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Sun, 09 May 2021 08:58:12 +0000
3 Ways To Help #SaveSheikhJarrah
Sheikh Jarrah is a Palestinian neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem that has been experiencing forced expulsions by the Israeli Defense Force. Hundreds of families have been protesting the evictions of six Palestinian families, and as a result, ov...

Sat, 08 May 2021 21:56:12 +0000
5 Photographers Who Capture Egypt’s Chaos and Complexity Like No Other
Egypt has inspired hundreds of songs, poems and books. Its noises, faces and landscapes are every artist’s fuel, yet no one will ever come close to the country’s photographers and visual artists. They not only call Egypt home, it is also ...

Sat, 08 May 2021 20:03:11 +0000
Egyptian Police Arrest 4 Accused of Kidnapping, Assaulting 3 South Sudanese Minors
Egypt’s Public Prosecution released a statement on Friday announcing the arrest of four suspects accused of kidnapping and abusing three South Sudanese minors and holding them against their will in the Aim Shams area last week. The Public Prose...

Sat, 08 May 2021 15:31:27 +0000
‘You Have to Take a Leap of Faith’: Meet Egyptian-French Ballet Dancer Luca Abdel-Nour
In the 1960s, Russian ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev, who is widely considered the greatest male ballet dancer of his generation, was described as a “wild animal out of a cage” and “one of the most electrifying male dancers of all time.” Nureye...

Sat, 08 May 2021 12:21:37 +0000
Egypt’s Al-Azhar Condemns ‘Zionist Terror’ after Palestinians Injured at Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the world’s leading Sunni Islamic authority, released a statement on Saturday condemning “Zionist terror” after Israeli forces fired stun grenades and rubber bullets at Palestinians at Al-Aqsa Mosque.  In a statemen...

Fri, 07 May 2021 07:13:20 +0000
Buy Kahk and Support the Egyptian Food Bank: Breadfast
Breadfast, one of Egypt’s leading delivery services for baked goods, groceries and other household items, is marking 2021’s Eid Al-Fitr with a campaign to support disadvantaged communities in Egypt. As part of the campaign ‘Be Joyfu...

Thu, 06 May 2021 20:11:21 +0000
Sheikh Jarrah: An Open Wound in Israeli-Palestinian Land Disputes
Twenty two Palestinians were injured and 11 arrested in overnight clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police forces near the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah in East Jerusalem in the early hours of Thursday, 6 May. The night’s violence ...

Wed, 05 May 2021 14:27:58 +0000
Egypt Announces New COVID-19 Measures to Tackle Rapid Spread
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon announcing new measures to prevent the rising number of COVID-19 infections to take effect starting Thursday, 6 May. During the press conference, Madbouly stated that shop...

Wed, 05 May 2021 14:14:50 +0000
Outrage in Egypt After South Sudanese Boy Faces Racist Abuse in Viral Video
A video shared on social media showing a young South Sudanese boy being abused and bullied by an Egyptian sparked public anger on social media. The video shows two young boys verbally and physically abusing a young South Sudanese boy, forcing him to ...

Tue, 04 May 2021 15:01:52 +0000
Egypt, France Sign 30 Rafale Fighter Jets Deal
Egypt has signed a deal with France to buy 30 French Rafale fighter jets from the French Dassault Aviation company, a statement by the Egyptian Armed Forces stated on Tuesday. The contract deal will be financed through a loan that would be re-paid ov...



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