Many international artists have performed by the pyramids of Giza over the years, but their experiences cannot be compared to that of The Grateful Dead in September 1978. The American rock group claimed that they were not there just to perform; they ...

Cats are complex creatures that are admired on a global scale, as evidenced by their prevailing online presence in the meme community. This admiration rings truer in Egypt because ancient Egyptians not only kept cats as pets; they would also mummify ...

It is understandably difficult to belong to any place that is far away, especially if you never grew up there or spent a good amount of years living in the country to understand its people and culture. As a parent of an Egyptian child who lives abroa...

“My grandmother’s living room in Heliopolis is one of my favorite places in the world,” says 24-year-old Nora Zeid, with a big smile on her face. In her efforts to reconnect with her hometown, specifically Heliopolis where her parents grew ...

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced Friday 15 October the launch of “THE RIG”, its newest tourism project inspired by offshore oil platforms. This comes in line with the Kingdom’s efforts to preserve the envi...

Residents of Cairo and numerous other cities in Egypt felt the tremble of an earthquake today at approximately 7:35 A.M. Tuesday October 19. Some witnesses say they felt it as far as Alexandria and Ismailia. The US Geological Survey reports it at a m...

The Supreme Committee for the Management of the Coronavirus Crisis, headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, announced on Sunday, 17 October, that non-vaccinated employees will not be allowed to enter their workplaces after 15 November except if th...

“My biggest wish is for the city to be rebuilt again and I can come back to live here,” says Haj Muhammed, one of the former residents in Umm Al Huwaytat. “Even though it is now left completely destroyed and abandoned, I still come here to brin...

When Mira gets into her sister’s car to attend their grandmother’s 90th birthday party in Brooklyn, she has no idea that no one in her family knows where she had been. In a moment of panic, her mother and sister had told everyone that she was in ...

“More baladi bread, please!” A statement commonly heard in any oriental eatery in Egypt, regardless of time and place. Toasted or not, baladi bread is known for its versatility due to its thin, stretchy texture. Fresh from the oven, it resemb...