Cairo Governor Ibrahim Saber has ordered on Tuesday 28 April a halt on issuing new licences for restaurant and café activities in several of the capital’s most historic and residential districts, including Heliopolis, Maadi, Zamalek, and Ga...

  The United Arab Emirates announced on Tuesday, 28 April, that it will leave the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) effective May 1, removing one of the group’s top producers and further testing the cartel’s in...

  Agriculture continues to be one of the most important parts of Egypt’s economy, because it contributes a significant share of national income while also supporting livelihoods in many regions.  In recent years, data from the World Bank indi...

Egypt has cancelled its early closing rule for shops and restaurants, bringing back normal working hours across the country. The decision was announced on Sunday, 26 April after a cabinet meeting led by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly. Officials revi...

Earlier in January, a new viral trend captured social media users’ interest.  When Egyptians opened ChatGPT earlier this year and typed some version of “create a caricature of me based on everything you know about me,” few considered that such...

This January, British journalist Alex Preston submitted a review of Jean-Baptiste Andrea’s novel ‘Watching Over Her’ to The New York Times, which was polished with the help of an artificial intelligence (AI) tool. The piece borrowed phrases...

Alaa Saad, a journalist traveling alone this January, contacted the Safwa Utopia hotel in Port Said city, Egypt, to book a room for a night. The hotel turned her away because she is a single woman. No explanation was offered beyond the phrase “sing...

  Egypt is currently moving forward with a redevelopment plan for the Blue Hole area in Sinai, aiming to attract tourists while protecting the delicate coral reefs that make the site world-famous, according to an official statement from the Mini...

Egypt has earmarked EGP 35 billion (USD 666 million) in public investments for the North Sinai and South Sinai governorates across Fiscal Year (FY) 2025/26 and FY 2026/27, Minister of Planning and Economic Development Ahmed Rostom said in a statement...