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Speculations abound as the cause of a Russian plane crash in Egypt’s North Sinai on Saturday, which killed the 217 passengers and seven crew members on board, remains unknown. A…
Voter turnout for the first phase of Egypt’s parliamentary elections amounted to 26 percent for the first round and 21 percent for the runoff, the High Elections Commission (HEC) announced…
It would be great to get non-blockbuster Arab films screening in Egypt all year round, but right now we’re lucky to have a one-off free screening at Cairo’s Contemporary Image…
“If you get them the same thing from France for 20 euros and put a price tag of LE1,000 on it here, they will buy it.”
Downtown is not just another Cairo neighborhood. A hub for social, cultural and political activity for decades, many have a deep sense of belonging to the area. Since becoming the…
Four young men walk down the Manial Corniche in navy-blue overalls on a Monday afternoon. Young couples and middle-aged men on midday breaks sit around, while others pace up and…
The Night of Bakiza and Zaghloul’s Arrest (1988) is a spin-off from a TV series broadcast a year earlier, and relies on a crazy plot and two wonderful female performances.
Am Adel sits outside the large red building that occupies the corners of Adly, Emad Eddin and Abdel Khalek Tharwat streets, referred to as the Halawa building but officially known…
With Egypt’s long-awaited parliament due to convene early next year, the fate of the laws issued by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in the absence of a legislative authority remains in…
For generations, Egyptians have prized real estate as the country’s safest and most desirable investment. Prospective brides often demand their suitors own a home rather than rent, parents try to…
This conversation with Am Salah elucidates how carts are actually the smart vehicle of the city.
Syrians in Egypt “live like any Egyptian citizen” with access to housing, healthcare and education, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zeid — like his predecessor — claimed in September, as…
Both government and private sector plans for historical downtown Cairo came to a pause with the January 25 uprising in 2011, but four years later they're back in gear. Against this backdrop of…
Egypt’s minority Shia population is thought to make up around one percent of Egypt’s total population. And yet, every year when Shia Muslims celebrate Ashura — commemorating the death of…
New amendments to the prison law introduced by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi may further extend the powers of prison administrators to use force against prisoners, rights lawyers claim. Published…
Ismail Fayed reviews another IPAF shortlisted novel, this time Atef Abu Seif's 400-page fifth novel, Haya Mualaqa (A Suspended Life).
Rowan El Shimi sits with Mohamed Elshahed to look back on the first five years of Cairobserver and talk universities, urbanism and funding.
There’s a wide variety of arts events this week, and some of them are happening straight away. If you’re in Cairo, catch the remainder of Zawya’s run of Raafat al-Mihi…
“God willing, the Nour Party from the first round!” the Salafi party’s supporters chanted during their parliamentary elections campaign. But their hopes were crushed when the results of this week’s…
While we may well have to adapt to the expectations of private supporters, we must decide which compromises are investments in the long game, and which are ultimately detrimental to…
