The serenity of the Saqqara Necropolis near Cairo was disturbed this week as Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany, actress Yosra, and a group of 52 ambassadors and cultural attachés of foreign, Arab and African countries flocked to the (...)
When I met our Ambassador to Brazil Alaa Roushdi, he reminded me that we import about $2.8 billion worth of produce from Brazil. The private sector is the most active, bringing to Egypt an array of produce including chickens, sugar, meat and (...)
As prices rose after the floatation of the Egyptian pound back in 2016, people saw prices on many imported and some local products reach double their regular prices.
For this reason, many people resorted to different ways to save money in their (...)
When my aunt had cancer in the 1990s, it was a taboo in Egypt to say you had cancer, and so the disease was kept secret among close family members.
I remember many times my mother visiting her in tears and how the disease came to eclipse all our (...)
A ministerial decree to increase passenger fees on domestic flights by $5 has led to the ire of many Egyptians, who are already complaining of the expensive price of airline tickets to local destinations.
The decree, announced by Minister of (...)
Inflation has been on the rise in Egypt over recent years, attributable to the floatation of the Egyptian pound in late 2016 as well as energy subsidy cuts.
The floatation caused the pound to lose 50 per cent of its value, leading to a rise in (...)
President of the Emirates Policy Centre (EPC), a leading Emirati think tank, Ebtessam Al-Ketbi was in Cairo this week to take part in the launch of a project at the American University in Cairo (AUC) on the future of the Middle East.
The (...)
Over the past couple of years, the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington have been the occasions for much lauding of Egyptian economic policy-makers. The spring meetings for 2019 held from 9 to 14 (...)
In his recent whirlwind tour of West Africa where he travelled to Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal, interspersed with a visit to the US, President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi found time to visit the Gamal Abdel-Nasser University in Guinea where he (...)
Spring has arrived in Washington DC, and a sure sign of the change in seasons is the annual parade of Islamist lobbyists who come to the US capital in March and April to advocate, under the guise of human rights, for Islamist causes and to (...)
Probably no other country in the world has followed so closely developments in Sudan as did Egypt and its people, only hoping that the brotherly, bordering nation with whom we share many historic and strategic ties will soon enjoy stability that (...)
Ancient Egyptian workers used to utter a shout when carrying building materials and ascending scaffolding from one floor to the next in major construction projects. Today, their modern descendants do something similar as they build the country's New (...)
The Israeli elections concluded with expected results, giving Binyamin Netanyahu another term that may be marred by some legal wrangling, or even a verdict against him. The fact is, the radical right will rule Israel in the coming phase; the (...)
The draw for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) put hosts Egypt in a relatively easy group. Egypt will face DR Congo, Uganda and Zimbabwe in Group A. Nigeria is with Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi in Group B while Senegal, Algeria, Kenya and (...)
Ahmed Kamal Abul-Magd, one of Egypt's most renowned Islamic thinkers and writers, died on 3 April. He was 89. Hundreds attended Abul-Magd's funeral and several public figures and institutions mourned the death of the man who was a politician and (...)
Before President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi's latest visit to Washington, Egyptian opposition groups had placed their bets on a confrontational meeting between Al-Sisi and US President Donald Trump over issues of human rights and democracy in Egypt.
Trump (...)
As the president of the African Union (AU) for 2019, Egypt vowed to exert every effort to boost security and stability and achieve development and prosperity for the continent.
That was reflected in a series of visits exchanged with African states (...)
Amid Operation Flood of Dignity waged by the Libyan National Army (LNA) against militias in Tripoli, army commander Khalifa Haftar landed in Cairo on Monday for a meeting with President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi.
A statement by Presidential Spokesman (...)
After more than two weeks, violent fighting continues in the southern suburbs of the Libyan capital Tripoli between the Libyan National Army led by General Khalifa Haftar and troops of the internationally-recognised consensus government led by Fayez (...)
No sooner had protesters caught their breaths to celebrate the ouster of president Omar Al-Bashir than events took a worrying turn in Sudan Monday.
Demonstrators camped outside the army headquarters in Khartoum spent the day trying to protect their (...)
The American University in Cairo
New Cairo Campus, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall, Plaza Level, Tel 02 2615 3318
The Photographic Gallery
“The Golden Era: Egypt in the World Cup”, a photography show by Egyptian photographer Ahmed Kadry. The photographer (...)
The American University in Cairo
Oriental Hall
Al-Sheikh Rihan St, off Tahrir Square, Tahrir Campus, Tel 02 2615 2694/01280009077
Tues 23, 6-8pm: Alternative Policy Solutions is organizing an open talk on “Egypt's Investment Dilemma”, with Ziad (...)
D-CAF's 8th edition (29 March-21April)
Greek Campus
28 Falaki St, Bab Al-Louk, Cairo, Tel 010 90322400
Fri 19, 8pm: Contributing fresh and creatively-mixed genres and sounds to D-CAF's music programme this year, these three emerging Egyptian artists (...)
After a 10-week debate, parliament's Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee on Sunday approved the final draft of proposed amendments to Egypt's 2014 constitution
The draft, formulated by a seven-member subcommittee, was finalised on (...)
Last week Le Printemps des Artists (PDA), a three-day charity exhibition, took place at Darb 1718 under the auspices of the European Union, with support from a number of local and international organisations in Egypt.
This is the third round of Le (...)
