Dovetailed with Egyptian theatre narratives is Guiseppe Verdi’s ‘Aida’: an opera saturated with tragedy and desire, a vision of Aida on her knees mourning a lover, of Radamès’ undying devotion to his own passions. ‘Aida’ explores the maj...

In the winter of 1907, a former Egyptian army officer of the Orabi Revolt tried to combat colonialism once more – this time through satirical illustrations. When Abdul Hamid Zaki founded his illustrative magazine, he aimed to provide a platform for...

There is a place covered in smells of nostalgia, where the waters sparkle in turquoise blue and glistening sunbeams slip through the days of simple pleasures. A beach passed down from generation to generation, carrying tales of midsummer dreams and p...

Salt levels the upper lip, and a pale Alexandrian sky sits over Fouad Street. A statue of Alexander the Great, straddled on a black horse, points down its avenue, and the Mediterranean cups its end. From the Ptolemies to the Pashas, Fouad Street has ...

England Squash, the national governing body for squash in England, announced on Monday, 6 June that Egyptian former world number one Squash champion Mohamed ElShorbagy has switched his allegiance to England instead of Egypt and will now compete under...

On 5 June, Forbes Middle East revealed a list of its 50 top Egyptian companies in 2022 thus far. Despite ongoing economic strains, these 50 companies have significantly out-performed themselves over the past year, data demonstrates. The ranking highl...

“As Egyptians, most of us either have no idea about our medical records and our diagnosis, or our data is lost because of countless prescriptions and lab reports,” says Sherif Baroudy, Founder and CEO of Doxx. Driven by a passion to prioritize Eg...

Egypt’s mahraganat music (which literally translates to festival music) has been the topic of controversy arguably since the appointment of veteran singer, Hany Shaker, as the President of the Music Syndicate. An evolving genre born from the impact...

Accused of failing to keep their marriage, not putting their children first, or simply not ‘marriage material’, divorced women in Egypt have long been under a shadow in the eyes of society. Yet, in Egypt’s patriarchal society, this is a percept...

Diplomacy has existed for millennia, a political tool of peace that ensured earlier civilizations maintained peaceful relationships between nations, groups, or individuals. In fact, the earliest recorded treaty in political history was between Ancien...