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Mon, 07 Jun 2021 07:34:57 +0000
Reliving the Magic of the Past: Remembering 70s Egyptian Pop Band ‘El-Masryeen’
Nostalgia can represent more than just a revival of past times, or the memories and feelings that one experiences. It also symbolizes cultural reality and the rejection of another opposing reality. To be attached to the past is no longer seen as just...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 14:55:21 +0000
Mija Podcast Brings Egyptian Immigrant Family Stories to Life
Mija Podcast is the first of its kind, delivering dramatized non-fiction stories about daughters of immigrants and their countries’ stories as told through their family members, young and old, created by Studio Ochenta. Led by Lory Martinez,  ...

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 11:24:43 +0000
Abdel Halim Hafez Hologram to Perform in Egypt this June
MBC Group is offering fans of Abdel Halim Hafez, also known as the ‘Egyptian Nightingale,’ an opportunity to see him in concert using hologram technology. The two 90-minute concerts are set to take place on 17 and 18 June at the Mall of Arabia th...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 12:28:20 +0000
Travel Chaos as Egypt Added to UK’s Red List
The UK Government’s Department for Transport announced on Thursday that Egypt is one of seven countries which have been added to its travel ‘Red List’. The changes come into effect at 4am on Tuesday 8th June. Only British and Irish nationals or...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 06:00:30 +0000
Egypt Fully Vaccinates Tourism Workers in the Red Sea and South Sinai Governorates
The Ministry of Health and Population announced on Thursday 3 June 2021, that Egypt has fully vaccinated staff in key resorts and hotels in the Red Sea and South Sinai governorates to prepare to receive tourists in the summer. In a press conference h...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:27:39 +0000
Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu Prepares to be Ousted by Rivals
After 12 straight years in power Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was also prime minister for an additional three years from 1996-99, appears set to lose his position after a rainbow coalition of rival political parties agreed to propos...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 12:00:46 +0000
I Had an ‘Illegal’ Abortion in Egypt
TW: article contains the subject of abortions, and pregnancy. I can still feel how the air left my chest when I saw the second line appear on the test. I always thought I would know exactly what I wanted if I ever found out I was pregnant. In reality...

Thu, 03 Jun 2021 06:21:30 +0000
Egypt Permits Women to Work in Egypt’s State Council, Public Prosecution
In a meeting with the Supreme Council of Judicial Bodies on Wednesday, it was announced in a historic decision that Egyptian women will be allowed to work in the State Council and the Public Prosecution as of the first of October of this year, Spokes...

Wed, 02 Jun 2021 15:39:12 +0000
Egypt Eases COVID-19 Restrictions, Boosting Economy
The Egyptian Government yesterday lifted restrictions on the hospitality industry, almost a month after their initial introduction. Most hospitality venues will be able to stay open from 7am-11pm on weekdays and until midnight on weekends; coffee sho...

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 11:38:12 +0000
Cairo’s Only Designathon Awards Global Design Talent
On 1 May 2021, in a viral live online video broadcast, Cairo Designathon Round II (CDRII) concluded its design marathon announcing the winning teams for the second edition of the MENA region’s only online collaborative design marathon. CDRII attem...



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