Features/Interviews
Video: AUC students launch social awareness campaign against Red Sea pollution
June 25, 2017
Video: AUC students launch social awareness campaign against Red Sea pollution
A group of students from the American University in Cairo took to social media last month to raise awareness of…
Under pressure, Western tech firms bow to Russian demands to share cyber secrets
June 24, 2017
Under pressure, Western tech firms bow to Russian demands to share cyber secrets
Western technology companies, including Cisco, IBM and SAP, are acceding to demands by Moscow for access to closely guarded product…
Favorite son named in Saudi succession shake-up
June 22, 2017
Favorite son named in Saudi succession shake-up
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman made his son next in line to the throne on Wednesday, handing the 31-year-old sweeping powers…
Ramadan meals among the ruins in Syria’s besieged Douma
June 22, 2017
Ramadan meals among the ruins in Syria’s besieged Douma
The scene in Syria’s besieged rebel-held town of Douma is almost surreal — tables laden with food to break the…
Egypt’s tourism rises 51% year-on-year in first four months of 2017: Tourism Promotion Authority
June 15, 2017
Egypt’s tourism rises 51% year-on-year in first four months of 2017: Tourism Promotion Authority
The number of tourists arriving in Egypt rose 51 percent year-on-year in the first four months of 2017, with an…
Slovenia hideouts spill Cold War secrets
June 12, 2017
Slovenia hideouts spill Cold War secrets
Almost three decades after the end of the Cold War, secrets from the era of espionage and power games are…
Where was ‘Wahet El Ghoroub’ filmed? Discover Siwa through a fish-eye lens
June 10, 2017
Where was ‘Wahet El Ghoroub’ filmed? Discover Siwa through a fish-eye lens
It’s only during the month of Ramadan that friends and families gather around the television once again to enjoy the…
Exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui fraudulently obtained big loans: witnesses
June 9, 2017
Exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui fraudulently obtained big loans: witnesses
Exiled billionaire businessman Guo Wengui instructed his employees to fraudulently obtain hundreds of millions of dollars in loans, senior employees…
Sisi sees vindication in moves against Qatar
June 8, 2017
Sisi sees vindication in moves against Qatar
The alliance with Gulf countries to isolate Qatar has given a significant boost to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, who over…
Residents of Alexandria leaning building complain about govt shelters
June 8, 2017
Residents of Alexandria leaning building complain about govt shelters
Overnight, the Azarita area of Alexandria was transformed into a military barracks after a 13-floor building toppled over to lean…