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Sat, 17 Jul 2021 23:49:39 +0000Egypt’s Al Ahly Make History and Win Tenth CAF Champions League Title
Egyptian club Al Ahly achieved a new record on Saturday after winning their 10th CAF Champions League title, with a 3-0 final victory over 10-man South African rivals Kaizer Chiefs in Casablanca. Mohamed Sherif scored the first goal in the competitio...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 17:07:14 +0000
‘The Beginning of a New Republic’: Egypt Launches Largest Anti-Poverty Initiative
Marking the beginning of a large-scale project aimed to fight poverty across rural Egypt, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated the first phase of the ‘Decent Life’ (Haya Karima) initiative at the Cairo International St...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:19:43 +0000
‘No Trees Will Be Cut’: Egypt’s Ministry of Transportation on Maadi Road Project
The Ministry of Transportation released a statement on Friday 16 July 2021 regarding the current uproar on social media about the ‘Gazaer Axis’ (Algeria Axis) project in Maadi. The Ministry stated that the aim of this project is to solve ...
Fri, 16 Jul 2021 14:13:27 +0000
10 Lessons I Learned from Creating the Egyptian Streets Podcast
Diving into creating the Egyptian Streets Podcast for the first time, I had only done a few audio interviews before for college: producing, editing, and more importantly hosting a podcast was a completely new experience for me. While I was supported ...
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 19:26:31 +0000
Egypt Launches National Blood Plasma Donation Project
Egypt’s Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced on Wednesday 14 July 2021 a national project to establish blood plasma donations for medicine production as a part of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s initiative to achieve self-suffi...
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 17:31:16 +0000
Egyptian Film ‘Feathers’ Wins Cannes’ Critics’ Week Grand Prize
Egyptian filmmaker Omar El Zohairy has won the Grand Prize for Best Film in the Critics’ Week at Cannes for his comedic drama about a patriarchal father that turns into a chicken. The debut feature film tells the story of a passive mother whose lif...
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 15:48:49 +0000
Egyptian Dentist Bassem Samir Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Sexually Assaulting Men
On Thursday, July 15, an Egyptian criminal court sentenced famous dentist Dr Bassem Samir to 16 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting four men. The case came to light after Egyptian actor Abbas Abo El Hassan came forward with his own st...
Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:09:08 +0000
‘We Can’t Lose More Trees’: Egypt’s Maadi Road Project Sparks Uproar
Residents of the upscale Cairo suburb of Maadi are up-in-arms after the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation announced a new highway development that may result in the deforestation of some of Maadi’s most renowned areas. The Ministry of Transportat...
Wed, 14 Jul 2021 16:38:58 +0000
Science Geeks, Rejoice: New Egyptian Podcast Will Tackle All Things Science
Egyptian YouTuber Ahmed Samir, known for his 1+ million-subscriber YouTube channel Egychology, has partnered with regional podcast company Kerning Cultures Network to launch a new podcast titled ‘A Superbly Scientific Podcast’ (بودكاست عÙ...
Tue, 13 Jul 2021 19:06:17 +0000
Egypt Reports Lowest COVID-19 Daily Death Count Since Start of Pandemic
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced on Monday the lowest cases of COVID-19 deaths since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. In a statement, Egypt’s Ministry reported that 879 people recovered from the virus, brin...