Israeli warplanes launched powerful airstrikes on central and coastal areas of Beirut on Wednesday afternoon, striking densely populated commercial and residential neighborhoods without prior warning, in what Lebanese officials and media descr...

Egypt will cancel the use of paper passport cards for Egyptian passengers at Cairo International Airport starting Saturday 11 April, according to a statement by the Ministry of Civil Aviation on Tuesday 7 April. The passport card system had been prop...

The United States and Iran have agreed to a two-week ceasefire, in a move aimed at de-escalating ongoing tensions and opening a window for negotiations. US President Donald Trump said in a social media post on late Tuesday, 7 April, that planned mili...

Egypt is set to introduce a dedicated mobile SIM card for children within the next 60 days, according to a statement by the Minister of Communications and Information Technology on Sunday 5 April. The SIM card, which is being developed in coordinatio...

Language in Egypt has regularly evolved with technology, and now, artificial intelligence (AI) and Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT, are shaping written and spoken language in Egypt and worldwide. The sweeping linguistic shift appears in...

  EgyptAir announced on 3 April the expansion of its international network with two new direct routes from Cairo to Los Angeles and Chicago, marking the airline’s first flights to the United States West Coast.  The Los Angeles service will be...

Egypt’s foreign minister Badr Abdelatty warned on Sunday, 5 April that rising tensions in the Middle East could lead to a major regional crisis, as Egypt steps up diplomatic efforts to calm the situation. Under the direction of President Abdel Fatt...

  Egypt will raise electricity prices for commercial customers and for higher-use residential consumption brackets starting in April, the Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy said on Saturday 4 April in a statement, citing a “severe an...

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held a phone call on Friday, 3 April, to discuss ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, emphasizing the need for de-escalation and diplomatic solutio...