A number of artists have withdrawn from this week's Pop-Kultur festival in Berlin after learning that the Israeli embassy was sponsoring the event.
One of the major festivals held in Germany and dedicated to the contemporary pop culture, the first (...)
The San Francisco-based cab-hailing company Uber increased their fare prices in Egypt early on Tuesday "to meet the new rise in fuel prices" that were implemented last month, Abdel-Latif Waked, Uber Egypt's general manager, told Ahram Online.
"The (...)
Arab states should take a firm stance in rejecting any foreign intervention in their domestic affairs, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi said in his speech at the Arab League Summit on Wednesday.
During his opening address, delivered at the (...)
Egypt's Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr met on Tuesday with a high-level mission from the World Bank Group (WB) to discuss improving the business environment in the country, the international cooperation ministry (...)
The Egyptian foreign minister's visit to Brussels has launched a new phase of strategic partnership between Egypt and the European Union, paving the way for an EU-Egypt association agreement in the upcoming period, the ministry said on Tuesday.
The (...)
Palestinian activist Basil Al-Araj was killed by Israeli occupation forces during a shootout on Monday, after soldiers raided his home in Ramallah, according to Palestinian and Israeli media reports.
The 31-year-old, who was born in Bethlehem and (...)
As a Cairene whose memory of Alexandria lies mostly in its packed sea and picturesque corniche, I tend to forget there is a lot more to this storied coastal city.
In late January, I visited the city on a work trip, thinking it would follow the usual (...)
Egypt successfully issued $4 billion in Eurobonds on the global bond market, the largest issuance in Egypt and Africa, bridging the funding gap for this fiscal year, finance minister Amr El-Garhy announced on Sunday at a press conference.
El-Garhy (...)
Egypt's prominent yearly furniture fair Le Marché has been cancelled by state authorities over “security concerns” three days before it was set to start, causing significant losses for local manufacturers, an official from the fair's organising (...)
The Egyptian arts have always played a powerful role in shedding light on gender-based violence, empowering women through movies, theatre performances, caricatures and street art such as graffiti.
The most recent examples emerge from the UN's 16 (...)
“One night my father beat me up, dragged me [across the floor] with people watching and no one did anything,” said Samia.
“My father has always been an abuser. When he was around, he would to beat me, insult me, constantly humiliate me and even (...)
In a seminar about the new NGOs law Thursday, representatives from the Egyptian parliament and civil society organisations discussed the impact of the newly approved NGOs law on the work of civil society organisations and whether it is in line with (...)
Egyptian women's rights organisation New Women Foundation (NWF) has called on the education ministry to ensure that schoolgirls are not forced to wear the Islamic headscarf as part of the dress code in schools all over the country, said the campaign (...)
There are three months remaining till the winter break, Christmas, New Year, and the school mid-year vacation, and frankly, a break is direly needed from this bustling life.
Though comprehensive trip offers may be convenient, you may want to (...)
Egyptian business tycoon Hussein Salem's family argues that his payment of billions of pounds to the government in exchange for the dropping of charges against him is "unlawful," with his daughter referring to the funds as "donations," the family (...)
Egypt's National Council for Women will file a report with the state's top attorney against a parliamentarian over his "offensive remarks against women in Egypt and abroad," Dina Hussien a member of the council said on Saturday.
Ilhami Agina, an (...)
The women's boat to Gaza mission arrived on Friday in Sicily, its last stop before it heads to Gaza aiming to break the 10-year blockade of the strip and highlight the essential role of Palestinian women in the resistance movement, according to the (...)
The North Coast of Egypt, or Sahel as it is widely known in Arabic, is mostly associated with a vibrant lifestyle and hip social hubs.
But what about those who want to enjoy its exhilarating beaches away from all the hustle and bustle of the city?
A (...)
Things are "progressing well" in terms of the discussions about the $12 billion International Monetary Fund loan programme for Egypt, IMF spokesman Gerry Rice said at a press briefing in Washington on Thursday, adding that the IMF board meeting to (...)
Car accident fatality rates in Egypt declined by 16.8 percent between 2005 and 2015, the state's official statistics body CAPMAS announced Monday.
In an emailed statement, CAMPAS said that its newly-published study titled "Economic cost of road (...)
Egypt's long-awaited value added tax (VAT) bill is set to be finalised on Sunday to be put up for general parliamentary debate, with MPs sticking to the 12 percent rate, said MP and member of the planning and budget committee Talaat Khalil.
Khalil (...)
Egypt and the International Monetary Fund announced Thursday that they had agreed on an initial financing accord, and many economists agree that the reforms it will entail are inevitable in order to boost the economy.
But to what extent the deal (...)
Although Saturday's Arab League summit was due to cover a range of regional topics, the ongoing crisis in Yemen took the lead spot as the summit opened with speeches from Arab leaders.
A Saudi-led military offensive is underway against targets held (...)