Egyptian authorities arrested a male nurse earlier today, Saturday the 3rd of July, following reports that he sexually assaulted a female patient in a private hospital in Giza, according to Egypt Independent. The arrest came after the victim filed a ...

Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi inaugurated today the ‘July 3 Naval Base’ located in Gargoub area in Egypt’s northwest coast. The July 3 Naval Base is regarded as Egypt’s largest naval base and stretches over 10 million square me...

Egypt has launched an online e-visa portal for tourists through which they can get their tourist visas to visit Egypt. According to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the service is available to tourists from 74 countries and in eight languages...

Mental illness can be isolating. As society always amplifies the significance of being resilient and strong, the moments when we are most vulnerable are often the loneliest. It is when you can’t get out of bed; you can’t function or go on with th...

Berlin-based Egyptian hip-hop artist Khalid Gad premiered a music video for his new hit track titled “First Game” (Awel Leba) on Friday 2 July. “First Game” is the first single off the 27-year-old’s upcoming album. The Egyptian-German urban...

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...