Netflix just launched its 'Queen Cleopatra' docudrama series, which depicts the Egyptian queen as Black. Now, Egypt is producing a version that doesn't.

Lone Star Ballet closes its season this weekend with an epic love story - only it's not a romance. "Cleopatra," to be staged Friday and Saturday in the Globe-News Center for the Performing Arts, 50… ...

Egypt’s Supreme Council Of Antiquities (SCA) has added its voice to the row over the portrayal of Cleopatra as a Black woman in Netflix ’s upcoming docudrama Queen Cleopatra. The casting of ...

Cleopatra VII, often simply called "Cleopatra," was the last of a series of rulers called the Ptolemies who ruled ancient Egypt for nearly 300 years.

Cleopatra VII, who was the last Queen of ancient Egypt's Ptolemaic dynasty, ruled from 51 B.C. until her death in 31 B.C. Universal Images Group via Getty Images ...

A large chunk of the Egyptian reaction towards Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra is unquestionably racist in nature, but it does not exist in isolation: it’s not intrinsically malicious in other words.

Cleopatra’s greatest moment came during a ceremony held at the Alexandria gymnasium in 34 B.C., when Antony officially recognized her as queen of Egypt and bestowed on Caesarion the title ...

Netflix’s four-part documentary, Queen Cleopatra, has proved deeply controversial, having received a shockingly low rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a 2% audience score and 10% from critics ...