sham el-nessim

April 10, 2023

Banks across Egypt shut down on April 16-17: CBE

The Central Bank of Egypt announced that banks will shut down during April 16-17. In a statement, the CBE explained…

April 8, 2023

Egyptians have a buzz of local holidays to look forward to in the coming days – a mixture of Christian…

May 3, 2021

The Fayoum Zoo has shut down on Monday and Tuesday as part of orders from Fayoum governor Ahmed al-Ansary to…

April 28, 2021

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced that Thursday to Monday will be official holidays celebrating the Sinai Liberation Day, Labor…

April 17, 2020

Many Egyptians will celebrate Easter and the spring holiday Sham el-Nessim on Monday by eating fesikh (fermented and salted fish)…

April 9, 2018

Egyptians celebrate Sham el-Nessim each year by eating fesikh, herring, and salted fish, being one of the manifestations of the…

April 8, 2018

Nozha Zoo administration issued a decision to hire a private security company to protect the zoo during Easter, a holiday…

April 8, 2018

Egypt’s Health Ministry said Saturday it has prepared a comprehensive medical strategy to provide health care for celebrators across the…

April 16, 2012

Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…

April 9, 2012

Following intensive health inspections of fish shops since early April, authorities have seized 8 tons of herring and 1 ton…