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Shaabi singer’s ‘Bent El Giran’ Mahragan song hits No. 2 on SoundCloud global chart
Culture
February 7, 2020
Shaabi singer’s ‘Bent El Giran’ Mahragan song hits No. 2 on SoundCloud global chart
The viral Mahragan song “Bent El Giran” (The neighbor’s daughter), from famed Shaabi singer Hassan Shakosh, has hit number two…
Mariam Naoum, Kamla Abu Zekri to turn Naguib Mahfouz novel into film
Culture
February 7, 2020
Mariam Naoum, Kamla Abu Zekri to turn Naguib Mahfouz novel into film
“Taht El Mazla” (Under The Shade), a collection of short stories authored by legendary Egyptian novelist Naguib Mahfouz, is set…
Forbes names 9 Egyptians in ‘Middle East’s 100 Power Businesswomen’ of 2020
Egypt
February 6, 2020
Forbes names 9 Egyptians in ‘Middle East’s 100 Power Businesswomen’ of 2020
Forbes featured nine Egyptian women in its “Middle East’s 100 Power Businesswomen 2020” list, which highlights women in the MENA…
Egypt to build first restaurant serving tourists at Great Pyramids of Giza: Minister
Life & Style
February 5, 2020
Egypt to build first restaurant serving tourists at Great Pyramids of Giza: Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities and Toursim Khaled al-Anani has unveiled a plan to renovate the area surrounding the Great Pyramids…
The New York Times invites tourists to visit Egypt in 2020, highlights Grand Egyptian Museum
Travel
February 5, 2020
The New York Times invites tourists to visit Egypt in 2020, highlights Grand Egyptian Museum
The New York Times has listed Egypt as among the top 52 places to go in 2020, with the highlight…
Cairo Court releases Shady Abu Zeid
Egypt
February 4, 2020
Cairo Court releases Shady Abu Zeid
The Cairo Criminal Court has acquitted satirist video blogger Shady Abu Zeid, with precautionary measures, after Zeid was imprisoned for…
Egypt’s military is the 9th strongest in the world, jumping three places in 2019
Egypt
February 4, 2020
Egypt’s military is the 9th strongest in the world, jumping three places in 2019
Leading international ranking website Global Fire has listed Egypt 9th out of 138 countries in terms of its military strength,…
Aswan imposes fines, withdraws 27 horse handler licenses due to animal abuse
Egypt
February 4, 2020
Aswan imposes fines, withdraws 27 horse handler licenses due to animal abuse
The head of the Local Unit of Edfu city in Aswan, Abdel Rahman Amer on Sunday rescinded 27 “hantoor” (horse carriage)…
Zawya’s Oscar Week kicks off on February 5
Culture
February 3, 2020
Zawya’s Oscar Week kicks off on February 5
Prominent downtown Cairo cinema Zawya announced it would host an Oscar’s week set to run from February 5 until February 11,…
Video: First promotional video for Grand Egyptian Museum finally released
Life & Style
February 3, 2020
Video: First promotional video for Grand Egyptian Museum finally released
Egypt’s Minister of International Cooperation and former Minister of Tourism Rania al-Mashat shared on her social media accounts the first…