Last week’s rocket fire on Tel Aviv reflects schism within Hamas

To avoid escalation ahead of the April elections and the Eurovision contest, Israel accepted Hamas’ explanation over the rocket fire on Tel Aviv last week.

Palestine

Egypt’s would-be couples get training before tying the knot

In an effort to lower the country's divorce rate, Egypt launches yet another program to provide pre-marriage training to would-be couples.

Egypt

Are Egypt’s newspapers threatened with extinction?

The Egyptian government launched a plan to reform the state press institutions suffering financial crises, to help them repay their debts.

Egypt

Cairo's backing for Sudan's embattled president comes with strings attached

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, wary of protests in Khartoum, is backing Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, but to what extent?

Egypt

Could Egypt turn into police state with new law proposal?

In a move described by human rights activists as further restriction on people’s freedom, the Egyptian government agreed to a proposal to force landlords to report their tenants' information to the police.

Egypt

Al-Azhar sheikh labels polygamy as unjust, stirs controversy

Egypt’s grand imam of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, provoked controversy in Egypt by saying that polygamy can do “injustice to women and children.”

Egypt

Despite friction, Egypt retains economic ties with Turkey, Qatar

Some Egyptians have been calling for the government to seize Turkish and Qatari assets, but so far that hasn't seemed to sour foreigners on Egypt's investment offerings.

United Arab Emirates

Comics expo draws crowds in Beirut

A Beirut comic and graphic novel exhibition promoted the educational and journalistic values of the art form in the Middle East.

Egypt

Where Cairenes go just for laughs

Stand-ups in Cairo ease the sometimes grim reality of everyday life in their chaotic megalopolis.

Egypt

Sisi's moves to restore Jewish heritage get international applause

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi's decision to restore Jewish heritage sites may promote tourism and the image of his country.

Egypt

Music for martyrs: AUC highlights songs of 1919 revolution

A hundred years after Egypt’s 1919 revolution led to the country's formal independence from Britain, the American University in Cairo paid homage to the artistic legacy of the revolution with the songs of Sayed Darwish.

Egypt

Egypt celebrates its own Women's Day

As Egyptian women celebrate the 100-year anniversary of their participation in the first march during the 1919 revolution, the National Council for Women sheds light on their achievements.

Egypt