Ramadan

Govt announces official Ramadan food prices
Business

Govt announces official Ramadan food prices

The government on Thursday announced new prices for food commodities to be sold during Ramadan at state-subsidized supply outlets.According to…
Rice, poultry to be imported amid shortages
Business

Rice, poultry to be imported amid shortages

The state-run General Authority for the Supply of Commodities (GASC) is currently seeking tenders for the purchase of 70,000 metric…
Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan
Business

Extra foodstuffs to be imported for Ramadan

To offset the usual food shortages experienced during the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan--which this year will begin in August--the…
Unified calls to prayer to begin this Ramadan
Egypt

Unified calls to prayer to begin this Ramadan

Minister of Religious Endowments Hamdi Zaqzouq announced on Sunday that a "unified system for calls to prayer" would be instituted…
10 civil society groups to provide Ramadan aid
Egypt

10 civil society groups to provide Ramadan aid

Egypt’s Minister of Social Solidarity, Ali Moselhy, announced yesterday that ten civil society organizations have pledged to provide three million…
The dance of the kunafa
Society

The dance of the kunafa

Until quite recently, Egyptians had a distinctive body language associated with Ramadan. It wasn’t just a month of worship and…
A Ramadan night out with the kids
Life & Style

A Ramadan night out with the kids

Ramadan has more to offer than gatherings of shisha and cards for the older crowd. Bringing your kids to Ramadan…
Down and out during Ramadan
Features/Interviews

Down and out during Ramadan

With plunging consumption in media, tourism, food, entertainment and advertisement industries, traders and businessmen say that Ramadan’s upward spiral fell…
Kahk: Cookies with history
Archaeology

Kahk: Cookies with history

A holiday treat with an ancient pedigree
Akla Beyti in Ramadan
Food

Akla Beyti in Ramadan

Mona Amer appears in a new Ramadan cooking show, inspiring the homebound chefs of the city just in time for…
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