Oldest dated Homo sapiens fossil outside of Africa, Levant unearthed in Saudi Arabia

Uncovered fossilised finger dates to 85,000 years ago, when desert was lush grassland humans were able to colonise

Mohammed El-Said

Upper Egyptian identity revived in spearing competition

  Far away from the city’s modernism that demolished the inherited Egyptian identity, citizens of Upper Egypt still hold on to their elders’ cultural rituals, which “El-Mermah” (Spearing) is one…

Daily News Egypt

Egyptian government has bold vision to develop, digitise its economy: Visa CEO

Migration to digital payments improves lives of individuals, spurs economic progress, prosperity

Daily News Egypt

8 car brands lead price rises in April

The local automotive market witnessed a change in most car prices in April. The price moves included a number of models such as from Opel, Hyundai, Chevrolet, Mercedes-Benz and Ford.…

Ahmed Amer

‘The Simpsons’ fires back in political correctness controversy in TV and books

The latest episode responded to comedian Hari Kondabolu, who had criticized the show's portrayal of its Indian character, Apu. "The Simpsons" also feeds into to a larger debate about updating…

Deutsche Welle

Irish Film Festival gears up for 4th edition

This year’s festival kicks off in Penrith on Wednesday 18 April

Daily News Egypt

South Africa’s fight against the thirsty wattle

Cape Town is running out of water — but using the precious resource more wisely isn't the only thing that could help. Invasive species can suck water away. So the…

Deutsche Welle

Women in business world: Shining despite challenges 

By 2022, about 1bn women expected to be ready to enter mainstream economy as employers, producers, entrepreneurs

Reem Hosam El-din

Russian spy poisoning: Yulia Skripal discharged from hospital

The poisoned daughter of a Russian ex-spy has been released from hospital after recovering from a nerve agent attack. She could be joined soon by her father Sergei, who is…

Deutsche Welle

Germany discusses with Egyptian government timing of disbursing €225m: KfW

Bank financed projects in Egypt worth €6bn, active portfolio at €1.8bn

Hagar Omran