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Hailey Bieber Your Bottles Open With Local Soda Brand Azzuzah
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Sharm El Sheikh Intl Hospital to Become Egypt's First Green Hospital

17 Aug 2022
Sharm El Sheikh International Hospital will be the first Egyptian hospital to join the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals foundation, which helps support its 1,600 members to stay sustainable. [...]
American University in Cairo Wins UNESCO 'Memory of the World' Prize
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American University in Cairo Wins UNESCO 'Memory of the World' Prize

17 Aug 2022
The award recognises AUC’s Rare and Special Books Library as a leading institution in the preservation and restoration of Arabic historical documents. [...]
Keep Calma & Carry On With These Dreamy Girl Aesthetics
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Keep Calma & Carry On With These Dreamy Girl Aesthetics

17 Aug 2022
In order to build a portfolio that expresses their whimsical personality, Calma combines one-of-a-kind vintage pieces with their own (in-house) collections. [...]
Mogasam: The Project Documenting Cairo’s Heritage Through Virtual Art
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Mogasam: The Project Documenting Cairo’s Heritage Through Virtual Art

17 Aug 2022
From chairs to architectural facades, this architect is turning photographs of Cairo and the objects that fill it with character into 3D models that aim at preserving Cairene heritage. [...]
Noubi's Open Beta: An Ethereal Ride Into Minimal-Experimentation
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Noubi's Open Beta: An Ethereal Ride Into Minimal-Experimentation

17 Aug 2022
Noubi experiments progressive house with minimalist and trance elements in his sophomore single ‘Open Beta’. [...]
UAE-Based Store Management Platform Dukkantek Raises $10M Pre-Series A
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UAE-Based Store Management Platform Dukkantek Raises $10M Pre-Series A

16 Aug 2022
Founded in January 2021 by Sanad Yaghi, Shadi Joulani, and Ali Alsayegh, Dukkantek is built to support traditional businesses and allow them to compete online. [...]
Okhtein Reimagines Indie Girl Totes Into Boujee Statement Pieces
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Okhtein Reimagines Indie Girl Totes Into Boujee Statement Pieces

16 Aug 2022
A twist on their Zayan totes, the ‘Square Tote’ collection lends itself favourable to corporate girlies who fawned over the LV neverfull in the mid noughties, you’re welcome. [...]
How Enlighten’s Noha Mohsen Set the Tone in Her El Gouna Home
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How Enlighten’s Noha Mohsen Set the Tone in Her El Gouna Home

16 Aug 2022
Lighting designer Noha Mohsen displays the fundamentals of light that her studio Enlighten champions through her own airy home in El Gouna. [...]
Artist Spotlight: Lolo Zouaï The Multi-Ethnic Artist Changing R&B
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Artist Spotlight: Lolo Zouaï The Multi-Ethnic Artist Changing R&B

16 Aug 2022
Zouai was that kid who spent endless hours on sims building pools for her virtual families only to take out the staircase and watch them navigate their new-found isolation. [...]
Solasi Festival is Fulfilling Our Summer Wellness Dreams at Somabay
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Solasi Festival is Fulfilling Our Summer Wellness Dreams at Somabay

16 Aug 2022
Run by Egyptian wellness gurus Osana Family Wellness and Yes Yoga, this three-day festival in Hurghada is creating a space for everything mind, body, and play from September 21st to September 24th. [...]
Diwan Brings in Young Artists to Reinvent Naguib Mahfouz's Covers
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Diwan Brings in Young Artists to Reinvent Naguib Mahfouz's Covers

15 Aug 2022
Diwan Publishing House launched the Naguib Mahfouz Project, hoping to reignite a national conversation around the Nobel prize winner by releasing eight Naguib Mahfouz novels with all-new cover art. [...]
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Okhtein Reimagines Indie Girl Totes Into Boujee Statement Pieces

A twist on their Zayan totes, the ‘Square Tote’ collection lends itself favourable to corporate girlies who fawned over the LV neverfull in [...]

