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Thu, 10 Jun 2021 05:43:23 +0000
Microbuses to Be Banned from Driving on Cairo Ring Road
Head of the Egyptian General Authority for Roads and Bridges (GARB), Hossam Eldin Mostafa, announced on Sunday, 6 June, that by the end of this year, microbuses would no longer be permitted to drive on the Cairo Ring Road. Mostafa explained in his ap...

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 18:50:07 +0000
Egypt Condemns Terrorist Attack on Muslim Family in Canada
Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned on Tuesday a terrorist attack targeting a Muslim family in Ontario, Canada, which was also denounced by Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who called it a “hate crime” directed at Muslims. A ...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 14:42:52 +0000
Tortuga: Mexican Delicacies in the Heart of Cairo’s Maadi
Maadi is known as Cairo’s hub for exotic cuisine, which is why finding out a new Mexican place had decided to throw its hat in the ring was intriguing, to say the least. I’m not sure if it’s named after the island, the reptile, or the drug runn...

Tue, 08 Jun 2021 13:39:53 +0000
‘SheTrades’ Initiative to Support Egyptian Women Exporters to Connect to Global Markets
According to the report ‘Women and Trade: The Role of Trade in Promoting Women’s Equality‘ by the World Bank and the World Trade Centre, which is the first report to quantify how women are affected by trade, notes that women entreprene...

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...



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