The critically acclaimed Hulu dramedy Ramy (2019) has never failed to tap into human emotion, and the third season is no different. Premiering 30 September on Hulu and OSN +, the events pick up a year after season two’s finale, which ended with Ram...

Egypt’s annual urban consumer inflation has spiked to 15 percent, its highest in four years, according to data from the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on 10 October 2022. Consumer inflation is a term that signifies t...

Egypt prides itself on its nokta (joking) culture, often as an outlet for explaining everyday life in the country, in both the darkest and brightest of times. This culture came to life with the rise of comedic films, such as ‘Asal Eswed (Bitterswee...

Was she really a woman? Fatima contemplates, as her grandmother walks inside the tent, covered in a large dark-blue garment that absorbs every atom in the air, and carries the vastness of the desert with it. The desert’s landscape is only a natural...

Egypt has long been home to the Arab world’s golden screen – the Hollywood of the Middle East. Since the first feature-length film in 1927, Egypt’s cinematic commentary has tackled social, political, and cultural issues. A special setlist of th...

  Google has paid homage to renowned Egyptian historian and scholar, Mostafa El-Abbadi in its latest signature Doodle on 10 October, celebrating what would have been his 94th birthday. El-Abbadi was a prominent historian and professor of Greco-R...

Around 90 heads of state will be flying to Egypt for the United Nations’ 27th Climate Change Conference (COP27), set to begin on 6 November and conclude by 18 November. “We’ve received a large number of confirmations from around the wor...

From a distance, it is likened to a citadel: with a wide dome and daunting structure. Closer, it is more akin to a mosque, with the illusion of crescent peaks and minarets. However, when one stands at the gates, it is neither; it is Cairo’s corners...

Twelve Egyptians feature on this year’s edition of Forbes Middle East’s 30 Under 30 List, which was published on 7 October 2022. This is Forbes Middle East’s fifth 30 Under 30, yet again showcasing plenty of Egypt’s brightest and most impactf...

Zaghloul, or red dates, decorate the streets of Egypt on towering palm trees – grace and poise in nature. Harvested and pollinated by hand, the zaghloul dates – with a deep red to burgundy skin – resemble giant red grapes and taste like crisp a...