just being recognized as the grandson of legendary actor Kamal El Shenawy.

Ukrainians in the UAE can now apply for a one-year visa extension. Catholic churches celebrate Easter Sunday, and here in Egypt, the Coptic Church prepares to celebrate the holy day next week. Queen Rania shares a photo of her with King Abdullah II of Jordan wishing him well after a complicated surgery. Sabrina Khalil, Scoop Empire's Partner & Head of Content, gets into balancing work and life and tells the story of Scoop Empire.

Mark kicks off the week with Behind the Scoop's newsreel with stories from across the region and beyond: a fuel-loaded tanker from Egypt sinks off Tunisia's coast with no leakage so far & fuel prices in Egypt have been increased by nearly three percent. Special guest & fashion stylist Yasmine Eissa on her job, the amount of energy it requires to perfect, and the different celebs she gets to work with.

Five lives were lost in an unfortunate accident near Abu Simbel, the Egyptian Medical Community meets up in London, and Actor Tamer Hagras opens up in an exclusive interview with Mark on the industry, being shot to fame, and dancing with his demons.