After its inauguration on Wednesday 30 June by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly alongside the Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem, the Cairo International Book Fair opens today Thursday 1 July to the public. Its aim is to welcome 100,000 visitors dai...

The National Wage Council (NWC) announced on Monday 28 June the raising of the minimum wage of private-sector employees from EGP 2,000 to EGP 2,400 per month effective January 2022. NWC also added in its announcement that a periodic bonus would be ha...

Named after the refreshing, ice-cold drink many Egyptians remember from their youth, Granita feels like a portal back to simpler, less hectic times – a testament to its self-proclaimed image as a contemporary take on the olden days of cosmopolitan ...

Clashes between police and protestors erupted on 29 June in Silwan as Israel demolished a Palestinian butcher shop, resulting in 13 injuries, according to Reuters. The demolition of the shop was carried out under the claim that it was built illegally...

A new app aims to revolutionize banking for many Egyptians, providing an online-only experience. The banking startup, named Telda, officially launched in April 2021 after securing a USD 5 million pre-seed, the biggest of its kind in the region. The c...

In May 2021, I was sitting with my Arabic teacher in an informal street restaurant located in a few tight alleyways in Alexandria’s Shatby district. I was asking him about the area. He looked up, “all of these buildings are illegal you know.” I...

Albert Tadros excitedly opens a plastic box, revealing a satisfyingly neat display of coloring markers, tin boxes, and piles of paper squares. “It’s the Crit Kit,” he announces proudly. Out of context, it may look like a complicated craft proje...

Egypt’s House of Representatives approved a new draft law that facilitates the dismissal of government employees with links to the Muslim Brotherhood on Monday 28 June. The proposal, which was initially an amendment to the Non-Disciplinary Dismissa...

In a statement released on Sunday, Egypt’s Prosecutor General Hamada El-Sawy and the delegation of the Public Prosecution announced that 114 artifacts have returned to Cairo after they were smuggled to France. The statement adds that the Prosecutor...

Young Egyptians are increasingly seeking new ways to boost their income, with 30 percent of those who invest in Egyptian stocks being between the age of 21 and 40. It is a popular misconception that ‘investment’ as a concept is exclusively for ac...