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President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi omitted to mention the 10 workers who died and 145 who were injured while working on the New Suez Canal project from August 2014 to August 2015.…
In keeping with Egypt’s long and storied tradition of immediately commemorating national projects with a flurry of new artistic works, the New Suez Canal launches with an ecstatic soundtrack of…
All eyes are on Egypt for the opening of what has been dubbed the “New Suez Canal.” Critics have already suggested the plan seems a tad ambitious and overwhelming, but…
In celebration of the New Suez Canal's official opening, the government has declared Thursday an official holiday, with many Egyptians taking to the streets on Wednesday night and Thursday morning to participate…
The rhetoric surrounding this fervidly hyped project serves as a reminder that this is just the latest chapter in a long story of nation building.
Wednesday’s newspapers were full of headlines about a report by Forbes allegedly celebrating the New Suez Canal project. The state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper, independently owned Al-Masry al-Youm and Al-Watan, among…
On the eve of the highly anticipated and hyped celebration of the inauguration of the New Suez Canal on Thursday, some have chosen to join the party and others have…
Four months after an extravagant announcement, the government's plans to establish a new Egyptian capital city seem to be caught somewhere between controversy and awkward silence. The influx of conflicting…
On Monday, the State Council rejected amendments requested by the Lawyers Syndicate regarding a law governing their practice, including a proposed article that prohibits the searching, arrest or detention of lawyers…
Egypt has been bombarded with a constant stream of messages this week about the miracles the New Suez Canal will bring. Not all of these messages hold up to scrutiny.…
This week's theme is architecture. Day 7: The Blue Mosque, by Nesreen Sharara. Day 6: Downtown Cairo, by Aalam Wassef. Day 5: Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu…
Day 7: Eye of the refugee by Mu Al Kashef. Day 6: The matrix by Karim Shafei. Day 5: End of the road by Moataz Elzoghby. Day…
The Mada culture desk was starkly divided as to which events to attend this week. The engine of the cultural scene is returning to full velocity, but it’s still summer…
With both celebratory commentary and reporting on the staunch security plan surrounding the inauguration of the Suez Canal on August 6, the nation's new megaproject is simultaneously a site for…
Egypt, once celebrated as the gift of the Nile, is in the grips of a serious water crisis. With a rising population and a fixed supply of water, the country…
Residents of the Maspero Triangle could not imagine the impact the attack on the Italian Consulate on Galaa Street on July 11 would have on their lives. Aside from the…
As Egypt’s mounting security challenges and draconian legislative measures dominate headlines, the growth of gross domestic product (GDP) represents a rare bright spot the government can point to as a…
Video killed the radio star, but YouTube killed the music video channel, and thousands of video clips now mournfully play unwatched as mere background noise in our living rooms. But…
"If the process is not developed properly, we risk reproducing the very patriarchy we are trying to fight."
Families have criticized the government’s delayed response to the sinking of a small cruise boat on the Nile after it collided with a barge near the Giza district of Warraq, resulting…
