Kuwait frees on bail opposition ex-MPs, activists
The three defendants were brought to the court in Kuwait City in handcuffs, blindfolded with their heads shaven and dressed in dark-red prison uniforms.
Tense anniversary of Tunisia’s first free elections
The anniversary of Tunisia's historic elections comes at a time of heightened political tensions between the ruling coalition and the opposition.
Claims of Sokhna port being black listed are false
International Maritime Organisation denies existence of a black list
IRL: Townhouse’s exhibition wants people to doubt
The exhibition itself is of a kind rarely seen in Egypt, dealing with net-based works that one expects to see in the virtual world, and projecting them onto the real…
Abu Simbel featured in the doodle of the day
The Google doodle today shows the moment that the sun shines on the faces of the statues, drawing the attention of the world to this intriguing phenomena and highlighting the…
Dark cloud above Cairo
From one day to the next the smell of the air changes, and yes, it is possible to notice differences in the terribly polluted air of Cairo.
Prominent figure in Egyptian theatre Hanaa Abdel-Fattah dies
After earning his PhD from Warsaw University, Abdel-Fattah returned to Cairo and taught at the city’s Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts.
Egypt and Cyprus to jointly explore Mediterranean deepwaters
The Cypriots have asked to use Egyptian expertise in reaching gas and oil discovery agreements, especially in deep water, and also in the seismic surveying.
