Ministry of the Interior denies Chinese warship crossing at Suez
Rumours of a battleship headed through teh canal raised concerns about Egypt’s role in embargo on Syria
‘Cairo Declaration’ to create free-travel zone
The deal allows free-travel between the first three North African states to successfully toppled their entrenched governments
Bites Fil Beit Ramadan: Sambousak with different fillings
Ramadan offers a whole new challenge to cooking Egyptian food. The breaking of the fast, Iftar, is the main menu of the day and consists of an array of dishes.…
Fake fawanees: the rise of the abominations
Walking down any busy commercial street in Cairo during Ramadan, Egyptian culture is plainly apparent. Finely wrought brass lanterns of all sizes are lined up. Some are electric - the…
Controversial Ramadan series wows audiences
The show takes the bold step of having actors depicting Omar and other sahabah (friends and companions of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad), which several clerics deem forbidden. As a result, it…
Mesaharaty: the human cockerel
This staple of Egyptian culture – for those who do not know – is a lonely soul who walks the shadowed streets just before dawn with a drum, chanting traditional…
Another person’s trash…
Even something as trivial as refuse can make a difference between two countries
A T-shirt that brings down a nation
The waters are always on the verge of boiling, waiting for a little something to burn up a whole country
Challenges for the new Minister of Awqaf
Regardless of the exact role the ministry is to play; the current role it maintains is negative and should be structurally adjusted.
Mubarak and other ‘ill and elderly’ prisoners may be released early
Media see it as a harbinger of an early release for the former president