The Pharaohs have managed to stave off an aggressive Spanish side in their first football contest at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Egypt, who are in Group C along with Spain, Argentina and Australia, played a defensive match against the Spaniards, with fe...

Spending the Eid vacation in Cairo has its own charm; the empty streets open up a world of possibilities that are usually challenging due to Cairo’s traffic. Whether you’d like to dance the night away, learn a new skill, or explore new genres of ...

Spending the Eid break by the beach is great, but there’s a certain charm to spending it in Cairo as well; the streets are empty so you can go anywhere in town in no time. There are a lot of activities you can do in Cairo during Eid, but a wonderfu...

Two former Egyptian Olympic medalists, Taekwondo fighter Hedaya Malak and Fencer Alaa Abouelkassem, were chosen by the Egyptian Olympic Committee (EOC) to carry the Egyptian flag at Friday’s opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympic Games. Hedaya will ...

They say that there is nothing more wholesome than the memories we create during childhood, and in Egypt, there are no memories that are quite like the ones we create on Eid. There would simply be no Eid holiday if it weren’t for the childhood ritu...

Most Egyptians use the long Eid vacation as an opportunity to escape Cairo and hit the beach, but this isn’t the case for everyone. Some people need to stay in the city for work or other obligations, while others decide to stay just to enjoy Cairo ...

Cairo is known to have some of the oldest and most beautiful mosques in the world. While people tend to celebrate historical mosques and their iconic architecture styles, some mosques which were built in the past few years seem to have made it to the...

The Egyptian Streets Podcast is BACK! Season 2 focuses on Egyptian women: QAHIRAT. The Egyptian woman is multi-faceted, creative, and absolutely powerful. Egyptian Streets is bringing you stories of 10 Egyptian women, from Cairo and the world. Najla ...

Ahead of the upcoming Eid Al Adha holiday in Egypt, the Cairo Governor announced a fine of up to EGP 10,000 for slaughtering animals on the street as part of Eid Al Adha celebrations. In a statement released on Saturday, 17 July, Cairo Governor Maj G...

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...