Egyptian Streets

Real Estate Mogul Samih Sawiris Acquires Thomas Cook Germany

Months after the liquidation of travel giant Thomas Cook, Raiffeisen Touristik (RT) Group, owned by Egyptian billionaire Samih Sawiris, acquired the German subsidiary. The...

Egyptian StreetsDecember 7, 2019

Buzz

Rami Malek Makes First Appearance as 007 Villain

ES BuzzDecember 7, 2019

Opinion

‘Heads of Family Are Mother and Father’: Why New Saudi Law Amendments Are Important

Mirna AbdulaalDecember 6, 2019

Buzz

Egyptian Woman Becomes Country’s First Flight Attendant with Down Syndrome

Egyptian StreetsDecember 5, 2019

News

Egypt’s Climate Change Performance Recognized in CCPI Report

Egyptian StreetsDecember 5, 2019

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News
Real Estate Mogul Samih Sawiris Acquires Thomas Cook Germany
Months after the liquidation of travel giant Thomas Cook, Raiffeisen Touristik (RT) Group, owned by Egyptian billionaire...

Egyptian Streets December 7, 2019
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Buzz
Egyptian Woman Becomes Country’s First Flight Attendant with Down Syndrome
Heba Atef, an Egyptian university student, has just made history, becoming the country’s first person with Down...

Egyptian Streets December 5, 2019
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News
Egypt’s Climate Change Performance Recognized in CCPI Report
According to the Climate Change Performance Index report for 2019, Egypt has jumped to 24th place out...

Egyptian Streets December 5, 2019
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International
Tunisia Becomes First Country in the MENA Region to Introduce Sex Ed in Schools
Tunisia has become the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to introduce sex education...

Egyptian Streets December 3, 2019

Buzz

Rami Malek Makes First Appearance as 007 Villain

The first look at the upcoming James Bond movie No Time to Die is finally here, with Egyptian-American Rami...

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Arts & Culture
20 Years MAAT Festival: Egypt’s First Independent Dance Company Celebrates 20th Anniversary
MAAT for Contemporary Art will be celebrating its 20th anniversary from the 7th until the 21st of...

Egyptian Streets November 30, 2019
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Arts & Culture
Review: Hessler’s ‘The Buried’ Captivatingly Captures the Essence of Egypt’s Political Turmoil and History
The 2011 revolution, the First Intermediate Period, then the era of Morsi, and the Second Intermediate Period,...

Sara Ahmed November 28, 2019
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Arts & Culture
Comedian Ahmed Amin to Star in Netflix’ First Original Egyptian Series ‘Paranormal’
The cast of Netflix’ first ever original Egyptian series, Paranormal, has been revealed. According to a press...

Egyptian Streets November 27, 2019
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Arts & Culture
Aswan International Women Film Festival to Focus on Egyptian Women in Politics
Maya Morsi, President of the National Council for Women, announced on Monday that the main theme of...

Egyptian Streets November 18, 2019

Opinion

‘Heads of Family Are Mother and Father’: Why New Saudi Law Amendments Are Important

As Egypt is currently preparing to regulate personal status laws, with controversial proposals restricting a woman’s right...

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Feature
Women Victims of Violence: Where to Go and Seek Help in Egypt?
From 25 November until 10 December, the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence annual international campaign is...

Egyptian Streets December 3, 2019
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Feature
In Tunisia, ‘#EnaZeda’ Is Encouraging Women to Speak Up About Sexual Harassment
The culture of silence that exists in many parts of the world when it comes to disclosing...

Mirna Abdulaal November 22, 2019
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Feature
Stories of an Entreprenelle: How Nada Turned Her Art Into a Sustainable Fashion Business
For many people, particularly a lot of women, transforming their talent in art into a business seems...

Mirna Abdulaal November 20, 2019
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Feature
Stories of an Entreprenelle: Meet Doaa Who Ditched Engineering for Entrepreneurship
Women-owned businesses are growing to be the shining light in the local market, with at least 30...

Mirna Abdulaal November 15, 2019

News

Sisi Says Videos on Government Corruption Full of ‘Lies’ and ‘Slander’

President Sisi noted during the eighth edition of the National Youth Forum on Saturday that what was...

Photo Essays

Egyptian Photographer Captures an Abandoned Cinema in the Village of Fowa

Young Egyptian photographer and documentary filmmaker Muhammed Omar captures the beauty in midst of the destruction of...

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Feature
Remote Work: How Technology is Transforming Work Culture
In recent years, there has been a growing trend in organizations to shift towards remote work environment...

Nour Eltigani November 13, 2019
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Feature
Why Egypt’s Reliance on Renewable Energy is Inevitable
Following the dramatic Amazon fires that made headlines worldwide for several days, calls have increased globally towards...

Amira Sayed September 24, 2019
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Technology
American Dating App Provider Expands Into MENA, Acquires Egypt-Based Harmonica App
Leading American provider of dating-related apps Match Group has managed to expand into the MENA market by...

Egyptian Streets August 8, 2019
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Feature
“Knowledge is Power”: Arab Digital Expression Camp Bringing Arab Youth Together
Every summer since 2007, the two-week long Arab Digital Expression Camps (ADEC) have been bringing together an...

Egyptian Streets August 1, 2019

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Opinion
Why Egypt Should Go Green
By Hussein Kamal Mehrem, Egyptianomics It is no secret that Egypt suffers a severe economic crisis accompanied...

Hussein Kamal Mehrem November 18, 2014
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Feature
Millions of Egyptian Children Struggle As Child Labourers
By Samar Samir, The Cairo Post “I used to get up at 8 a.m. to go with...

The Cairo Post November 14, 2014
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Feature
With No Arms He Still Became A Calligrapher
At the age of seven, Ahmed Hakim was run over by a tram which led to both...

Egyptian Streets November 14, 2014
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Arts & Culture
Photographing the blind people of Egypt
At least 800,000 Egyptians are blind, according to a report by the Egyptian Ministry of Health published...

Daily News Egypt November 14, 2014
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News
Eight Sailors Missing After Egyptian Naval Patrol Attacked By ‘Terrorists’
At least eight Egyptian soldiers are missing after militants in a fishing boat opened fire on an...

Egyptian Streets November 13, 2014
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Travel
A Message From the People of Egypt’s South Sinai
Ramadan, a Bedouin man from St Katherine, sits by the fire. He’s wearing a faded green army...

Ben Hoffler November 11, 2014
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News
Egypt’s Women Dominate Karate World Championships
Egypt has been crowned as the new World Championship team** after winning three gold medals, two silver...

Egyptian Streets November 9, 2014
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News
Egypt arrests suspect after ‘terror threat’ to international schools
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has announced the arrest of a US-Egyptian citizen accused of threatening terror attacks...

Egyptian Streets November 9, 2014
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Feature
Bicycles: The Future of Transport in Egypt?
Today, more than 3,000 people in Cairo participated in the 2014 Orange Bike Day organized by the...

Egyptian Streets November 7, 2014
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News
18 High School Students Killed in Fiery Crash in Egypt
A school bus crashed into two trucks and a private vehicle on an agricultural road early Wednesday,...

Aswat Masriya November 5, 2014
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Feature
Egypt’s First Consulting Firm on The Future of the Economy
With the Egyptian government implementing recent economic reforms, one has to wonder about the long-term economic impacts...

Hussein Kamal Mehrem November 4, 2014
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Arts & Culture
Jadal: Reintroducing Jordanian Music
With a Cairene music scene that has matured over the past decade, independent music enthusiasts started turning their...

Enas El Masry November 4, 2014