Egyptian Streets

How Bumble is Preserving Egypt’s Online Dating Community

Cyber relationships are nothing new to Egyptians. Gone are the days when the only matchmaker was a mother or aunt. In the late 1990s...

Shereif Barakat29 June 2022

News

World Bank to Provide Egypt with $500 Million to Boost Food Security

Farah Rafik29 June 2022

Buzz

Egypt Triumphs to Historic Table Tennis Gold

Shereif Barakat28 June 2022

News

Death Sentence for Egyptian Man Who Killed Nayera Ashraf for ‘Rejecting Him’

Marina Makary28 June 2022

Business & Technology

Aevapay: Stepping Up Mobile Payment Solutions in Egypt

Marina Makary28 June 2022

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News
World Bank to Provide Egypt with $500 Million to Boost Food Security
The World Bank has agreed to provide Egypt $500 million in development funds to boost food security...

Farah Rafik 29 June 2022
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Buzz
Egypt Triumphs to Historic Table Tennis Gold
On 27 June, Egypt’s women’s table tennis team made history by obtaining the country’s first-ever gold medal...

Shereif Barakat 28 June 2022
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News
Death Sentence for Egyptian Man Who Killed Nayera Ashraf for ‘Rejecting Him’
On Tuesday, 28 June, Mansoura Criminal Court sentenced 21-year-old university student Mohamed Adel to death, following his...

Marina Makary 28 June 2022
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News
Missing News Anchor Shaima Jamal’s Body Found Buried Under Mansouria Villa
Giza authorities found the body of news anchor Shaima Jamal buried under a Mansouria villa on Monday,...

Mona Abdou 28 June 2022

Buzz

Egypt Triumphs to Historic Table Tennis Gold

On 27 June, Egypt’s women’s table tennis team made history by obtaining the country’s first-ever gold medal...

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Arts & Culture
Old Egyptian Songs that Scream Summer
During the summer months – as you bathe in the summer’s sun until it rolls over into...

Farah Rafik 28 June 2022
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Arts & Culture
“Obelisks in Exile”: The Ethics of Obelisks Abroad
Looming over Paris is the oldest monument in France: one of two Luxor obelisks meant to stand...

Mona Abdou 27 June 2022
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Arts & Culture
In Photos: Discovering the Dazzling Art of Sham’adan Belly Dancing in Egypt
Raqs El-Sham’adan, or Candelabra Dance, is the art of dancing while balancing candelabra on the head. Zeinab...

Farah Rafik 24 June 2022
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Arts & Culture
Master Traditional Egyptian Crafts at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization’s Art Workshops
Did you know that you can visit the National Museum for Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) and learn a...

Marina Makary 23 June 2022

Opinion

Tales of Eclipse: the Lost (Foreign) Women of Luxor

“Prostitute!” “Bitch!” “Give me my money, bitch!” “You come to the police station NOW!” You never leave!”...

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Feature
How Bumble is Preserving Egypt’s Online Dating Community
Cyber relationships are nothing new to Egyptians. Gone are the days when the only matchmaker was a...

Shereif Barakat 29 June 2022
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Business & Technology
Price Hikes and Marriage Delays: Egyptian Youth Struggle to get Married Amid Economic Crisis
It all started on 21 March. As the Arab world prepared to celebrate Mother’s day, Egyptians woke...

Marina Makary 26 June 2022
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Feature
A Musical Journey from Spain to Egypt: Reconnecting Cultures Through Sound
As music plays a role in preserving cultural memory – bridging the past and present – it...

Mirna Abdulaal 24 June 2022
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Feature
Feminism in Focus: Remembering Suhayr al-Qalamawi
Sitting across from Taha Hussien, the Blind Dean of Arabic Literature, is an ambitious, headstrong young woman....

Mona Abdou 10 June 2022

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Buzz

Hassan Allam Utilities: Innovating Green Business in Egypt

The second episode of the International Finance Corporation‘s series ‘#IFCinConversation’ features the CEO of Hassan Allam Utilities...

