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Rift between al-Azhar clerics over upcoming verbal divorce bill
Egypt
February 1, 2017
Rift between al-Azhar clerics over upcoming verbal divorce bill
Last week, Egypt President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Al-Atayeb to approve the issuance of a…
A young Egyptian designer makes the Forbes ’30 under 30′ list
Egypt
January 30, 2017
A young Egyptian designer makes the Forbes ’30 under 30′ list
A young Egyptian designer Ghada Wali was selected as one of 2017 'Forbes 30 under 30 - Europe' in the…
How can Egyptians relieve the money stress from soaring prices?
Business
January 28, 2017
How can Egyptians relieve the money stress from soaring prices?
In the wake of the current unprecedented wave of price increases, Egyptians are faced with budget shortfalls, especially due to…
Egypt foremost among ‘developing countries fighting corruption’
Egypt
January 24, 2017
Egypt foremost among ‘developing countries fighting corruption’
Although Egypt ranked 88 out of 168 countries according to the 2015 Corruption Perceptions Index, it ranked 15 out of 37 countries…
Meet the first Egyptian-American judge elected in US
Egypt
January 23, 2017
Meet the first Egyptian-American judge elected in US
The Egyptian-American Sherrie Micheal Miday was sworn in as a newly elected judge, after winning the elections on the Cuyahoga…
Omar Samra names three mounts after his family in historical ‘first ascents’
Egypt
January 18, 2017
Omar Samra names three mounts after his family in historical ‘first ascents’
In a 10-day trip on the Antarctic ice, the Egyptian adventurer Omar Samra becomes the first person in history to…
DNA analysis proves that Egyptians are not Arabs
Egypt
January 17, 2017
DNA analysis proves that Egyptians are not Arabs
After over 10 years of analyzing DNA samples from hundreds of people, the National Geographic Genographic Project (NGGP) surprisingly uncovered…
Egyptian actor Maged el-Masry makes it to Hollywood
Cinema/TV
January 17, 2017
Egyptian actor Maged el-Masry makes it to Hollywood
Following in the footsteps of Egyptian superstars Omar Al-Sherif and Amr Waked, Egyptian actor Maged el-Masry started out the new…
‘Books Bike’ roams Cairo streets
Egypt
January 16, 2017
‘Books Bike’ roams Cairo streets
In Cairo we used to see fava bean (ful), Taamiya and Kebda food carts roaming the grey streets every day,…
Nike features first Egyptian Muslim model in hijab
Egypt
January 11, 2017
Nike features first Egyptian Muslim model in hijab
Manal Rostom, a young Egyptian mountain climber was the first veiled Muslim woman to represent Arab ladies in an advertisement…