“Black Friday in Egypt is a big scam,” says Sherif Othman, a 42-year-old novelist and owner of Concorde Decoration Company. Every year, as the month of November approaches, billboards with Black Friday announcements adorn Salah Salem street and 6...

As technology continues to expand into uncharted territory, Step Saudi remains ahead of the tide. As Saudi Arabia’s leading technology and startup festival, Step Saudi brings together global tech audiences, investors, brands, digital enthusiasts, a...

Celebrating the centenary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb, the National Museum of Egyptian civilization (NMEC) launched a month-long photographic exhibition of Hergé’s famed Tintin adventures in Egypt. It focuses particularly on the Belgi...

The first four seasons of ‘The Crown’ were polished and regal, but when I first heard Ya Ebn El Lazeena (Son of Gun) – a phrase commonly said in the Arabic casual language – in its fifth season, I knew it [season] was going to have a complete...

French luxury fashion house ‘Dior’ will present its Pre-Fall 2023 menswear collection at the backdrop of Giza Pyramids on 3 December. Designed by artistic director, British fashion designer Kim Jones, “the celestial collection celebrates a life...

After Egyptian actress Menna Shalaby was detained at Cairo International Airport while returning from overseas with suspected drugs, the Egyptian Public Prosecution ordered her release on 25 November on EGP 50,000 bail. The public prosecutor ordered ...

Scientists do not live in the spotlight. They are not usually found on the covers of magazines, in YouTube advertisements, or on grand highway billboards. Though there are countless researchers that have been published around the world, only few are ...

The Football Association of Wales (FAW) claims that FIFA has told World Cup venues to allow rainbow-coloured merchandise into stadiums for the remainder of the Qatar tournament. According to the Independent, FIFA said Qatar had given it assurances th...

India has offered Egypt a seat as a guest country in the yearlong Group of Twenty (G20) meetings starting this December, announced the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 24 November. The official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,...

Members of the Egyptian Parliament Health Affairs Committee announced Tuesday, 22 November, their decision to donate their organs after death. According to MP Inas Abdelhalim, Undersecretary of the Health Affairs Committee at the Egyptian Parliament,...