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Wed, 17 Nov 2021 06:55:58 +0000
Humans of Upper Egypt: Breaking Stereotypes on Egypt’s Misrepresented Communities
“Here I found love, peace, and beauty in everything around me,” says Faten Abu Bakr after living in Upper Egypt for one year. Originally from Alexandria, Faten Abu Bakr, a 25-year-old visual storyteller, decided to move to the far south o...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:26:03 +0000
Rayya and Sakina: The True Story Behind Egypt’s Notorious Serial Killers
“On November 15, 1920, an elderly man living in the al-Labban district of Alexandria, Egypt, reported a shocking discovery to his local police station. While installing a new sewage system in an apartment building managed by his family, he dug up t...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:45:00 +0000
How Egyptian Platform ‘techQualia’ Aims to Localise AI and Bridge Knowledge Gaps
Even though everyone is deeply immersed in technology, it is rarely ever understood. In the last few years, there has been a lot of news and debates on the future of technology, yet how will societies and regular individuals ultimately benefit from i...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 06:15:24 +0000
Egyptian Sheikh Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Raping a 10-Year-Old Girl
A Mansoura court has sentenced Suleiman Fayed Suleiman Mohamed to life imprisonment for sexually abusing an underage girl multiple times during her visits to him for Islamic lessons. Suleiman, an Imam of a mosque in Manshiyet al-Badawi village in the...

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 15:00:15 +0000
Introducing Egypt’s New Cultural Oasis: Hyatt Regency Cairo West
Like a solar boat in suspension, Hyatt Regency Cairo West sits elevated on the banks of the Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road. The solar boat metaphor is an accurate one, and is the main artery of the hotel’s appeal. Every careful detail is a nod to the...

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:32:22 +0000
A Monument Lost to Time: The Pharos of Alexandria
Guarding the coast, bathed in sun-scarring and salt, stood one of Egypt’s most daunting structures: the Pharos of Alexandria, the third tallest human-made structure of its time and a blueprint for what would later be considered the modern lighthous...

Sun, 14 Nov 2021 15:05:34 +0000
Egyptian Graphic Designer’s Work Displayed at COP26 Exhibition
The Nubian Story, an audio narrative accompanied by a set of illustrations created by Egyptian graphic designer Farida Eltigi, is currently being displayed at an exhibition under the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, UK. Titl...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 16:18:07 +0000
Egypt Installs Walk-In COVID-19 Vaccination Units at Cairo Metro Stations
A vaccination unit has been set up at the Sadat metro station in Cairo to allow commuters to receive COVID-19 shots, announced the official spokesman of the Cairo Metro company, Ahmed Abdel Hady, adding that it will be the first of 20 such units acro...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021 14:55:35 +0000
Architecture, Cats, and Food: Arab World Twitter Account Captures the Beauty of Egypt
Created in 2016 and attracting more than 200 thousand followers, the Arab World Twitter account captures the hidden beauty that can be found in all Arab countries, from the stone deserts of Morocco to the mouthwatering oriental desserts in Syria. Egy...

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 20:09:12 +0000
Egypt’s Sharm El Sheikh Selected to Host Climate Change Conference in 2022
Egypt’s Ministry of Environment announced that Egypt was selected to officially host the 27th session of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh (COP27). In her speech at the Glasgow COP26 Conference, Egypt’s ...



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