On Wednesday 27 August, a tuk-tuk driver was arrested in Cairo after a video circulated on social media showing him harassing famous American YouTuber Gisselle. The incident took place in the Imam al-Shafi’i cemetery area, a location that has r...

  Egypt’s Administrative Court has sent a lawsuit calling for an end to animal performances in circuses to the Commissioners’ Department for review on Tuesday, 26 August, according to local media reports. The case demands that circus shows r...

  “What sense it makes for these two mornings to exist side by side in the world where we live,” writes poet and essayist Anne Carson in her thought-provoking New Yorker piece. “To be alive is just this pouring in and out.” The two morni...

Shalateen Mineral Resources Company reported on Monday 25 August that it has surpassed 900 kilograms of gold output this year from the Ikhwat mine (a gold mining site in Egypt’s eastern desert) and artisanal mining operations.  The company is sett...

In recent weeks, Egypt’s IG TikTok community has been shaken by disturbing allegations against a well-known physics teacher, Hussein Khaled. Once celebrated for his charisma and teaching style, Khaled is currently at the center of serious accusatio...

A total lunar eclipse will be visible in Egypt on September 7, Ahram Online reports, citing the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics. While the full spectacle will last close to five and a half hours, the shadow of the earth will c...

An Israeli airstrike struck Nasser Hospital, the main medical facility in southern Gaza, on Monday, 25 August, killing at least 15 people, including several journalists, Reuters reported. The attack severely damaged the hospital, disrupting critical ...

In recent weeks, Egyptian social media has been engulfed in a high-profile controversy involving acclaimed Egyptian actress Wafaa Amer and an emerging TikTok personality named Marwa Yousry Abdelhamid. The dispute has escalated with surprising claims ...

In Egypt, ballet and belly dance represent two distinct yet culturally significant forms of expression, each with its own history, challenges, and societal interpretations. Belly dance in Egypt may have had roots reaching into ancient Egypt where dep...