The holy month of Ramadan is much more than a month of fasting, being an empowering combination of faith, history, and culture. Each year, millions of Muslims worldwide celebrate the month in various ways, practising abstinence during this period (...)
Egypt's hotel market is expected to see occupancy rates of between 35-61% in 2021, according to Colliers International's latest Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Hotels Forecast.
The company forecast that the tourism hotspots of Hurghada and Sharm (...)
Amid the current global, regional and national crises, the coronavirus pandemic and its repercussions, climate change and regional conflicts, ideological and fundamentalist discourses – also in crisis in the Arab and Islamic worlds and on an (...)
Judging by media reactions in the Gulf, the hype about restoring warm relations between Turkey and the Gulf countries is winding down. This week, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his "regret" that Saudi transport aircrafts and six (...)
There have been many books about the British archaeologist-turned-intelligence-officer T E Lawrence, better known as "Lawrence of Arabia" owing to his activities in the region during the First World War, but perhaps there has never been one quite (...)
"The costumes of Egypt could be the key link in the chain that ties us to the ancient Egyptian intangible heritage," said Shahira Mehrez, a researcher renowned for her pioneering efforts to preserve Egypt's heritage.
Mehrez's statement came during (...)
SHOTGUN RETURNS: The Shotgun World Cup was held for the first time in Cairo in 10 years as the Egyptian team of Ahmed Zaher, Abdel-Azizi Mehelba and Ahmed Kamar won the bronze medal.
For the first time in the history of the International Shooting (...)
In celebration of the many achievements of Egyptian and Arab women over the years, Ahram Online republishes this article as part of a nine-day special series of gratitude and pride for women's achievements — from 8 March, which is International (...)
Confederation of African Football president Ahmad Ahmad's five-year ban from football has been reduced to two years, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Monday, ending his hopes of re-election this week.
The ruling clears the way for South (...)
After two straight days of record COVID-19 deaths in Brazil, President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday told Brazilians to stop "whining" and move on, in his latest remarks attacking distancing measures and downplaying the gravity of the pandemic.
Brazil (...)
It has been a month since Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas called for presidential and legislative elections in Palestine for the first time in 15 years.
The announcement was made just days before US President Joe Biden was sworn (...)
Egypt plays a key role in the Middle East, while its deep links with the African continent make it a gateway to Africa,” read the statement issued by the Pakistani Foreign Ministry ahead of Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi's (...)
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is set to start a three-day visit to Egypt on Tuesday upon an invitation by his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry.
According to an official statement by the Pakistani foreign ministry on Monday, the (...)
The Turkish university head at the centre of protests over his appointment by President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday he had no intention of resigning, after tensions rose with over 300 people detained in the last two days.
Defying a government (...)
EgyptAir Airlines CEO Amr Abu El-Enein announced Tuesday that the last flight from Cairo to Saudi Arabia will be at 3 PM Cairo local time on Wednesday as Saudi Arabia imposed a temporary ban of entry from 20 countries including Egypt effective from (...)
Three weeks ago, a UK media outlet explained that the London Borough of Dubai was the only one not to be under lockdown as the rest of Britain sought to curb the spread of Covid-19. Similarly tight restrictions were announced in the rest of Europe (...)
The U.S. military is exploring the possibility of using a Red Sea port in Saudi Arabia and an additional two airfields in the kingdom amid heightened tensions with Iran, the military said Tuesday.
While describing the work as `contingency' planning, (...)
The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million Friday, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but so uneven that in some countries there is real hope of vanquishing the outbreak, while in other, less-developed parts of the (...)
The deadly pandemic that tore through the nation's heartland struck just as Aaron Crawford was in a moment of crisis. He was looking for work, his wife needed surgery, then the virus began eating away at her work hours and her paycheck.
The (...)
Ahmad Ahmad, president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and a FIFA vice-president, has been found guilty of having breached four articles of FIFA statues, and has been banned from all football-related activity for five years.
The (...)
Saudi Aramco said on Tuesday its domestic fuel supplies were not affected by an attack from Yemen's Houthi group on a petroleum products distribution plant in the north of Jeddah city, with operations resuming three hours after the incident.
Yemen's (...)
Local authorities of the Saudi governorate of Mecca said a Greek national and a Saudi security officer were wounded in the "cowardly" attack on a non-Muslim cemetery in the Saudi city of Jeddah.
The security services were following the attack on (...)
The serenity of the Siwa Oasis in Egypt's Western Desert was disturbed last weekend when top officials and foreign ambassadors flocked in to witness the inauguration of the Shali Fortress and village in the Oasis after two years of conservation and (...)
The whole Muslim world celebrated this week the anniversary of the Prophet Mohammed's birthday. On that day, Egypt looks different. Streets are illuminated with colourful lights and shops selling specially produced sweets are decorated with lovely (...)
Mecca slowly eases restrictions of a seven-month coronavirus lockdown on Sunday as pilgrims trickled in after Saudi Arabian authorities allow performing umrah – a pilgrimage to Islam's two holiest sites that is undertaken at any time of (...)
