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Six months after previous culture minister Abdel Wahed al-Nabawy took office, the Culture Ministry opened its doors Saturday to its third minister this year: writer and historian Helmy al-Namnam. Namnam is…
This week, the week of Eid al-Adha, is not the most rich with arts events because people are busy preparing. We’re not particularly inspired by this Eid’s cinema releases, so…
Neither the Defense Ministry nor the Interior Ministry have been forthcoming with details on the accidental military airstrike on a convoy of Mexican tourists that killed 12 people. And despite the foreign minister’s promise…
"Roznama 4" is the fourth art competition held by Medrar for Contemporary Art. With an accompanying exhibition and various prizes awarded, it acts as a platform for artists under 30 working…
Egypt can potentially present a successful exhibition, given the rich field of work undertaken here in difficult conditions by a wide range of architects and urbanists aiming to improve the…
This week's theme is shadows. Day 7: Doublers, by Eslam Abd El Salam. Day 6: Desert, by Etienne Cavaciuti. Day 5: Shades of shadows, by Mohamed Ali. Day 4: Tea cup in…
Candidates have been rushing to select their symbols for Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections, hoping not to be last in line and left with the faucet or pliers. After the deadline…
As parliamentary elections draw near, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi described the Constitution, two years after it was ratified, as flawed. “The Constitution gave the parliament broad powers, with good intentions,”…
On Tuesday, the military announced the results of the eighth day of Operation Martyr’s Rights in Sinai on its official Facebook page: 11 terrorists killed, 51 suspects arrested and 55…
Confusion reigns over the circumstances of a mistaken military airstrike on a convoy of Mexican tourists in the Western Desert that killed at least 12 people, as official sources largely…
Sherif Ismail was named Egypt’s new prime minister on Saturday, tasked by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi with forming a new government, after surviving two cabinet reshuffles as petroleum minister. Ismail…
As Egypt’s government issues new internet price guidelines for telecommunications companies, will the changes translate into benefits for users on the ground? Although some users have noticed differences in…
The arrest of Egypt’s agriculture minister, just minutes after he resigned from the Cabinet, was featured prominently by nearly every local media outlet. Citing security sources, the privately owned Al-Masry…
An ill-fitting day job, elating football games in the afternoon and occasional one-nighters with a colleague
With the first Cairene Cannes Critic's Week and the Goethe's annual film festival, there's a glut of good films to chose from in Cairo in the coming days. We help…
Hurricanes, earthquakes and all-too-familiar sandstorms are not acts of nature — instead, they are weaponized events orchestrated by a secret world organization intent on laying waste to nations including Egypt.…
Lost in a world of objects belonging to adults, things that are ornamental and precious and off-limits to the pesky hands of a child.
“Suicide of a worker in Salam for failing to provide for his children.”“Worker hangs himself in Mansoura due to financial crisis.”“Worker hangs himself in Helwan due to financial and psychological…
It’s hard not to compare Sukkar Mor (Bitter Sugar) with director Hany Khalifa’s first and only other feature film, Sahar al-Layaly (Sleepless Nights, 2003). Both follow upper-middle-class Egyptian couples trying…
Between the manoeuvrings of its businessman owner and the Journalists Syndicate, privately owned newspaper Al-Tahrir faces an uncertain future. With several newspapers facing similar financial and political pressures, and…