Content Creator Nourhanne Eissa Launches Fashion Brand 'Not So'

Blurring the lines between maximalism and minimalism, ‘Not So’ amalgamates intricate designs that showcase Eissa's expertise. [...]

Cairo Bikes Announces Big Annual Discounts for Students

With yearly subscription rates normally starting at EGP 600 for Egyptian citizens, high school and university students can subscribe to [...]

EgyptAir Announces Direct Flights Between Sharm El Sheikh & Tripoli

These flights will operate on a weekly basis on board the Boeing B737-800, which can carry up to 154 passengers. [...]

How 'A Different Story By N' Puts the Spotlight on Inclusive Learning

Staff writer Farida El Shafie sat down with founder Nazli El Leithy to discuss how her platform, 'A Different Story by N', helps nudge the [...]

Egyptian-Made Chinese Smartphones ‘Vivo’ to Be Produced in Sharqia

This facility will be the first step of the ‘Egypt Makes Electronics’ presidential initiative, which aims to make Egypt one of the pillars [...]

Construction Begins on Egypt’s First Nuclear Power Plant

The El Dabaa Power Plant is the biggest collaboration between Egypt and Russia since the establishment of the Aswan Dam. [...]

Stella, Identity & the Modern State: A Recent History of Egyptian Beer

Special guest contributor Dr. Omar Foda, beer historian and best-selling author, shares the evocative history of Egypt’s most iconic beer [...]

Egypt Rises to 53rd Place in 2021 Global Knowledge Index

UNDP's annual Global Knowledge Index summarises knowledge performance of countries in terms of higher education, research, development, [...]

Egypt Jumps 13 Places in Global Talent Competitiveness Index

In particular, Egypt had made huge gains within the index’s sublists for vocational and technical skills for its income group, where it [...]

USAID & EBRD Agree to Support Cultural Tourism in Cairo & Luxor

The project will support heritage and sustainable tourism by encouraging private investment in public heritage tourism projects, with a [...]

Heshek Beshek Fetishisation: Amie Sultan on Reclaiming Egyptian Dance

A disruptive voice on a stagnant ‘belly dance’ scene, Amie Sultan offers a raw and honest reflection on how our native dance has been [...]

Okhtein Reimagines Indie Girl Totes Into Boujee Statement Pieces

A twist on their Zayan totes, the ‘Square Tote’ collection lends itself favourable to corporate girlies who fawned over the LV neverfull in [...]

Content Creator Nourhanne Eissa Launches Fashion Brand 'Not So'

Blurring the lines between maximalism and minimalism, ‘Not So’ amalgamates intricate designs that showcase Eissa's expertise. [...]

Tap Into Your Tropical Girl Era With Homegrown Label Maison Molak

If you’ve continually espoused Italian flavoured daydreams as your coping mechanism of choice, then local printed jumpsuit fiends Maison [...]

Citadel Festival for Music & Singing Celebrates With 42 Star Concerts

Including the likes of Massar Egbari, Hisham Abbas and Nesma Mahgoub over 15 days, the 30th edition of the Citadel Festival for Music & [...]

Sharm El Sheikh Intl Hospital to Become Egypt's First Green Hospital

Sharm El Sheikh International Hospital will be the first Egyptian hospital to join the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals foundation, which [...]

American University in Cairo Wins UNESCO 'Memory of the World' Prize

The award recognises AUC’s Rare and Special Books Library as a leading institution in the preservation and restoration of Arabic historical [...]

Keep Calma & Carry On With These Dreamy Girl Aesthetics

In order to build a portfolio that expresses their whimsical personality, Calma combines one-of-a-kind vintage pieces with their own [...]

Mogasam: The Project Documenting Cairo’s Heritage Through Virtual Art

From chairs to architectural facades, this architect is turning photographs of Cairo and the objects that fill it with character into 3D [...]

