Summer heat mounts against my skin, and mourning comes in the form of a Facebook message. I’m on the highway, about 65 kilometers into an unseen future, when my phone chimes. The words are cast in playful pinks and unassuming blues: el-bakaa l’Al...

Standing awkwardly alone with her head slightly tilted to the side and her arms crossed, showing no intention of faking any pose for the media, Princess Diana was pictured next to the Great Pyramids of Giza – a photo that would later be regarde...

Al Jazeera, one of the Middle East’s leading news channels and the voice of many Arab-centric dialogues, is re-launching on Sling Arabic TV (‘Sling’), the United States’ leading platform for streaming Arabic channels. The channel was previous...

Luxor’s beauty is not just seen through the scale and grandeur of its ancient Egyptian monuments, but also through the eyes of its farmers. The splendor of its history continues to run in the veins of its people, as they carry inside their hearts b...

An Egyptian pharmacist working in the Saudi Arabian city Sakaka was shot twice when he refused to dispense an antibiotic shot to a customer without a prescription, report local Egyptian news outlets. The pharmacist, Ahmed Hatem Madi, died at the phar...

There is no stronger love than an Egyptian’s love for snacks – between marathon TV-watching, aimless long drives, or a day at the beach – Termes (Lupini Beans) and Leb (edible seeds) sit in large bulks as the dearest of friends. When Egyptian S...

Imagine you’re an Avengers super-fan in a universe where the Avengers actually exist. You think you’re just a first-generation kid getting through high school with what feels like a child-like vice for superheroes in an attempt to belong. Then, y...

Egypt’s domestic fuel prices have increased once more, with 80-octane, 92-octane, and diesel fuels increasing by EGP 0.50 while 95-octane petrol increased by EGP 1, the Ministry of Petroleum announced in a press release on 13 July. Price change...

Marvel fans, and Egyptians, have much cause to celebrate today as the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and Disney+ series, ‘Moon Knight’, nabs eight Emmy nominations, scoring the most nods for any Marvel series of 2022. ‘Moon Knight&...

I could only repeat ‘we’re just friends’ for a certain amount of time until it seemed like no one would ever believe me. In 2011, a YouTube video called ‘Why Men and Women Can’t be Friends’ raked 14 million views, and was shared widely on...