On 27 June, Egypt’s women’s table tennis team made history by obtaining the country’s first-ever gold medal in the 2022 Mediterranean Games, in Oran, Algeria. The three-woman team, which features veteran Dina Meshref, former African Singles cha...

On Tuesday, 28 June, Mansoura Criminal Court sentenced 21-year-old university student Mohamed Adel to death, following his trial on the murder of fellow student Nayera Ashraf last week. The death sentence is preliminary and will be confirmed after Eg...

Spending your entire morning at the bank can be a frustrating experience, especially when all you want to do is transfer money to a friend or a family member. As one of the first dedicated mobile payment solutions in Egypt, Aevapay combines the funct...

During the summer months – as you bathe in the summer’s sun until it rolls over into the west, and the moon slips in for a cool breezy night, there isn’t a finer friend than music. Whether played through cassette tapes or heard in motion pictur...

Giza authorities found the body of news anchor Shaima Jamal buried under a Mansouria villa on Monday, 27 June. Jamal’s husband was detained by the Public Prosecution after confession, later delineating the itinerary of the murder plot and execution...

Looming over Paris is the oldest monument in France: one of two Luxor obelisks meant to stand in Karnak. Across the channel, in England, another obelisk needles a cloud-heavy skyline. In Washington DC, an obelisk sits right across from the country’...

In a summit with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi on Saturday, 26 June, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani told his Egyptian counterpart that Qatar is dedicated to furthering cooperation between the two newly reconciled countries. The Qatari...

It all started on 21 March. As the Arab world prepared to celebrate Mother’s day, Egyptians woke up content, ready to honor mothers and maternal figures in their lives. To the surprise of many, however, it had not panned out as a day of celebration...

The United Nations Human Rights Office released a statement on Friday saying that it concluded its review of the killing of Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, which revealed that the shots came from Israeli forces. “All information we have g...

As music plays a role in preserving cultural memory – bridging the past and present – it is the need of the hour for intercultural dialogue that protects past heritage, and promotes the renewal of heritage to keep it alive and relevant fo...