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Tue, 14 Apr 2026 04:46:32 GMTEgypt Inflation Jumps to 13.5% On Food, Transport Costs
[Daba Finance] Egypt's annual inflation rate rose to 13.5% in March from 11.5% in February, driven by higher food and transport costs, according to CAPMAS.
Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:19:07 GMTKenyan Giants Train Eye On the Prize As Africa Volleyball Club Championships Serve Off in Egypt
[Capital FM] Kenyan representatives at the Africa Club Volleyball Championships in Cairo, Egypt begin their continental campaigns on Monday after the drawing of groups on Sunday.
Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:03:24 GMTEgyptian, Lebanese Journalists Targeted in Cyber Attacks
[CPJ] Washington, D.C. -- The Committee to Protect Journalists is alarmed by new reports about spear-phishing attacks against several Egyptian and Lebanese journalists aimed at compromising their Apple, Microsoft, and Google accounts.
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:13:38 GMTEgyptian Healthcare Provider Alameda Enters Kenya
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Egyptian healthcare provider Alameda Healthcare Group has expanded into Kenya with the launch of a specialised medical facility in Nairobi.
Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:02:04 GMTEgypt Arrests Commentator Ahmed Douma Over Article and Posts
[CPJ] Washington, D.C. -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Egyptian authorities to immediately release political commentator Ahmed Douma, who was arrested on April 6 at the Supreme State Security Prosecution headquarters following a six-...
Egyptian Streets
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:12:18 +0000Ahmad Kaabour: The Man Who Made Art a Form of Resistance in the Arab World
In the summer of 1975, a 19-year-old with no formal musical training sat down with a decade-old poem and, amid the beginning of a civil war, composed a melody he assumed few would hear. Fifty years later, Ounadikom (I Call on You, 1976) is still bein...
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:38:29 +0000TMG’s The Spine: Inside Cairo’s Most Ambitious Urban Development
Talaat Moustafa Group has unveiled detailed plans for The Spine, a 5-kilometre, 2.4 million sqm mixed-use corridor in Madinaty featuring Egypt's first cognitive city infrastructure, a car-free public realm, 165 towers, and a Special Investment Zone.
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Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:05:42 +0000From Abdel Halim to Ziad Zaza: Music Continues to Write Egyptian Cinema
Oum Kalthoum, Abdel Halim Hafez, Asmahan, and Mohamed Abdel Wahab were not simply singers who appeared in films. They were, at the time, the cinema. Their voices carried the emotional weight of entire films, such as Gana El Hawa (Love is in ...
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:44:32 +0000Diwan Bookstore Hosts Anniversary Event for Plestia Al-Aqad’s “The Eyes of Gaza”
One year after the release of the book, The Eyes of Gaza (2025), Palestinian journalist and author Plestia Al-Aqad will return to the spotlight in Cairo for a special evening of conversation and reflection at Diwan Bookstore in Heliopolis. The...
Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:04:46 +0000Egypt Study Identifies Over 17 Million Previously Undocumented Genetic Variants
Egypt has identified more than 17 million previously undocumented genetic variants in its first large-scale genome study, according to findings from the Egypt Genome Project published on 6 April. The research, which analysed 1,024 individuals across ...