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Salafist jihadists deny involvement in Sinai kidnapping as military operation looms

Egyptian soldiers are deployed in the area of the Rafah Crossing border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on May 21, 2013 as Egypt intensified efforts to secure the release of seven security personnel captured in the Sinai. (AFP Photo)

Shura Council defence committee demands formation of National Security Council so that elected representatives are involved in decision-making process

Clarification: Egyptian World Heritage Sites not to be declassified

Minister of Antiquities Ahmed Eissa on Tuesday denied rumours the United Nations Economic Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) had threatened to declassify heritage sites in Egypt. (AFP Photo)

Both UNESCO and the Minister of Antiquities say there are no plans to declassify Egyptian heritage sites

NSF addresses Sinai crisis

The National Salvation Front held an emergency meeting on Monday evening discussing the latest events in Egypt including the judiciary and the kidnapped soldiers situation in Sinai (Photo by: Ahmed Al-Malky)

The National Salvation Front calls on authorities to exercise more transparency when dealing with the situation in Sinai

TV presenters investigated for Tamarod support

An Egyptian man signs a sheet of Tamarod (rebellion) campaign try to collect signatures to demand the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi and for early presidential elections in Cairo on May 17, 2013. (AFP Photo)

Television hosts Amr Adib and Mohamed Sherdy are being investigated as well as founders of campaign

Hamas declares border a ‘closed military zone’

A member of the Palestinian Hamas security forces walks past the closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on May 19, 2013 (AFP Photo)

Tunnels along the Gaza border with Egypt are closed by the Palestinian organisation

Police officers strike in solidarity with abducted personnel

Egyptian protesters shout slogans while holding pictures of kidnapped soldiers Sayed Maslub (L) and Ahmed Abdelbadi (R) near the gate of the Rafah crossing border between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on May 20, 2013 during a demonstration calling for the release of Egyptian security forces kidnapped by gunmen. (AFP Photo)

Police officers demand a speedy resolution to the hostage crisis in the Sinai Peninsula

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New campaign to stop violence against female students

Women’s rights group Fouada Watch launched on Tuesday a new campaign entitled "Stop violence against female students". (Photo from Fouada Watch Facebook Page)

Fouada Watch launches new campaign to fight violence in schools and universities

US report on status of religious freedom in Egypt

The detainees are suspected of trying to convert Muslims after being found with Bibles, images of Christ, and the late Pope Shenuda of Egypt's Coptic Christians. (AFP Photo)

State Department report highlights the main issues threatening religious freedom in Egypt

Cairo governorate launches ‘Cairo 2030’ conference

Cairo Governor Osama Kamal expressed on Tuesday the need to establish a city law that would help Cairo on its way to becoming a pioneering city (Photo Public Domain)

Governor: There’s a need to establish a law specific to the city

Food insecurity on the rise

a major wheat shipment of 400,000 tonnes from the US, France and Romania last January, enough to cover wheat inventories until June 2013 (AFP\Photo)

World Food Programme releases report on poverty and food insecurity in Egypt

Poverty on the rise amid increasing unemployment and inflation: ECESR

Poverty rates, inflation, unemployment, food scarcity, and social unrest are on the rise and the government is not only failing to combat it but in some cases is contributing to it, the Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights argues in a report. (AFP Photo)

Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights releases report demonstrating social and economic rights violations ahead of UN evaluation of Egypt’s adherence to the International Covenant ...

Morsi meets Brahimi ahead of Friends of Syria meeting

A handout picture released by the Egyptian presidency shows Egypt's President Mohamed Morsi (R) and his Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr (L) meeting with UN-Arab League envoy for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi in Cairo on May 20, 2013.(AFP PHOTO / HO / EGYPTIAN PRESIDENCY)

Brahimi supports president’s quartet initiative to find solution to Syria crisis

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Government seeks to tackle mounting electricity woes

Home consumption of electricity represented 43% of the country’s total usage (Photo by: Hassan Ibrahim)

Energy subsidies set to increase to EGP 23bn, home consumption represents 43% of total usage

Forex auctions carry on

The Central Bank of Egypt continues to hold foreign exchange auctions, with $38.4m sold yesterday at EGP 6.972 cut-off price to the US dollar. In the previous auction on Thursday, $38.5m were sold at a cut-off price of EGP 6.9660 to the dollar. (AFP Photo)

Despite the optimism, the current political insecurity and the unsettled International Monetary Fund loan are seen as contributors to the weakening of the pound against the ...

