Ola Noureldin
Egypt’s Sisi re-elected for second term with 97% of votes
Egypt
April 2, 2018
Egypt’s Sisi re-elected for second term with 97% of votes
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected for a second four-year term with 97.08 percent of votes, almost the…
Egypt among top 5 African banking markets in terms of growth, profitability: McKinsey report
Business
March 1, 2018
Egypt among top 5 African banking markets in terms of growth, profitability: McKinsey report
Egypt is among the top five banking markets in Africa in terms of growth and profitability, according to a study by…
State of apathy in Cairo’s streets ahead of presidential election
Features/Interviews
February 5, 2018
State of apathy in Cairo’s streets ahead of presidential election
As Egypt’s political sphere is occupied with discussions regarding the forthcoming presidential election, which will see Egyptians heading to the…
Egypt’s Sisi to run for president in March elections
Egypt
January 20, 2018
Egypt’s Sisi to run for president in March elections
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi officially announced on Friday his intention to run for a second term in the upcoming…
Is Egypt reaching its aspired economic goals 1 year after the currency float?
Features/Interviews
November 3, 2017
Is Egypt reaching its aspired economic goals 1 year after the currency float?
One year after Egypt took the dramatic step of floating its pound, inflation is still taking its toll on the…
9th Cairo Jazz Festival kicks off at the heart of downtown
Music
September 29, 2017
9th Cairo Jazz Festival kicks off at the heart of downtown
Jazz enthusiasts headed to the heart of downtown at AUC Tahrir for the opening night of the 9th Cairo Jazz…
Controversy flies on LGBT rights after rise of rainbow flag in concert
Features/Interviews
September 24, 2017
Controversy flies on LGBT rights after rise of rainbow flag in concert
The rainbow flag raised during Friday’s concert featuring Lebanese Indie rock band Mashrou Leila has stirred heated debate on social…
Amidst blur political scene: Who do Egyptians welcome to be 2018 Presidential candidate?
Features/Interviews
September 22, 2017
Amidst blur political scene: Who do Egyptians welcome to be 2018 Presidential candidate?
Egypt’s political sphere should be occupied by discussions about the forthcoming presidential elections, set to begin in a few months,…
Rising cost of school supplies infuriates Egyptian parents as semester starts
Features/Interviews
September 18, 2017
Rising cost of school supplies infuriates Egyptian parents as semester starts
Many parents in Cairo are angry at the rise in the cost of school supplies on the back of a…
Cairo’s white taxi drivers enter digital world launching ‘Whatsapp Taxi’
Features/Interviews
September 12, 2017
Cairo’s white taxi drivers enter digital world launching ‘Whatsapp Taxi’
Cairo’s white taxi drivers have launched a new initiative to organize services with their clients internally through Whatsapp, mirroring other…
Hotel engineer’s family requests travel ban for Italian tourist accused of murder
Egypt
September 11, 2017
Hotel engineer’s family requests travel ban for Italian tourist accused of murder
In response to a Sunday court ruling that ordered the release of Italian tourist accused of killing Tarek El Hennawy,…
MP suggests draft law to grant women immediate alimony from state banks
Features/Interviews
September 8, 2017
MP suggests draft law to grant women immediate alimony from state banks
Parliamentarian Shokry al Gendy, from the Religious Affairs Committee, has suggested amending Egypt’s personal status law to grant women the right to alimony from state…
Egypt’s parliament to discuss bill that criminalizes domestic violence
Egypt
September 6, 2017
Egypt’s parliament to discuss bill that criminalizes domestic violence
The Egyptian Parliament is considering a discussion of a suggested draft bill by the National Council for Women that puts punitive…
Butchers echo uproar against “inhumane” slaughter during Eid al-Adha
Egypt
September 2, 2017
Butchers echo uproar against “inhumane” slaughter during Eid al-Adha
Slaughtering sacrificial animals is a specific tradition carried out by millions of Muslims all over the world during Eid al-Adha.…
Egyptian couple to publish “Around Egypt in 60 Days” to encourage tourism
Features/Interviews
August 22, 2017
Egyptian couple to publish “Around Egypt in 60 Days” to encourage tourism
An Egyptian couple is travelling throughout Egypt with the goal of not only exploring the country’s tourist attractions, but encouraging…
MP drafts law to lower legal marriage age from 18 to 16 raises concern
Features/Interviews
August 14, 2017
MP drafts law to lower legal marriage age from 18 to 16 raises concern
A recent draft law, proposed by MP Ahmed Samih, to lower the minimum legal marriage age for girls from 18…
Nubi app aims to protect heritage, preserve traditional language
Features/Interviews
July 23, 2017
Nubi app aims to protect heritage, preserve traditional language
“We’ll Bring Nubia to Your Doorsteps,” is the slogan of a new mobile app ‘Nubi’ promoting the use of the Nubian…
Girls only kite-surfing camp to launch this September in Gouna
Features/Interviews
July 14, 2017
Girls only kite-surfing camp to launch this September in Gouna
Much has been said in Egypt about sports being a man’s domain, and it’s no secret that kite-surfing falls under…
Egypt raises electricity prices and prolongs subsidies for added three years
Egypt
July 6, 2017
Egypt raises electricity prices and prolongs subsidies for added three years
Egypt will hike household electricity prices by up to 40 percent this fiscal year, but will keep energy subsidies in…
Egypt to create National Electoral Commission instead of judicial observation over 2024 elections
Features/Interviews
July 6, 2017
Egypt to create National Electoral Commission instead of judicial observation over 2024 elections
The Egyptian parliament passed a law on Tuesday that will phase out judicial supervision of elections by 2024, and will…