Arts & Culture

In Paintings: Exploring the Colors of Rural Egypt

There is little more ubiquitous in Arab art than Egyptian rural communities; colorful and dynamic, these locales...

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Business & Technology
A Look Into Egypt’s Peaceful Nuclear Philosophy
Egypt’s history with atomic power is sparse and scattered across its modern years. As scientists, Egyptians have...

Mona Abdou 21 April 2022
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Business & Technology
Greatest Delivered: talabat Joins Forces with Cristiano Ronaldo
For many Egyptians, stumbling upon bright-orange talabat billboards featuring Cristiano Ronaldo has become a daily happening. With...

Egyptian Streets 7 April 2022
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Buzz
The Mystery of the Arabic Typewriter
From ink to paper, the story of the Arabic typewriter is puzzling; a story of two worlds...

Farah Rafik 19 March 2022
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Arts & Culture
The Changing Tides of Jewelry Trends in Egypt
An ever-changing representation of a person’s character, jewelry is the perfect teller of art and personal expression....

Farah Rafik 14 March 2022

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Arts & Culture
From Beijing to al-Sayeda Zeinab: How the Gayer-Anderson Museum Curated World History
Mashrabiyas sweep light across square halls, the corridors linking each room embellished with fine detailing and glassed...

Mona Abdou 17 June 2022
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International
Arrivals to Egypt No Longer Need to Worry About COVID-19 Restrictions
In line with worldwide measures progressively lifting COVID-19 related restrictions, the Egyptian government has decided to lift...

Egyptian Streets 17 June 2022
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Buzz
Homesickness, Performance Anxiety, and Fear of Missing Out: Struggles of Egyptian Youth Abroad
Living abroad can be a memorable experience, but it can also be a challenge, whether mentally, physically,...

Marina Makary 16 June 2022
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News
Egypt’s Prime Minister Urges Egyptians to Rationalize Food Consumption
Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stated in a press conference on Wednesday that the Government of Egypt...

Egyptian Streets 16 June 2022
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Arts & Culture
Sednaoui El-Khazendar: Egypt’s Galeries Lafayette
It is a Saturday morning in the 1920s: errands are run just in time to make your...

Farah Rafik 16 June 2022
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Buzz
Porters, Protesters, and Presidents: How Ahmed Zaki Portrayed the Essence of Egypt
Egypt’s two iconic wartime presidents, Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Al-Sadat, look nothing alike. With origins as...

Amina Zaineldine 15 June 2022
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News
Egypt, Israel, and EU Sign Deal to Export Natural Gas to Europe
On Wednesday, 15 June, Egypt, the European Union (EU), and Israel signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Marina Makary 15 June 2022
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Buzz
James Bond on Egypt’s Land: The Lavish Life of Israeli Spy Wolfgang Lotz
On the surface, blond and blue-eyed Wolfgang Lotz – also known as the “Jewish James Bond” or...

Mirna Abdulaal 15 June 2022
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International
G7: We Stand With Egypt During Wheat Crisis Caused By Russia
On 14 June, a joint statement by G7 countries – Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United...

Shereif Barakat 15 June 2022
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News
Egyptian Woman Kidnapped By Father, Rescued After Intense Social Media Campaign
Image Credit: Sabah Khodir/Instagram On Sunday, 12 June, Noura Essam, a 23-year-old Egyptian woman, became the subject...

Shereif Barakat 14 June 2022
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Buzz
Fayesh: The “King of Crunch” in Upper Egypt
Sitting early in the morning in the living room of my grandmother’s house, we can both hear...

Marina Makary 14 June 2022
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Reviews
Review: Does Cairo’s Le Relais de l’Entrecôte Live Up to the International Original?
If you’re a trop de choix tue le choix (too much choice kills the choice) kind of...

Farah Rafik 13 June 2022