Egyptian Streets

Egyptian Swimmer Farida Osman Named Best Female Athlete from Africa, 2017Egyptian swimmer Farida Osman recently qualified for the upcoming...

Ever Given, the 400-meter-long ship blocking Egypt’s Suez Canal, has been freed, reports local Egyptian media.Just before sunrise local ti...

The official poster for the 13th Panorama of the European Film. Image via Zawya Facebook page.After cancelling the annual event two times a...

Image via Cairo Flea Market Facebook page.From artisanal baked goods to uniquely curated vintage items and even locally produced clothing b...

Greek politician Eleftherios Venizelos visiting Egypt in 1915. Image via the Greek Cultural Centre in Cairo Facebook page.Egyptiotes – that...

The stranded container ship. Photo: Reuters.In a press conference on Saturday, 27 March, head of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Osama Rabie...

Aftermath of building collapse. Credit: ReutersAt least eight people were killed and twenty-four were injured due to a nine-story building...

32 people were killed and 91 were injured in a railway collision that took place earlier today in the city of Sohag in Upper Egypt, accordin...

Photo Courtesy: Mohamed ReyadEgypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that the Pharaohs’ Golden parade, where 22 mummies will...

Pioneering Egyptian feminist and human rights advocate, prolific author, novelist, physician and psychologist Nawal El Saadawi passed away...

Image Credit: Suez Canal AuthorityRescue efforts are ongoing to refloat a 400-metre-long cargo ship in the Suez Canal after it ran aground...

Egypt has seen tremendous growth in internet penetration in the recent years. The country is the third most populous country in Africa with...

The city of Mit Ghamr. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia.The seven men accused of sexually assaulting a woman in the Mit Ghamr city of Daqahlia w...

NubiYouth’s first basketball tournament in the US. (Credit: NubiYouth)“At the end of the day, it’s about who we are and where we come from,...

Credit: Amr Abdallah Dalsh- Reuters“Birth control is permissible”. Dar al Ifta’s latest campaign message is strikingly clear with an aim to...

“The godmother of Egyptian Feminism”: Nawal El Saadawi. Credit: Kristina BudelisLegendary Egyptian feminist activist, author, novelist, phy...

Image Credit: Wikimedia CommonsThe 21st of March is Mother’s Day across much of the Arab world. It is a celebration of all things maternal...

Ganzeer. Illustration by Noran Morsi.You may know him from the days of 2011, but Ganzeer is far more than a street artist. Currently base...

Photo: Lane Hartwell on behalf of the Wikimedia FoundationThe internet would be unrecognizable without Wikipedia. Thanks to the digital, op...

“DaadGeem is essentially a passion project and it started when [me and my partners] felt like we needed a creative outlet, so it acted as t...

Image Credit: Olivia Mustafa As with many excursions in Egypt, the journey begins with my blearily-eyed group stumbling from our hostel into...

Egypt’s House of Trade Union and Worker’s Services announced that MP Nashwa Al-Deeb, along with other 60 parliamentarians, submitted to the...

Album cover of Kahareb’s ‘Malhamet Debba’ EP. Artwork by Celli Belli. Image courtesy of Kahareb Facebook page.A soft lullaby-like melody in...

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly delivered a speech on Thursday during the United Nation’s General Assembly’s high-level meeting on...

Egyptian Streets Writer Mirna Abdulaal receives Cairo Climate Talks Award for her article on Sinai. (Photo courtesy of Abdulbar Zahran.)At...