A group of graceful swimmers performs artistic swimming routines in a pool at least three meters deep; their moves, synchronized with the music, are fluid, strong and fierce. Making progress in the last two decades, they’ve come to represent Egypt ...

Chosen as as the “Egyptian Capital of Culture for 2021”, Egypt’s Minister of Culture Inas Abdel Dayem and Governor of Port Said Adel el-Ghadban will launch a series of cultural events to celebrate the gems of Port Said’s culture a...

Shopping for school supplies, ironing uniforms, and setting alarms: these activities are the main focus of most Egyptian families during this time of the year. With back-to-school season upon us, and parents psychologically rolling their sleeves for ...

Young Egyptians continue to inspire and impress with their creativity, and the publishing industry is no exception. More and more Egyptian authors are emerging to tell their stories and have their voices heard. The books in this list offer a small sa...

Egypt’s Ministry of Social Solidarity released a statement calling on nurseries to stop putting verses from the Quran or the Bible on their entrances. This came after a photo of a nursery gate that had a Quranic verse circulated on social media. Th...

Daytime in Cairo is a carnival of sights and sounds: from the cries of street vendors and deafening car horns in the rush hour bustle, to unending construction projects and hauls of colourful produce piled up in the backs of trucks weaving their way ...

Good news for dessert enthusiasts everywhere: 4 September is Eat an Extra Dessert Day. The unofficial holiday is best celebrated in Egypt, a country known for its wide array of decadently sweet oriental desserts such as basbousa, kunafa, and loqmet e...

Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced that 318 new COVID-19 cases were recorded on Friday evening in addition to 11 cases of death, bringing the total number of cases to 289,353. The Ministry also added that 651 patients have been...

‘Mousa’ might seem like a typical superhero movie at first. But it represents a new chapter in Egyptian cinema that leans more into creative storytelling and science fiction, allowing audiences in the region to become more prepared for what might...

Mohamed Elzayat, 20, has secured Egypt’s seventh medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in the men’s Taekwondo -61kg K44 event. Elzayat’s achievement marks Egypt’s first non-powerlifting medal at the 2020 Paralympics. Elzayat mis...