Former Brotherhood official hopes new initiative will bridge Egypt's social rifts

Former spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, Kamal Halbawi, has launched an initiative to mend the social rift in Egypt. Will it be successful?

Egypt

Sinai Trail leads to new tourism experience in Egypt

To boost tourism, eight South Sinai tribes have joined together to create a long-distance hiking trail that crosses South Sinai.

Egypt

Headscarves still rare sight in Egypt's Foreign Ministry

Although a majority of Egyptian women wear the hijab, female applicants for staff positions at the Foreign Ministry feel chances are very slim for those who turn up for the qualification exams wearing the veil.

Egypt

Egypt targets ‘fake weather’ amid flurry of false forecasts

Given the multiple sources issuing weather reports and the confusion they cause among citizens, the Egyptian Meteorological Authority has drafted a bill punishing unauthorized weather forecasts.

Egypt

What's behind Hamas' offer of cease-fire to Israel?

Paradoxically, Israel has become Hamas’ only option to save the movement and the Gaza Strip from total collapse.

Palestine

Egypt's lawmakers consider merging small parties

The idea of merging small political parties is a subject of debate between two camps in Egypt: One thinks it would lead to real competition, while the other believes it would stifle public participation.

Egypt

Egyptian artists outside Cairo struggle for spotlight

The #Art_Has_No_Place campaign intends to break the monopoly of Cairo as Egypt's cultural capital.

Egypt

Egyptian women fight for right to top judicial positions

As both the Ministry of Justice and the National Council for Women push for the appointment of female judges to Egypt’s State Council, the State Council continues to adamantly reject such appointments.

Egypt

Congress withholds Egypt aid over injured American

Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has asked the Donald Trump administration to hold $300 million in military aid unless Cairo pays reparations for a 2015 attack on tourists and meets a series of human rights conditions.

Egypt

Detained Egyptian journalist receives UNESCO award

UNESCO's decision to grant the Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize to detained photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, known as Shawkan, has sparked anger among Egyptian authorities.

Qatar

Egypt establishes sovereign fund

The Egyptian government has moved to establish a sovereign fund as part of reforms intended to boost the economy and shrink unemployment.

Egypt

Egyptians worry Renaissance Dam poses risk for heritage sites along Nile

A study by an Egyptian professor reports that Ethiopia’s new dam puts heritage sites at risk — and not only those in Egypt.

Egypt