Egypt’s former Minister of Health and Population, and the country’s first female health minister, Maha El-Rabbat received the Heroine of Health Award at the World Health Summit on 17 October 2022. El-Rabbat was awarded in recognition of her leade...

On the sidelines of the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) in Washington, from October 14 to October 16, Egypt’s Minister of Finance, Mohamed Maait, noted that a total of USD 2.5 billion (EGP 49 b...

On Sunday 16 October, the Egyptian Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced a “staff-level agreement” between Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The agreement entails structural and financial details on Egyp...

Egypt’s Musicians’ Syndicate announced on Sunday 17, October a temporary ban on mahraganat music (also known as electro-folk or working-class rap). The ban includes suspending permits issued to mahraganat singers under the decisions of regulating...

Egypt and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have resolved major policy issues and will meet again on Saturday to finalize the loan – where IMF provides financing to member countries – programme, IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgi...

In 1997, a legislative proposal of drafting laws for organ transplant in Egypt stirred nationwide controversy. 15 years later, on 26 September 2022, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi announced the country’s plans to open the Middle East and ...

There is no place in Egypt untouched by culture and heritage: from the Nile River and the coastal turquoise-blue waters, to temples and tombs, palaces and museums – Egypt is an epicenter of tourism. Egypt has been increasing its efforts to position...

Mohamed Salah made UEFA Champions League history with a hat-trick in record time in Liverpool FC’s 7-1 defeat of Glasgow Rangers. He scored his three goals within six minutes and 12 seconds. Salah was left out of the starting line-up, but was later...

In St. Catherine, nature speaks a different language. While we — urban settlers —often speak of trees in our own terms, seeing them as beautiful scenery, the Bedouins in Sinai have taught me to not just think of nature aesthetically, but to also ...

Delectable smells come tipoteing from the oven door, and there is contagious comfort at the sight, smell, and taste of bakeries: brief moments of tangible – and edible – happiness. Tucked away in a cozy street on road 11 in Maadi, Ratios is a mic...