The Suez Canal, inaugurated 150 years ago, brought economic benefits – and a marine invasion Haaretz 14 hours ago EgyptThe shortcut between two seas has driven intruders to the Mediterranean shores that push out local species and make life miserable for swimmers.
Exhibition takes modern art to Cairo’s Fatimid quarter The Arab Weekly 1 day ago EgyptAn Egyptian cultural institution is putting new life into Egypt’s ancient arts by putting them side by side with contemporary arts and...
Millions of Ibises Were Mummified. But Where Did Ancient Egypt Get Them? NY Times 1 day ago EgyptDNA analysis of the preserved birds found in many catacombs undercuts the explanation that there were large-scale ibis breeding farms.
Point Blank: Egypt, Russia and UAE sent arms to Libya's Haftar Al Jazeera 2 days ago ConflictAl Jazeera Arabic unveils how Egypt, Russia and the UAE provided arms support for renegade commander Khalifa Haftar.
Launch Event Tomorrow: Read an Excerpt of Donia Kamal’s ‘Random Arrangements’ Arabic Literature 2 days ago Culture“I hate that nobody is ever accountable for anything, even if you complain repeatedly and send emails that nobody answers, and I hate emails...
Nile countries meet in Ethiopia to settle dispute over massive dam amid conflict fears Al-Araby 2 days ago EgyptMinisters from Egypt, Ethiopia, and Sudan have met in Addis Ababa for the first round of talks over the Renaissance Dam, which Egypt fears could...
UAE, Egypt set up joint investment programme The Arab Weekly 2 days ago EgyptThe United Arab Emirates and Egypt have established a $20 billion joint investment programme to develop “economic and social projects.
Israel says holding fire in Gaza as long as militants do Reuters 3 days ago NewsIsrael will follow suit if Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip stop cross-bor...
Gaza attacks: tentative truce after Israel strike kills eight Palestinian family members The Guardian 4 days ago EgyptIslamic Jihad says truce has begun as Israel says ‘quiet will be answered with quiet’, following two days of clashes.
Interview with the Moroccan thinker Hassan Aourid: Democracy cannot be stopped Qantara.de 4 days ago EgyptHassan Aourid is one of the most important political and intellectual figures in Morocco. In interview with Ismail Azzam for Qantara, Aourid...
10 must-see archaeological sites in the Middle East Condé Nast Traveller 5 days ago TravelBring our your inner Indiana Jones exploring thew wealth of ancient sites around the region.
Marcelle Ninio, Spy for Israel Imprisoned in Egypt, Dies at 89 NY Times 1 week ago EgyptShe was the only woman in an espionage ring of about a dozen Egyptians that engineered bombings. Their mission did not go well.
The tainted success of Egypt’s El Gouna film festival Haaretz 2 weeks ago EgyptThe annual event on the Red Sea coast is a great showcase for Arab film, but also for the objectification of women.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Europe’s Islamophobes: An Unsavory Alliance Lobe Log 2 weeks ago OpinionBy Eldar Mamedov One of the central strategies the authoritarian regimes of the Middle East use to gain influence in the European Union (EU)...
