Welsh-Egyptian Filmmaker Sally El Hosaini has begun directing The Swimmers, a feature film produced by Netflix and Working Title about Syrian refugee sisters Yusra and Sarah Mardini. The Swimmers follows the story of Yusra and Sarah and retells th...

Vegan fattah? Is there really a worthy vegan alternative for fattah? With veganism garnering more and more attention as a healthy and nutritious lifestyle choice in recent years, the adoption of this diet has been slowly on the rise in Egypt, as well...

Egypt’s largest private solar plant, Kom Ombo has received $114 million financing package from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the OPEC Fund for International Development (OPEC Fund), the African Development Bank (AfDB)...

In the mind of many youth today, farming is often considered to be an ‘old profession’ – a difficult and intensive activity that does not provide enough income, and even more so does not align with the digitalized and corporate worl...

Not many can say that they’ve made the monumental shift from working on an oil rig to becoming a professional dancer, yet Yara Saleh has done exactly that. What’s more, she’s introducing the genre of ‘Dancehall’ to Egypt through...

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs suggested on Wednesday that Egypt and Sudan return to African Union-led negotiations on the annual operation of the GERD Nile dam and to “respect the AU-led process.” In a letter addressed to ...

In what ways do data and narrative interact? Are we driven by the data, or by the stories that the data lets us tell? These questions, amongst others, are what Cairotronica’s upcoming festival aims to address. Through a series of online and in-pers...

Earlier today, a spokesperson for Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population warned of a potential public health disaster if the nation continues to flout COVID-19 safety measures and regulations, Egypt Independent reports. In a televised statement,...

Giving to charity or supporting a nonprofit organization is a way to express your connection with your community and the world. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become even more crucial to be socially conscious and support your community as many ...

The Coptic Orthodox Church released a statement on Sunday mourning 62-year-old Nabil El-Habashy who was captured and killed by ISIS in Egypt’s North Sinai region. On Sunday morning, news spread on social media that El-Habashy had been killed af...