Egypt has been named Best Tourist Destination for 2026 at the 24th KITF International Tourism Fair, as reported by Sada El Balad on Friday, 24 April. The award was announced during the annual exhibition held in Almaty, a city in Kazakhstan, and one o...

  A new idea in Egypt is starting a lot of debate after a member of parliament, Amira Fouad, suggested changing the personal status law. Her proposal would give a wife the legal right to ask for a divorce through court if it is proven that her h...

  I returned to my family home in Liguria this year to celebrate Easter—a day that, for most Italians, is synonymous with gathering. As dozens of relatives sat around a table laden with colourful vegetables and roasted meats, a scene from a bo...

  Egypt’s cabinet has approved a new draft law on Wednesday, 22 April, that will regulate family matters for Christian citizens, in a move aimed at improving and unifying existing rules. Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that the draft...

Egypt has declared Thursday 7 May an official paid public holiday in observance of Labor Day, according to a statement issued by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Wednesday, 22 April. The holiday will replace Friday 1 May, the official date of Labor...

  Long before there was any idea of a fashion brand, an Egyptian grandmother had an entire brand of her own, hidden in a place that only she and the other women in her family knew, and that place was her closet. Her closet, in and of itself, was...

Egypt’s attorney general has issued a travel ban on parents who defy court-ordered alimony. Defaulters are to be added to no-fly lists and placed under arrival surveillance to protect women and children of divorce. The directive, issued Monday,...

Egypt has launched an upgraded online ticket booking platform for the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), aimed at improving the visitor experience and enhancing digital security, according to a statement by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Monday...

Egypt’s Rania Al-Mashat has been appointed as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), according to a statement by United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres on Monday, 20 April...