“It was like every other day since mid-February. There was no family gathering and no mass. The only difference was we ate more,” said Rana Reda, describing this year's Coptic Easter celebrations which fell on 19 April.
Reda, 28, told Al-Ahram (...)
Twenty-three people were arrested on Saturday after trying to prevent the burial of the body of a female doctor who died from the coronavirus. Sonia Aref, 64, who tested positive for the virus upon her return from Saudi Arabia, passed away last week (...)
With social distancing and staying at home the most used precautionary measures to face up to the Covid-19 pandemic worldwide, millions of families are being threatened with poverty as their sources of income vanish and workplaces close.
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Egypt has imposed a series of measures to rein in the spread of the coronavirus, including suspending air traffic, closing schools and universities and shutting malls and cafés starting from 7pm. It has also banned gatherings for prayers in mosques (...)
Today marks the last Thursday of November, which is the Thanksgiving Day holiday in the US. In both the US and Europe, shoppers may also have long to-buy lists ready for tomorrow, with early birds planning to be in front of shopping malls first (...)
According to the Facebook page of “Mercy to Animals”, 10,000 people are bitten by stray dogs each month in Egypt.
A recent report by parliament's Local Administration Committee, discussed this week by MPs on the Agricultural Committee, suggested (...)
While the Pharaohs considered polluting the River Nile to be a sin, their modern descendants have not always seemed to have the same belief. A quick look at almost any spot overlooking the river in Cairo will reveal the amount of garbage that is (...)
Spiralling population growth, bullying and sexual harassment were campaigns that saw light during 2018 with the aim of fighting all three in Egyptian society.
Etnein Kefaya (Two [Children] is Enough) was launched in mid-2018 by the Ministry of (...)
The weekend witnessed a rush of thousands of Egyptians into malls and small retail shops, trying to grab the best deals on everything from house appliances and electronics to clothes, food and even detergents. It was the Black Friday bonanza.
Black (...)
Just a simple walk down a street in Egypt is considered a challenge for women. Riding public transportation is a long journey of anticipation and stress. A woman wonders whether this exhausting trip will end peacefully or whether she will have to go (...)
As their plane took off from the US nine US bloggers, on their first visit to Egypt, were worried about their safety. International media outlets regularly paint a picture of Egypt as an unsafe country. Yet the bloggers departed Egypt eight days (...)
Eighty-five per cent of the new educational programme — including teacher training, the provision of Internet access in schools and the distribution of new course work textbooks — is complete, says Minister of Education Tarek Shawki.
Speaking at a (...)
“I remember every single detail as if it were yesterday. The phantom pain that shivered down my spine, the floor whose colour you could not see because of the blood stains, and my tied hands and opened legs.
They said it is a must; every girl has to (...)
“I remember every single detail as if it were yesterday. The phantom pain that shivered down my spine, the floor whose colour you could not see because of the blood stains, and my tied hands and opened legs. They said it is a must; every girl has to (...)
On 23 August the US Senate passed a bill honouring late president Anwar Al-Sadat. The Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Bill was first presented to Congress in February 2017 before being referred to the Congressional Committees on Banking, Housing (...)