New Central Bank Regulation to hit local money markets

The Central Bank of Egypt is cutting down the amount that banks are able to invest from their tier 1 capital in the local money market from 5% to only 2%. (Abdelazim Saafan/DNE Photo)

CBE tightens limits on tier 1 capital in money markets; Beltone to take biggest hit

Government hopes to acquire EGP 3bn in direct foreign investment

Yahya Hamid Minister of Investment

Settles dispute with United Arab Emirates real estate developer DAMAC and levies large fines

Egypt reaps EGP 13.5bn in custom duties

Inoperative Customs Authority scanning equipment curtails efficiency of customs clearance (AFP PHOTO)

A report reveals that from July 2012 to mid-May this year Egypt achieved 65% of customs revenue goal

Cairo government launches bid to ease road traffic via water transport

The Nile basin is one of many criticisms brought againsts Egypts’s new government. (DNE / FILE PHOTO / Laurence Underhill)

International auction to sell 15 marina boats will be held in coming months

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Yahoo! eyes growth, youth in $1.1bn Tumblr deal

This May 19, 2013 photo illustration taken in Washington, DC, shows the splash page for Yahoo and blogging platformTumbler seen on an iPhone. (AFP Photo)

"This will grow Yahoo! users by 50%."

Facebook and Twitter jump on Google glasses

A visitor of the "NEXT Berlin" conference tries out the Google Glass on April 24, 2013 in Berlin (DPA/AFP/File, Ole Spata)

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt said recently that it will take "a while" before consumer versions of Glass are available.

Google debuts music service for mobile gadgets

Chris Yerga, Google engineering director for Android, announces the new Google Play Music All Access on May 15, 2013 (Getty Images/AFP, Justin Sullivan)

The launch of Google Play All Access came at the kickoff of a packed developers conference, which features a range of improvements to the Internet giant's ...

Controversy over GlobalAdMart

E-commerce was only recently introduced in the Egyptian market and has picked up steam from the success of a number of companies which rely on the internet and social networks to promote their products, yielding bigger profits quickly and at smaller costs. (AFP Photo)

E-commerce was only recently introduced in the Egyptian market and has picked up steam from the success of a number of companies which rely on the ...

YouTube launches ‘Comedy Week’ 19 May

The online media-sharing website YouTube will be hosting “Comedy Week” for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa region (AFP Photo)

Video-sharing site YouTube is hosting its first ‘Comedy Week’ in the MENA region as a part of a global campaign to celebrate comedy

Nokia releases its new Lumia 925 smartphone

The New Nokia mobile phone, the Lumia 925 is displayed during its launch in London on May 14, 2013. (AFP Photo)

Lumia 925 comes equipped with advanced lens technology, imaging software, and latest apps

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Students launch organic soap company Saboony

Saboony makes seasonal, organic soaps (Photo From Saboony)

The new company incorporates sustainability and better business practices in producing organic products.

Tajjer offers high quality online shopping

Screenshot of the Tajjer website that shows the variety of products available

New online platform promises excellent customer service.

Bite Me Cairo: Once upon a time

Foodist at work. (Photo by Nada Badawi)

Since then I have visited this sleek lounge/restaurant a half dozen times (and paid my bills, thank you), I have my answers, and I am ready ...

Tapas tasting night introduces new flavours to Cairo’s food scene

Tapas come in many shapes and forms and are a staple of Spanish cuisine (Photo by: José Porras)

My introduction to the delicacies of Spanish cuisine at the Risas Lounge in Zamalek

Bites Fil Beit: Mehalabieh –Pudding

Bites Fil Beit

We love food. We love the real, down to earth, tried-and-tested, handed-down-through-the-generations, local Egyptian food. Here is your chance to learn how to make these local ...

Kempinski Soma Bay executive chef shares signature dish recipe

Sedat Bugday

Learn how to make a five-star dish with Chef Sedat Bugday

Culture View All →

Time has stood still in the workshops of old Cairo

Mohamed Zaki sits behind the machine that he has been using for the past 50 years (Photo by Abdel-Rahman Sherief)

Old Cairo craftsmen keep old working practices alive, but challenges arise from the global market.

El Warsha combines art with development

The proud performers receive their applause after the play that was staged during the exhibition on 18 May (Photo from El Warsha )

El Warsha organises a variety of activities for both the young and old, including workshops for media and visual arts, movie screenings, art exhibitions, seminars, ...

New electronic platform for cultural Cairo

Screenshot of CUIP’s website, that shows the different cultural entities in Cairo that are part of the initiative (Photo from CUIP)

Explore Cairo’s cultural scene with CUIP.

New workshop for young Egyptian poets

Young Egyptian poets are encouraged to participate in the upcoming workshops (Photo from Italian Cultural Centre Cairo)

The Kalam le-l-Shabab, Words of Youth, project is open for submissions until 31 May.

Cairo’s Guitar Hero

Guitar repairs vary from small wiring jobs on pick ups to more serious damage as this Gibson ES-333 that has a broken headstock (Photo from Roadside Guitars)

Adel Sakr is considered by many musicians to be the capital’s best guitar fixer

In Search of Oil and Sand reminds viewers of a forgotten era

Mahmoud Sabit in the movie (Photo from Mad-solutions.com)

A documentary shows the lives of some members of Egyptian Royalty before the 1952 coup d’état.

