Humanists are being persecuted too | Letter The Guardian 4 hours ago EgyptLetter: Seventeen humanists from around the world call for a review into the persecution of the non-religious.
One ring to rule them all: Libya's Haftar ‘uses black magic’ to hypnotise his soldiers Al-Araby 10 hours ago EgyptDissident officer and former spokesman for Haftar’s forces, Mohammed al-Hijazi, said the rogue general paid a magician “half a million”...
ISIS claims suicide bombing that killed 2 in Egypt’s Sinai The Arab Weekly 11 hours ago EgyptEgyptian officials say bomber targeted armoured vehicle near local market of northern Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid, killing one soldier and one...
Two killed in suicide bombing, four beheaded in Egypt’s Sinai The Arab Weekly 1 day ago EgyptA suicide bombing killed at least two people in Egypt’s North Sinai region on Thursday, a day after four headless bodies were found there,...
Lucette Lagnado, Memoirist of Jews in Old Cairo, Dies at 62 NY Times 2 days ago EgyptShe and her family, whom she later wrote about, were among the last Jews to flee what she called a “cultural holocaust” and ended...
IS-linked Egypt militants behead four people in Sinai Al-Araby 2 days ago EgyptEgyptian security officials say militants have beheaded four people in the restive northern Sinai Peninsula.
‘500 Tomorrows’: On Jailed Egyptian Poet Galal El-Behairy Arabic Literature 3 days ago CultureIt ends without an ending, with a familiar stagnation: “distress leaves/ making room for more distress/ and I wait for tomorrow’s...
Kuwait: 8 Egyptian Dissidents Unlawfully Returned Human Rights Watch 4 days ago Human RightsKuwaiti authorities on July 15, 2019 unlawfully returned eight Egyptian dissidents despite the serious risk of torture and persecution they face...
Egypt amends law curbing NGOs; rights group deem changes insufficient Haaretz 4 days ago Egypt2017 law restricted NGOs' activity to developmental and social work, with jail terms of up to five years for non-compliance.
Egypt reopens 'Bent' pyramid Condé Nast Traveller 4 days ago TravelThe pyramid reopens to the public for the first time since 1965.
‘Bent’ pyramid: Egypt opens ancient oddity for tourism The Guardian 6 days ago EgyptPharoah Sneferu’s structure marks key step in Egyptian architecture, as builders had to change the angle when it started to crack.
Qatari Emir’s Timely Visit to Washington Lobe Log 1 week ago Opinionby Kristian Coates Ulrichsen Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, visits the White House on July 9 at a critical moment for security...
Two killed in suicide bombing, four beheaded in Egypt’s Sinai The Arab Weekly 1 day ago EgyptA suicide bombing killed at least two people in Egypt’s North Sinai region on Thursday, a day after four headless bodies were found there,...
Authorities in Japan arrest Egyptian man over 'attempted rape' Al-Araby 3 days ago EgyptThe 40-year-old, identified as Osama Shawqi Zaki Abu-Fatouh, attacked a woman in her twenties just after midnight on June 28 in Tokyo's...
Egypt’s most expensive film ever shows nationalism is always on the agenda Haaretz 5 days ago EgyptThis year’s blockbuster ‘The Passage’ makes evident that despite political shifts, the line of defense of the country’s...
New cities in the sand: inside Egypt’s dream to conquer the desert The Guardian 1 week ago EgyptFour decades ago Egypt embarked on the most ambitious new cities building programme in the world. Their boom shows no sign of stopping.
Sarah Parcak Thinks We Need to Learn From the Fall of Egypt’s Old Kingdom NY Times 2 weeks ago EgyptIn a new book, the archaeologist makes the case that ancient history illuminates solutions to modern problems.
Egypt: Renewed Detention of Scholar’s Daughter Unlawful Human Rights Watch 2 weeks ago Human RightsEgyptian authorities should release Ola al-Qaradawi, the daughter of a well-known Islamic scholar, who was rearrested on July 4, Human Rights...
Mutual Economic Interest Draws Israel and Arab Neighbors Closer Lobe Log 2 weeks ago Environmentby Yigal Chazan With Donald Trump’s “deal of the century” seemingly doomed and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process as deadlocked...
Egypt coastal town to plant 600 trees Condé Nast Traveller 2 weeks ago TravelA local diver started the green initiative in the town of Dahab.
Webcomics and the Art of Translating Tamer Hosny Lyrics Arabic Literature 2 weeks ago CultureThroughout the workshop, she emphasized that the language one writes in matters, because it makes an immediate claim about audience: “It’s...
Challenges for Egypt’s Fragile Stability Atlantic Council 2 weeks ago OpinionThe death of Mohamed Morsi on June 17, the only president ever instated through democratic elections, arrived as a reckoning in post-revolutionary...
