From decorated streets to early morning prayers attended by families in their newly-purchased Eid clothing, most would say that the Eid spirit in Egypt is irreplaceable. Much like Christmas in Europe and the US, Egyptians are often keen on celebratin...

Human rights lawyer and activist Mahienour El Massry and journalists Mostafa Al Asar, Moataz Wadnan, and Esraa Abdelfattah were released from prison on Sunday 18 July, reported state media Al-Ahram. Mahienour’s release came on Sunday, according...

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...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...