Egyptian Streets
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 16:16:20 +0000Egypt’s Olympians Return Home Having Made History
As the final bells and whistles ring out for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games, the long awaited games draw to an end. From high dives to handball, athletes have burned the midnight oil working towards their personal glories – with heart and ...
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 14:52:29 +0000Nile Boat Engulfed By Flames as Smoke Rises in Heart of Cairo
A Zamalek Nile boat, believed to be Omar El-Khayam, was engulfed by a massive fire on Sunday 8 August. Smoke continued to plume over the Cairene skyline for hours as civil defense forces and firefighters have attempted to temper the flames, wi...
Sun, 08 Aug 2021 11:57:39 +0000In Photos: Pharaoh Khufu’s Boat Transported to the Grand Egyptian Museum
Pharaoh Khufu’s 4,600-year-old vessel, also known as the Solar Boat, has been moved from its well-known home next to the Giza pyramids to the Grand Egyptian Museum, a statement by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said. According to the M...
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 12:20:04 +0000Feryal Abdelaziz Wins Historic GOLD for Egypt at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Feryal Abdelaziz, 22, has made history for Egypt after winning a gold medal in the women’s karate kumite +61kg event. Abdelaziz’s historic achievement came after she defeated Azerbaijan’s Irina Zaretska 2-0 in the final event of the tou...
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:21:42 +0000Renowned Egyptian Actress Dalal AbdelAziz Dies Aged 61
Renowned Egyptian actress Dalal AbdelAziz passed away at the age of 61 on Saturday morning as a result of COVID-19 related complications, family members announced. Ramy Radwan, Donia Samir Ghanem’s husband, posted on Facebook saying, “The kindest...
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 11:12:19 +0000Ahmed Elgendy Wins Egypt’s First Silver Medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Ahmed Elgendy has made Olympics history for Egypt, winning the country’s first ever medal in the men’s modern pentathlon event and the country’s first non-bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Elgendy, who is just 21-years-o...
Sat, 07 Aug 2021 09:37:26 +0000Medal Remains a Dream as Egypt’s Handball Team Loses Bronze to Spain
Egypt’s dreams for a historic Olympic Games medal in handball have been dashed after the Pharaohs lost their bronze-medal match against Spain 33-31 at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Despite the loss, this marked the first time an African country...
Fri, 06 Aug 2021 12:19:24 +0000Giana Farouk Wins Egypt’s Fourth Medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Giana Farouk, 26, has secured Egypt’s fourth medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the women’s karate kumite -61kg event. Farouk’s bronze medal achievement marks Egypt’s first ever Olympic Games medal in karate. Farouk had booke...
Thu, 05 Aug 2021 10:36:28 +0000Heartbreak as Egypt Misses Out on Handball Gold after France Defeat at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
The Pharaohs have missed out on a chance for a gold medal after being defeated by France in the semifinals of the men’s handball tournament at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games on Thursday 5 August. Egypt lost the low-scoring match by 27-23, with the F...
Wed, 04 Aug 2021 19:44:07 +0000Egyptian Documentary ‘Lift Like a Girl’ Now Available on Netflix
After world-premiering in Toronto as well as the Cairo International Film Festival, the documentary ‘Lift Like a Girl’ is now available on Netflix to watch worldwide, according to a statement on the film’s Facebook page. The first E...