Ramadan
Govt announces official Ramadan food prices
Business
July 8, 2010
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
July 8, 2010
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
July 7, 2010
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
July 4, 2010
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
July 1, 2010
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
May 5, 2010
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
April 27, 2010
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
April 22, 2010
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…
Akla Beyti in Ramadan
Food
November 11, 2009
Akla Beyti in Ramadan
Mona Amer appears in a new Ramadan cooking show, inspiring the homebound chefs of the city just in time for…