Latest in Tag: cairo Highlight
Latest in Tag: cairo

Carmen Weinstein; the passing of an icon
Egyptian JCC President Carmen Weinstein passes away at the age of 82

Morsi praises Library of Alexandria
Morsi promises government support and states that he takes pride in Egypt’s rich cultural heritage

Clashes erupt in Alexandria and Cairo
Clashes in front of Muslim Brotherhoodâs headquarters in Alexandria a weekly Friday occurrence

Lettuceat perfects salads
A new restaurant attempts to change the preconception of salads in Egypt

Bites Fil Beit: Ferakh Yamany â Yemeni chicken
We love food. We love the real, down to earth, tried-and-tested, handed-down-through-the-generations, local Egyptian food. Here is your chance to learn how to make these local delicacies in your own home. And just so you know what to ask for, we have added how to say the ingredients in Arabic. No more excuses, off to the souq!

Actor Holt McCallany Visits Cairo
American actor visits Egypt to shed light on situation.

Concert gala at Cairo Opera House
Cairo Opera House holds a concert gala to showcase local talents

Diwan donates books to school in Boulak
Diwan starts a new charitable program to encourage reading at impoverished schools.

Reelworld festival to show Cairo 678
Egyptian film on sexual harassment to be shown at film festival in Toronto, Canada

New arrivals on the shelves
New book releases on Cairoâs booksellerâs shelves

The sixth sense made tangible in exhibition
Translating intuition into art, Artists Ahmad Keshta and Ayman Taher form their personal perspectives using their own artistic mediums

Railway Authority incentives to prevent train driver strikes
The Authority apologised to passengers affected by a nationwide railway strike that began on Sunday morning.

Prosecutor general condemns opposition forces for High Court clashes
Thirty-eight injured outside the High Court, opposition groups claim police attacked peaceful protest

Ashton visits Egypt
EU representative scheduled to meet with Morsi, ElBaradei, Moussa and other opposition figures

Morsiâs end
By Philip Whitfield Chitchat is Cairoâs currency. Spotting a rare bird in the undergrowth has set the tongues wagging. One swallow doesnât make a summer. But the return of this migrant to Egyptâs shores has stirred the jabberers into a chunter. In another conversation a medical man laid a bet that Morsi et al will …

6 April anniversary update: marches and clashes
Marches in Cairo converge on High Court, tear gas launched from inside building

Opposition groups mark 6 April anniversary
Marches commemorating the 6 April 2008 general strike in Mahalla take place across Cairo
In Pictures: Opposition groups mark 6 April anniversary
Marches commemorating the 6 April 2008 general strike in Mahalla take place across Cairo

Investment department at Administrative Court dismisses charges against Bassem Youssef’s Al Bernameg
Court said the plaintiff does not have the right to ask for the programme to be suspended

MIU admin and students take fight to court
University administration presses charges against 11 students, students press charges against top administrators

Anti-brotherhood protests erupt across the nation
Violent clashes between protesters and government supporters across Egypt

Syrian opposition announces upcoming government formation amid UN budget worries
Syrian opposition government says one of the 11 new ministries will deal with refugees and displaced Syrians

Opposition groups mark 6 April anniversary
Marches to take place around the country

Crackdown on activsts deplored by FIDH
The International Federation for Human Rights deplored the Morsi governmentâs use of former regime tactics to silence dissent

Doctors continue to face troubles for siding with strike
Three doctors are being investigated for supporting the 2012 partial doctorsâ strike

Stalemate at MIU
Students will not leave campus until Hamdy Hassan resigns, administration will not talk until students leave

Foolsâ Culture: Khawagat in Egypt
New documentary hopes to discover the truth about foreigners in Egypt

Foolsâ Culture: No Kidding takes art to the next level
Impressive art exhibition opens in new gallery and brings reporter to tears

Dog bites dog
By: Philip Whitfield You can measure the revolutionâs pace counting column inches devoted to the birds and the bees. Thereâs nothing government toadies like more than filling up space with articles on Nile Delta flora and fauna and Red Sea ostriches. In peacetime thatâs OK. But in war? The chicken livers are squirming to keep …

In a Maadi apartment
âBetween the opposite ends of two ridiculous extremes, lies a true Egypt (without a true Egyptian)!â