The first week of the United Nations’ (UN) climate conference, popularised as COP27, has come to a close. As the second week of COP27 fast approaches, it seems pertinent to recap the main events and milestones that punctuated week one. With more th...

The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement following the 13 November bombing in Istanbul, condemning the incident in the “strongest terms,” while extending profound condolences to the victims’ families and the Republic of Tur...

At least 22 people were killed and eight injured after a minibus plunged into a canal in Cairo-Mansoura Road on Saturday, 12 November in Egypt’s Daqahliya governorate. According to several witnesses, the driver of the minibus lost control of the ve...

Though it has only been a week, the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) has already helped to raise the global climate finance target to USD 300 billion a year from USD 100 billion. The global climate finance target is a commitment ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi welcomed United States President Joe Biden in Sharm El Sheikh on Friday 11 November, with the two leaders holding one-on-one talks on the sidelines of COP27. In remarks to the press ahead of their meeting, Bide...

What is Egyptian heritage? Depending on who you talk to, you’re probably going to get different answers. This conversation piece draws on the responses from some of Australia’s Egyptian diaspora community captured during a weekend of focus groups...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi held a one-on-one meeting with Nancy Pelosi, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, on Thursday 10 November at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh. Pelosi and her accompanying delegation also met with ...

Kirolos Tharwat stands between two towers of crushed soda cans. His cellphone rings, and he holds it up to his ear. “That’s fine. I’ll be there in ten minutes,” he says. A new delivery of empty tin cans must be picked up. Kiro...

Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel Fattah is now under “medical supervision” after escalating his hunger strike to zero calories, coinciding with Egypt’s COP27 climate conference. There are no details with regards to the medical intervention,...

For nearly five decades, the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) has been considered Egypt’s window to the wonders of cinema. Thousands of people from all over the world come to Cairo – in glittering ballgowns and sharp-looking suits – to ...