Butchers begin closing shop as consumers balk at soaring meat prices

Red meat looks to become increasingly out of reach for many Egyptians

Tips from the culture desk: Thousands of books, dramatic choral music and more

This week, our arts recommendations can easily keep you busy.

Tips from the culture desk: Altered states, colors of film and solo artists

This week several arts events continue in Cairo, including the Cairo Video Festival (see our ongoing festival blog), an exploratory group exhibition at Townhouse, a painting and drawing show…

The perilous journey of an Al-Qaeda spokesperson

About his imprisonment in Egypt, he said, “If you enter prison half jihadi, you leave 1000 percent jihadi. If you enter 100 percent jihadi, you leave a martyr…

Samar al-Nil: Ethiopian food in Mohandiseen, no fooling around

The driver, already grumpy because there were five of us joining him in the cab, wouldn’t take a left. He said the street was too small. This Ethiopian-Egyptian…