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Syrian Refuges: No work, no home

Syrian refugees receive supplies from a UNHCR truck in Tripoli, Lebanon (Photo UNHCR / F. Juez )

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Refugees leave their homes for fear of death, often with little more than the clothes on their backs and their hands in their pockets. Escaping the ...

The “Japan” of Egypt in crisis

Damietta is Egypt’s biggest city to produce furniture and woodworks (Photo by: Sarah El Masry)

Damietta is one of Egypt’s most productive cities, and is considered the “Japan” of Egypt. The city, however, has been affected by the harsh recession that ...

Foreign maids: a flourishing new market in Egypt

Experienced Nigerian maids commonly perform domestic cleaning or babysitting roles (Photo by: Ethar Shalaby)

Every month, hundreds of immigrants, whether Nigerians, Indonesians or Filipinos, arrive in Cairo seeking employment as cleaners and babysitters. More and more families are hiring foreigners ...

Egypt’s railways: past, present and future?

An Egyptian rescuer walks next to a burned train near Ayyat, 75km (47 miles) south of Cairo in 2002 (Photo by : Amr Nabil)

Egypt has a long history of railway accidents. Over the past 20 years more than 1,500 people have lost their lives to train collisions and derailments. ...

Sham El-Nessim: A new spring has come

Copts gather in churches for prayers on Easter eve (AFP Photo)

A celebration that brings all Egyptians together

Fighting against repression: The labour movement

Public transport workers strike in November 2012 demanding better pay and conditions (Photo by: Mohamed Omar)

The downfall of Hosni Mubarak’s was realised in part thanks to Egypt’s labour movement. Despite this pivotal role, under the new regime, the status of workers ...

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HEPCA, from diving to development

The reefs, resting grounds for the dolphins, are declared a sanctuary and will be closed to all diving and snorkelling activities for one month (Photo courtesy of HEPCA)

Egyptian NGO protects the resources of and around the Red Sea

Saraya: Dining with taste

The Saraya restaurant features all the details of the palace that the hotel once was (Photo Marriott Zamalek)

Perhaps only a handful of places in Cairo can hope to match Saraya’s décor, service and quality

Roy’s Country Kitchen: An American dining experience in Cairo

Traditional American fare on offer in the middle of Zamalek (Photo Sofitel Al-Gezira)

Roy's Country Kitchen provides a great atmosphere for a good dining experience.

El Kababgy: Authentic Egyptian cuisine along the Nile

The surroundings of the restaurant add to the dining experience (Photo Marriott Zamalek)

The 25 year old restaurant, recently renewed by Sofitel Al-Gezira, serves one of the best charcoal-grilled meals in town

Tourism in the news: Travel warnings prevent increase in American and Israeli tourists

The market in Khan El-Khalili in Cairo has seen a steep decline in visiting tourists Photo by Hassan Ibrahim

Occupancy rates of floating hotels in the Nile have failed to exceed 30% due to failed security measures

Tourism in the news: Renovated Nasser museum opens in Port Said

Nasser Museum hopes to become a major tourist attraction.

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Saudi woman tops Everest as country warms to women in sports

This photograph taken from an aircraft shows an aerial view of Mount Everest in Nepal on April 3, 2013 (AFP/File, Prakash Mathema)

The 25-year-old reached the 8,848-metre

Beckham’s farewell lost in translation

English midfielder David Beckham reacts on June 7, 2002 at Sapporo Dome Stadium (AFP/File, Kazuhiro Nogi)

Beckham on Thursday announced he will bring down the curtain on his remarkable career at the end of the season

Parkour: More than a sport, it’s art

Parkour, however, is a popular if unorthodox sport that has taken a firm hold in the Land of the Pharaohs. (AFP Photo)

Parkour is a philosophy, a martial art, and a sport

Harlem Globetrotters bring on the laughs with comedy basketball show

'Hammer' hangs upside down from the hoop during a performance of the Harlem Globetrotters in Cairo International Indoor Stadium on May 10, 2013. (Photo by: Emily Crane)

International exhibition basketball team entertains Cairo families with their dunks, trick shots and jokes

From Everest to Alaska, Omar Samra continues to aspire and inspire

Egyptian mountaineer, Omar Samra at the top of Mount Everest in 2007. Samra has conqured six peaks from the Seven Summits challenge and will attempt to complete the challenge in Juune 2013 (Handout picture from Blue Ocean PR)

This is Omar’s second attempt to climb Mount McKinley

Ahly and Zamalek to face-off in African league, maintain league top spots

A member of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) shows the name of Egypt's Al-Ahly football team during the CAF Champions League draw in Cairo on May 14, 2013. Al-Ahly is on group A and will play against Egypt's Zamalek. (AFP Photo / Khaled Desouki)

The two Egyptian giants were drawn into the same group for the CAF Champions League

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99.3% of Egyptian women experienced sexual harassment: report

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In Pictures: Protests in Tahrir Square

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In Pictures: Islamists protest against Israel

D-CAF Finale

In Pictures: Egyptian workers protest on Labour Day

In Pictures: Sinai hostage situation enters fourth day