Amassing a wealth of EGP 5.7 billion (USD 7 billion at the time) during his peak in 1986, Ahmed Al-Raya was an Egyptian conman so notorious that a television series centered around his upbringing, businesses, and crimes. That wealth is equivalent to ...

Egypt’s Al-Azhar Grand Imam, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb issued a decision on Monday, 21 September to appoint Nahla El-Saidi, the Dean of the College of Islamic Sciences for Expats, as his advisor, making her the first woman to be appointed to this posit...

Passengers to Egypt now are allowed up to EGP 10,000 in gifts (USD 513.6), explains the advisor for Customs Authority for Airport Affairs, Ibrahim Abdel Latif. This number, according to the Customs Authority website, was previously set at EGP 1,500 (...

Once upon a time in Alexandria’s Antoniadis Gardens, every tree was perfectly pruned, and no leaf was left out of place or unswept. It was a space of tranquility and grace, where tall palms and flowering greenery lined beautifully, with heritage ke...

From small porcelain trinkets to closets bursting with winter clothes: Egyptians have, over the decades, developed a proclivity for hoarding karakeeb: unused, miscellaneous clutter that serves a minor purpose, be it sentimental, practical, or simply ...

Egypt’s museums have always reawakened and inspired the curiosity of people around the world on ancient Egypt, preserving the infinite breadth of ancient knowledge under one roof. But today, there are new ways to recapture some of the curiosity tha...

Photojournalists are storytellers like no other. They are our eyes to the world, speaking truth about narratives overlooked and people often forgotten. In Asmaa Waguih’s photographs, there are hearts that yearn for freedom and war-ridden lands that...

Cairo stands as a city with traffic choked streets, but if you know where to look, there are places for leisurely strolling and energetic striding, for those who have a hungry heart to roam. Walkable cities are known for giving a boost to their citiz...

With birthdays less than two weeks apart, and schedules too busy to navigate, my husband and I have a tradition of having a single celebratory birthday dinner for the both of us, but making sure to go all out on it. Planning for this occasion, we bro...

As a six-year-old child in 1948, Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish, who was born in the village of Berweh, witnessed first-hand the total obliteration of his home as a result of the establishment of the Israeli state. Though the village is now visibly...