Zawya Cinema will host Azza … Gaza, a film program curated in solidarity with Sudan and Palestine, from 19 to 24 December. The program takes place at the same time across three cities, Ramallah, Cairo, and Nairobi, and brings together Sudane...

  Egyptian music is often associated with high energy, bold sounds, and celebratory moments, but this year was a little different.  There was a collective return to warmth, emotional depth, and lyrical honesty, and a willingness to speak openly...

Fourteen Egyptians were among at least 34 irregular migrants who died after their boat sank, attempting to reach Greece on 7 December, Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced in a statement on Tuesday, 17 December. Foreign Minister Badr Abdel...

Along the Ain Sokhna road, a desert highway where tankers and weekend travelers rumble toward the Red Sea, a row of fish shops became an unexpected and unsettling attraction. In mid-November, officials found migrating pelicans captured and displayed ...

With 100 students competing and new schools joining, Veritas Debate League is shaping the future of debate culture in Egypt’s education system. The post Where Egypt’s Next Thinkers Are Being Made: Inside the Country’s First Debate Tournament fi...

  On Sunday, 14 December, during a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney, two gunmen opened fire, killing at least 15 people and injuring at least 40 others. The incident, declared as a terror attack and an anti-Semitic attack by the Australian governm...

Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has been receiving an average of around 15,000 visitors per day since opening to the public in early November, matching its maximum daily capacity, the Cabinet said in a statement on Saturday, 13 December. The st...

On a hill overlooking Egypt’s newly built New Administrative Capital (NAC), the Grand Mosque, part of Egypt’s Islamic Cultural Center, has become a religious landmark in the Islamic world and in Egypt. Since its inauguration in March 2023, it has...

Many scientists suggest that by the end of the century, coral reefs as ecosystems will disappear from Earth.The Egyptian Red Sea is home to 325 types of reef fish, of which 17 percent are endemic species to the Red Sea. The post What Egypt’s Protec...