Royal Purple continues to grow in the US and internationally. Royal Purple was acquired in 2012 by Calumet Specialty Products Partners (CLMT), a leading refiner and processor of specialty hydrocarbon products headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.
Al Ghad was founded by Mohammad Alayyan in August 2004. Alayyan is also the chairman of the Al Faridah Specialized Printing, publisher of the daily. As of 2005 Emad Hmoud was the editor-in-chief of the paper.
The first Egyptian musical was Al Wardah al-Baida (The White Rose) 1933, directed by Muhammad Karim, starring the legend of Arab song, Abdel Wahab, in his first appearance on the silver screen. It became a cornerstone of Egyptian cinema. It was shown in all the Arab countries and was a blockbuster hit.