The United Kingdom announced new measures targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, 8 September, including a ban on imports of goods produced in the settlements and sanctions against individuals and companies involved in set...

  A week ago, the graduation ceremony of Jomana Kamal, a biotechnology graduate of Badr University in Cairo, became the centre of a national argument about women’s clothing, authority, and public morality. According to Kamal’s accoun...

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly directed officials on Monday, 7 September, to begin the “Greening Cairo” initiative, ordering immediate tree planting along the capital’s Ring Road and other major thoroughfares, alongside a citywide inventory of...

Blank walls don’t tell much about the person in the room. Printed reproductions are a more affordable substitute for original art, but they are often dull and not as closely connected to the original brushwork. Original paintings by artists such as...

Thinking about studying abroad in 2026? Egypt offers an exciting combination of internationally oriented universities, relatively affordable living costs, a rich cultural environment, and access to one of the world’s most historically significant r...

Egypt’s trade deficit widened by 58.5 percent in June compared with the previous year, reaching USD 7.5 billion (EGP 382.3 billion) as imports outpaced export growth, according to figures released Monday by the Central Agency for Public Mobilizatio...

“Shemal, yameen. Ehna E-Masryeen!” (“Left, right, we are Egyptians!”) a group of Egyptian fans chant outside Seattle’s iconic Pier 58 stadium. I joined the thousands dressed in red-black-and-white marching from the Central Waterfront to Lum...

Egypt has dispatched a legal team to Saudi Arabia to follow up on a bus crash that killed two Egyptian Umrah pilgrims and injured 25 others near Al-Jumum, according to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on Sunday, 6 September. The bus wa...

EgyptAir has launched its first direct flight between Cairo International Airport and Zanzibar, Tanzania, according to a statement by the national carrier on Saturday, 5 September. The new route will operate twice a week on Fridays and Sundays, using...