Surf & Turf With a Side of Music at Sahel's Sharksband
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Surf & Turf With a Side of Music at Sahel's Sharksband

17 Aug 2022
Horse girls? Shark girls have more fun. There’s just some-fin about this eccentric surf & turf in Sahel that just keeps us coming. [...]
Tintera Takes Us Through the Lens of Egypt's First Photo-Only Gallery
ARTS & CULTURE

Tintera Takes Us Through the Lens of Egypt's First Photo-Only Gallery

16 Aug 2022
Staff writer Farah Desouky speaks with the founders of Tintera, Egypt's first photography-only gallery, to discuss the impact they've left on the local art scene. [...]
Lebanese Singer Sarah Mansour Releases Iridescent Ballad Heaven Knows
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Lebanese Singer Sarah Mansour Releases Iridescent Ballad Heaven Knows

16 Aug 2022
The singer has just released all-new debut single, heaven knows, where she sought a more playful direction prior to her first release, capitalising on themes of reminiscence, moving on and letting go. [...]
Citadel Festival for Music & Singing Celebrates With 42 Star Concerts
ARTS & CULTURE

Citadel Festival for Music & Singing Celebrates With 42 Star Concerts

16 Aug 2022
Including the likes of Massar Egbari, Hisham Abbas and Nesma Mahgoub over 15 days, the 30th edition of the Citadel Festival for Music & Singing is set to be bigger than ever. [...]
Hailey Bieber Your Bottles Open With Local Soda Brand Azzuzah
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Hailey Bieber Your Bottles Open With Local Soda Brand Azzuzah

15 Aug 2022
Azzuzah is the homegrown brand popping up with a diverse catalog of soda flavors, setting aside classics to introduce a peculiar list that’s closer to home than one might think. [...]
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Hailey Bieber Your Bottles Open With Local Soda Brand Azzuzah
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Hailey Bieber Your Bottles Open With Local Soda Brand Azzuzah

Azzuzah is the homegrown brand popping up with a diverse catalog of soda flavors, setting aside classics to introduce a peculiar list that’s closer to home than one might think. [...]
How Pure Harvest is Addressing the Region’s Food Security Challenges
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How Pure Harvest is Addressing the Region’s Food Security Challenges

15 Aug 2022
In this exclusive interview, May El Habachi speaks to CEO Sky Kurtz about the company’s rise and raise, and how they're leading the charge to bring the future of farming to the MENA region. [...]
Golden Shrine of Habu Temple in Luxor Shines Bright Again
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Golden Shrine of Habu Temple in Luxor Shines Bright Again

15 Aug 2022
Built in honour of king Ramses III and the god Amun-Rae, the Medinet Habu Temple is considered a hallmark of the New Kingdom. [...]
Nadine El Roubi Releases Sensual Single 'Honey Butter'
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Nadine El Roubi Releases Sensual Single 'Honey Butter'

15 Aug 2022
Sudanese singer-rapper Nadine El Roubi navigates woman hood's trials and tribulations in the rap scene and through her latest single ‘Honey Butter’. [...]
Content Creator Nourhanne Eissa Launches Fashion Brand 'Not So'
Fashion

Content Creator Nourhanne Eissa Launches Fashion Brand 'Not So'

15 Aug 2022
Blurring the lines between maximalism and minimalism, ‘Not So’ amalgamates intricate designs that showcase Eissa's expertise. [...]
7 Water Parks Making a Splash in the Middle East
Explore Egypt

7 Water Parks Making a Splash in the Middle East

15 Aug 2022
These water palaces are about to get all you cool girls off the chaise-lounge and into the field. [...]
Engineering Authority to Restore Abu Sefein Church After Deadly Fire
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Engineering Authority to Restore Abu Sefein Church After Deadly Fire

14 Aug 2022
The restoration process is already underway for the repair of Abu Sefein Church, after a deadly fire reportedly claimed 41 lives this morning. [...]
We're Having A Meltdown Over Sahel's New Gourmet Grilled Cheese Spot
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We're Having A Meltdown Over Sahel's New Gourmet Grilled Cheese Spot

14 Aug 2022
We’re absolutely melting over these gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches by the beach. [...]

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