Cairo Governorate has referred the excessive pruning of trees at the Children’s Park in Heliopolis to the Public Prosecution and suspended all work at the site after an inspection revealed violations, according to an official statement. The park, a...

The number of foreigners working in Egypt fell 7.2 percent last year, to 21,973 from 23,683 in 2024, according to an annual report released Sunday, 1 November, by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The drop amounts to...

Egypt’s General Authority for Veterinary Services launched a week-long campaign on Sunday, 1 November, to vaccinate stray dogs against rabies free of charge across all governorates, as part of the country’s efforts to eliminate the disease by 203...

Shakira has again postponed her concert at the Pyramids of Giza, originally scheduled for 28 November, citing the “current circumstances in the region,” and moved the show to 2 April 2027. “It truly breaks my heart that we have to wait a little...

Residents of Burullus, a coastal town in Egypt’s Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, celebrated student Mayar Mahmoud Othman’s victory in the tenth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge by painting a mural of her at the town’s entrance. The...

La Viennoise, a 130-year-old heritage building in Downtown Cairo, is being transformed into a retail and cultural destination, with new restaurants, cafés, and local brands opening as the latest phase of its restoration nears completion. Located at ...

Three people, including a bus driver, were killed and 25 others were injured on Friday, 30 October, when a passenger bus collided with a heavy truck loaded with sand on the road between Hurghada and Ras Gharib, officials said.  The crash occurred ab...

  An unexpected digital billboard hack in Giza has caught attention after inappropriate footage appeared on a large advertising screen on Thursday, October 29. Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has now revealed what happened, explaining that the in...

  The year was 1992 when Egyptian singer Simone released Mabsouta (Happy, 1992) as part of her album Alo (Hello, 1993). In the music video, she appeared in black sunglasses, with a head of unruly, curly hair and an oversized black suit. She look...