Egyptian Streets
Fri, 05 Feb 2021 15:09:11 +0000Egyptian Actor Ezzat El-Alaili Dies Aged 86
Renowned Egyptian actor Ezzat El-Alaili died aged 86 on Friday, according to an official announcement by his family, Ahram Online reports. The funeral was held at 6 October mosque after afternoon prayers, Ashraf Zaki, the head of the Actors Syndicate...
Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:20:44 +0000Egypt: New Golden-Tongued Mummies Unearthed in Alexandria
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced last Friday that an Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission in western Alexandria succeeded in discovering 16 burials that were popular in the Greek and Roman eras. The mission, from the University ...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:17:37 +0000Egypt to Launch Satellite ‘Next’ at End of 2021, Establish African Space Agency in Egyptian Space City
Egypt’s head of the Egyptian Space Agency, Mohammed El-Qousi, stated on Saturday that Egypt will launch a satellite in December 2021 named ‘Next’ for further scientific research in order to promote space science in the country. Alon...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:47:57 +0000TikTok Content Creator Haneen Hossam Released from Jail Pending Trial
Haneen Hossam has been released from jail, local media reports. Her discharge came earlier today, as she was released from the Sahel police station after posting bail, which was set at EGP 5,000. The decision to release Hossam on bail pending her tri...
Tue, 02 Feb 2021 14:56:04 +0000Bridging Home and Abroad: Introducing the Dialogue Center for Egyptian Students Abroad
Anyone who has studied abroad or far from home, knows of the importance to feel and stay connected to their home country. Those abroad seem to have a heightened sense of wanting to stay in-the-know, wanting to keep their culture alive and wanting to ...
Mon, 01 Feb 2021 18:30:07 +0000Alexandria Among Most Popular Tourist Destinations in 2021: TripAdvisor
Alexandria has been selected as one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations in 2021, according to a list published by well known travel website TripAdvisor. Among a list of 25 destinations worldwide, Alexandria came in sport 23, according ...
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 19:50:11 +0000Some of Egypt’s Top Female Leading Ladies of the Silver Screen: Then and Now
There are some names that are absolutely never forgotten; some names that at a mere mention of, one can immediately picture the person perfectly; some names that trigger immediate responses. That being said, there are plenty of names from Egyptian ...
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 19:21:43 +0000Hijabis Demand Justice in the Egyptian Workplace
Egypt is a country with, as of April to June 2020, a 9.6 percent unemployment rate, a rise of 1.9 percent from the first quarter of the year. However, for veiled women (hijabis), who objectively constitute a majority of women in Egypt, employment is ...
Sun, 31 Jan 2021 18:47:42 +0000First 50K AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses Arrive in Egypt
Egypt has received a first batch of 50,000 doses of the British Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as part of a 20 million dose agreement, reports the Egyptian Unified Procurement Agency. The batch arrived on 31 January aboard an Emirates Airlines plane comi...
Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:09:30 +0000Famed Egyptian Hair Stylist Mohamed Al Sagheer Dies of COVID-19
Egyptian hair stylist and entrepreneur Mohamed Al Sagheer passed away earlier today, according to local media reports. Breaking the news was Al Sagheer’s son-in-law, actor Ahmed Saqqa, who took to instagram to announce the legendary hair stylist’...