In 2004, an office worker could sit with a single task for roughly two and a half minutes before glancing away. Today, that same worker lasts an average of 47 seconds before switching his or her attention, according to a 2023 University of California...

Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, spoke by phone with his Dutch counterpart, Dick Berendsen, on Monday, 13 October, to press for the release of an Egyptian citizen detained in the Netherlands and to demand stronger protection for Egypt’s ...

Two Egyptian truck drivers were killed, and a third was wounded in Khartoum, Sudan, after a gunman opened fire on them, Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said Monday, 12 October.  Sudanese police said the suspect had been arrested and had confessed, tellin...

  Egypt has arranged the safe passage of 15 Egyptian sailors stranded in Ukraine into neighbouring Moldova on Monday, 12 October, where they are awaiting the earliest available flight back to Egypt. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty directed the m...

  Forty hours of meticulous craftsmanship. Forty hours of weaving Egypt’s identity into every detail of a bag. Forty hours of creating a piece of Egypt to share with the world. This is how Egyptian luxury house Shahira Lasheen’s debut bag co...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi announced on 12 October that he secured around 20 agreements and memoranda of understanding during his Asian tour, which included South Korea, Malaysia, and Indonesia from 6 to 11 October, calling for Egyptian ...

  Egypt and Indonesia have agreed to deepen cooperation in defence, trade, investment and other strategic sectors, while rejecting the forced displacement of Palestinians and calling for de-escalation in the Gulf.  The commitments were outlined...

Egypt’s annual inflation rate rose slightly to 12.8 percent in September 2026, compared to 12.7 percent in August, as rising food prices, particularly vegetables, contributed to higher living costs, according to data released by the Central Agency ...

There are no signs for it, no manual, no test to pass, but every driver in Cairo knows the rules of the road that matter most are the ones nobody wrote down.  A honk means “move, I am coming through”. A raised hand means “sorry”. An arm out ...