Ten million Egyptians work abroad – half of that number work in the Gulf, bringing their home country more than EGP 460 billion (USD 20 billion) in remittances each year. Yet the Egypt-to-Gulf migration experience is far more than a statistic. Behi...

“I’m tired, I want to die,” Nael Mohamed, a 14 year-old Sudanese boy, once expressed after he was attacked by two Egyptians in the streets of Cairo. Captured in a video that was later uploaded to TikTok, the two men were seen throwing stones an...

The United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader, Rishi Sunak, announced on 28 October his decision to not attend COP27, the annual climate summit hosted by Egypt in Sharm El-Sheikh starting 6 November 2022. The reasoning behin...

Egyptians woke up on Thursday to more news anxiety, with the local currency sliding to a record new low, falling by more than 14 percent against the U.S. dollar. The news comes after the Central Bank of Egypt’s acting governor, Hassan Abdalla, said...

It is that time of the year once more: when summer vacations come to a close, and the cool autumn breeze gradually drops in temperatures, as Egyptians begin ditching t-shirts and light fabrics for their winter wardrobe. While summer is often associat...

Applying for a visa can often be an obstacle that forces many Egyptians to cancel travel plans or delay them, whether due to fear of being rejected, or unaffordable application costs. Despite ranking in the 94th place out of 112 countries on Henley a...

As of 27 October 2022, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Egypt have reached an agreement for EGP 68 billion (USD 3 billion), according to an IMF press release. The loan comes in the form of a staff-level agreement to implement comprehensive e...

The Egyptian Pound has slid by more than 14 percent against the United States’ Dollar as of Thursday 27, October, reaching an all-time low at EGP 22.8 for every USD 1. While Egypt has secured a loan from the International Monetary Fund amid major e...

October marks the start of spooky season: a month that promises Halloween candy and a myriad of slasher flicks to match. Although far from traditional Egyptian celebrations, Halloween has recently come to be celebrated in the country’s largest and ...

Gaming is mostly considered a pastime activity to many, and for parents especially, it is rarely seen as a solid business idea to start post-graduation. But this was not the case for Samer Wagdy, Mustafa Zaza, and Bishoy Mesdary, three passionate gam...