Egyptian Streets

Shubra District Head Suspended After Deadly House Collapse

Cairo governor Khaled Abdul Aal suspended head of Shubra district Hany Ahmed Youssef on Saturday for neglecting the collapse of a residential house which left...

Nour EltiganiSeptember 23, 2018

Arts & Culture

Smuggled Artifact From Karnak Temple Returned to Egyptian Embassy

Nour EltiganiSeptember 23, 2018

Feature

‘I Felt Like A Whole New Person’: Stories of Divorced Egyptian Women

Mirna AbdulaalSeptember 22, 2018

Technology

TechCrunch’s ‘Startup Battlefield’ Comes to the Middle East for the First Time

ES BuzzSeptember 22, 2018

News

Egypt Appeals Court Releases Mubarak Sons, Dismisses Judge

Egyptian StreetsSeptember 22, 2018

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News
Shubra District Head Suspended After Deadly House Collapse
Cairo governor Khaled Abdul Aal suspended head of Shubra district Hany Ahmed Youssef on Saturday for neglecting the...

Nour Eltigani September 23, 2018
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News
Egypt Appeals Court Releases Mubarak Sons, Dismisses Judge
An Egyptian court accepted an appeal by the defense lawyers of Alaa Mubarak and Gamal Mubarak, the...

Egyptian Streets September 22, 2018
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News
EU Looks to Egypt for Help With Mediterranean Migration
Austrian Chancellor Sebastien Kurz urged his European partners on Thursday to begin talks with Egypt to help...

Mirna Abdulaal September 21, 2018
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International
Egypt to Receive 56,000 Tank rounds as Part of $99 Mn Arms Deal with US
The US Department of State has given the green light to sell 56,000 tank rounds in a...

Taha Mahmoud Sakr September 19, 2018

Buzz

24 Strange and Wonderful World Records Held by Egypt and the Egyptians

From its wonderful history and temples to impressive entrepreneurship and literature, Egypt is a country which thousands...

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Arts & Culture
Smuggled Artifact From Karnak Temple Returned to Egyptian Embassy
A limestone artifact which was stolen from Karnak Temple’s open air museum in Luxor has been handed...

Nour Eltigani September 23, 2018
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Arts & Culture
Trumpets, Dressage and Oasis Spa: a Golden Age Reflected in Ubuntu’s Latest Exhibition
The 5th edition of “The Collector’s Eye” exhibition is the first of this year’s Fall art season...

Henry H.C. Woo September 19, 2018
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Arts & Culture
Egyptian-French Actor Gamil Ratib Dies at 91
Gamil Ratib, an award-winning Egyptian-French actor who has been honored numerous times throughout his career, passed away...

Egyptian Streets September 19, 2018
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Arts & Culture
American-Egyptian Expedition Discovers New Tombs in Lisht Village
An American-Egyptian expedition lead by the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism...

Nour Eltigani September 18, 2018

Opinion

“Congratulations, You Are Now A Woman,” But Don’t Let Anyone Know

Periods. Not the punctuation mark; the menstruation. For those who are unaware, menstruation cycle begins when the...

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Feature
‘I Felt Like A Whole New Person’: Stories of Divorced Egyptian Women
“I felt like a whole new person,” says Amal, “and I am starting to love myself again....

Mirna Abdulaal September 22, 2018
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Feature
Famous Assassinations Across Egypt’s History
The world has seen many famous assassinations that changed the course of history. There is the assassination...

Mirna Abdulaal September 19, 2018
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Feature
The Egyptian Workers Who Were Erased from History
The Suez Canal remains, in the imagination of the world, as one of the most fantastic works...

Luis Carlos Barragan September 14, 2018
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Feature
Adopting a Plant-Based Diet: a Guide to Eating Green in Cairo
In the last couple of years, plant based diets have become increasingly popular, with many fitness experts,...

Nour Eltigani September 11, 2018

Buzz

Meet Egypt’s Parkour Girls: Jumping Beyond Societal Hurdles

Somersaults, high-jumps and kicks against the wall, their thin veils and curls trail behind the speedy moves....

Photo Essays

Mawda Hesham: the Young Face of Gymnastics in Nubia

Three and half years ago, Mawda Hesham came across a Youtube video that inspired her journey with...

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Technology
TechCrunch’s ‘Startup Battlefield’ Comes to the Middle East for the First Time
In the past decade, entrepreneurship has boomed in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with...

ES Buzz September 22, 2018
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Buzz
Eyes on AI: Egypt to Fashion its Own ‘Sophia’ Robot
Dr Saleh Al Sheikh, head of the Central Organisation for Management and Administration, announced on...

Mirna Abdulaal August 30, 2018
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Technology
How to Safely Access the Internet in Egypt
Access to the internet in Egypt is one of the top issues debated in parliament and Egyptian...

Ann Hardy August 6, 2018
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Buzz
Egypt’s First Smartphone Producer Expects To See Market Share Rise
SICO Tech, the first Egyptian producer of smartphones, expects to capture 17% of the country’s smartphone market...

Mohamed Mohsen July 3, 2018

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Arts & Culture
King Tutankhamun Exhibition Will Move from Los Angeles to Paris
Egyptian authorities have approved the relocation of the “King Tut: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh” from California, USA,...

Sara Ahmed September 6, 2018
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Photo Essays
Mawda Hesham: the Young Face of Gymnastics in Nubia
Three and half years ago, Mawda Hesham came across a Youtube video that inspired her journey with...

Nour Eltigani September 5, 2018
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News
Samsung Will Give Egypt One Million Tablets for Upcoming Academic Year
After receiving various offers from various international tech companies, Egypt will has accepted Samsung’s offer to supply...

Sara Ahmed September 5, 2018
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News
‘Egypt Is Less Affected By Global Economic Crises’: IMF Official
IMF’s Senior Resident Representative, Reza Baqir, recently stated that Egypt is less affected by global economic challenges...

Mirna Abdulaal September 5, 2018
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News
Police Foil Bombing Near US Embassy in Cairo
Police forces foiled an attempted terror attack outside the US Embassy in Cairo, arresting a man who...

Nour Eltigani September 4, 2018
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News
Heavy Trucks To Be Banned From Cairo’s Main Ring Road
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and ministers of transport and communication issued a decree on Sunday...

Mirna Abdulaal September 4, 2018
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News
Failed Suicide Attempt at Metro Station Sparks Controversy on Mental Health in Egypt
Social media users in Egypt outraged after Ahmed Abdel Hadi, a spokesman for the Egyptian Company for Metro...

Nour Eltigani September 4, 2018
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Feature
A History of the Mukhabarat
Dressed in a smart black suit, with his styled blond hair and glass of whiskey and cigarette...

Mirna Abdulaal September 3, 2018
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International
Hundreds of Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Feared Destroyed in Brazil Museum Fire
A devastating fire broke out on Sunday evening in Brazil and destroyed the 200-year old National Museum...

Mirna Abdulaal September 3, 2018
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Arts & Culture
Older Than Pharaohs: Archaeologists Unearth Village Older Than 5000 BC
One of the oldest villages in the Nile Delta, dating back to the Neolithic period, has been...

Sara Ahmed September 3, 2018
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News
MP Drafts Law To Jail Anyone Insulting Historical Figures
According to Egypt Independent, a draft law has been presented by Amr Hamrouch, Head of the Egyptian Parliament’s...

Egyptian Streets September 2, 2018
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Buzz
Egyptian Woman ‘Spat on by Man over Short Dress’
A young Egyptian woman took to her Facebook account to recount a sexual harassment incident, where a man...

Donya Sadek September 1, 2018