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Wed, 13 Apr 2022 22:55:43 +0000
Enormous Explosion Felt in Nasr City as Fire Breaks Out
A break in a gas pipe near Al-Ahly Club in Nasr City exploded and led to a massive fire around 11 PM Cairo Time. Security officials swiftly moved to the scene of the explosion, accompanied by fire trucks, in an attempt to control the blaze after rec...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 21:28:52 +0000
Egypt Approves Draft Law Prohibiting Child Marriage
Under the guidance of Mostafa Madbouli, the Egyptian Prime Minister, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved a new draft law that solidifies the prohibition child marriage. The draft law has set out to criminalise underage marriage citing children’s ...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 15:51:46 +0000
10 Extinct Jobs in Egypt That Take You Back in Time
The World Economic Forum (WEF) observed in a 2020 report that “a new generation of smart machines, fueled by rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, could potentially replace a large proportion of existing human jobs.” The ad...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:12:17 +0000
10 Foreign Tourists, Egyptians Killed in Aswan Bus Crash
At least 10 people have been killed, including four French tourists, one Belgian tourist and five Egyptians, after a truck slammed into a bus on a highway near Luxor and Aswan. At least 14 other people were injured, reported the Ministry of Health. A...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:03:36 +0000
From Weathered Faces to Jagged Peaks: Egypt Through the Lens of Seif Amro
Warm hues, vast landscapes, and faces weary with what they have seen – the photography of 26-year-old Seif Amro is a window to a very personal side of Egypt that strikes an unlikely balance between romantic and raw. A mere six years ago, Amro k...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:11:51 +0000
Share’ Aleef: A Systemic Solution to Egypt’s Animal Rights Problem
Egypt has a stray animal population problem –  with the canine population estimated to be at 15 million, and though there is no data on the feline population, it can be inferred to be the same, if not more. Consequently, Egypt currently lacks an e...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:55:34 +0000
Side A, Track 1: Egypt’s Forgotten Cassette Culture
It’s approximately 5:35 PM on a hot summer day in Egypt’s July: pink and orange hues emanate from the setting sun, a long day at the beach is over, and the group of friends make their way back to their chalet. After an 8-hour beach day, a friend ...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:39:42 +0000
Egypt’s Urban Inflation Spikes Amid the Ukrainian Crisis
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced on Sunday that Egypt’s annual urban consumer price inflation has accelerated in March 2022 to 10.5 percent. This is the highest inflation rate recorded in approximately th...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 18:01:07 +0000
Egyptian Economist Found Dead in Psychiatric Hospital After ‘Disappearing”
Economist and researcher Ayman Hadhoud died at a psychiatric hospital where he was being held in custody, reported local media outlet Mada Masr and the BBC. Hadhoud, 48, had earlier been reportedly ‘forcibly disappeared’ per statements fr...

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:55:42 +0000
A Tale of Two Feelings: Grieving During the Joyous Holidays
“Grief, I’ve learned, is really just love. It’s all the love you want to give, but cannot. All that unspent love gathers up in the corners of your eyes, the lump in your throat, and in that hollow part of your chest. Grief is just love with no ...



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