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Egypt Moves to Regulate Social Media Content Creators
Minister of State for Information Diaa Rashwan met with around 70 Egyptian content creators and social media influencers on Sunday, 1 November , to discuss the future of the country’s digital content sector, including the possibility of establishing an organizing framework,…
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Egypt Signs USD 1 Billion World Bank Financing Deal to Support Economic Reforms
Egypt signed a USD 1 billion (EGP 55 billion) financing agreement with the World Bank on Sunday, 1 November, under the second phase of its Development Policy Financing (DPF) programme, aimed at strengthening economic resilience, encouraging private sector investment, and…
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A Caregiver’s Guide To The Best Overnight Adult Diapers For Comfort And Independence
Watching your parent grow older brings a gentle shift in family life. The person who once cared for everyone now needs a little support, such as a steady hand on the stairs, help keeping track of appointments, or someone nearby at night. Some changes, like bladder leakage, can…
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Best Ride-Hailing Apps in Egypt in 2026: Comparing Prices, Driver Choice and Safety
Choosing a ride-hailing app in Egypt involves more than comparing fares. Passengers also need to consider who they travel with, which payment methods are available, what safety tools they can access, and whether the service covers their destination beyond Cairo. inDrive offers a…
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Egypt Moves to Power 7,000 Factories with Solar Energy
Egypt plans to establish solar power plants with a combined capacity of 1,000 megawatts to supply roughly 7,000 factories under the “Shams El-Senaa” (Sun of Industry) initiative, as the government seeks to expand renewable energy use and reduce electricity costs for industrial…
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Cairo Refers Heliopolis Park Tree Pruning to Prosecution
Cairo Governorate has referred the excessive pruning of trees at the Children’s Park in Heliopolis to the Public Prosecution and suspended all work at the site after an inspection revealed violations, according to an official statement. The park, also known as Hadiqat Al-Tifl,…
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Foreign Workers in Egypt Decline by 7.2 Percent in 2025
The number of foreigners working in Egypt fell 7.2 percent last year, to 21,973 from 23,683 in 2024, according to an annual report released Sunday, 1 November, by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The drop amounts to about 1,700 fewer foreign…
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Egypt Begins Free Rabies Vaccination Campaign for Stray Dogs Nationwide
Egypt’s General Authority for Veterinary Services launched a week-long campaign on Sunday, 1 November, to vaccinate stray dogs against rabies free of charge across all governorates, as part of the country’s efforts to eliminate the disease by 2030. The campaign will be…
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Shakira Postpones Her Pyramids Concert for the Second Time
Shakira has again postponed her concert at the Pyramids of Giza, originally scheduled for 28 November, citing the “current circumstances in the region,” and moved the show to 2 April 2027. “It truly breaks my heart that we have to wait a little longer to be together,” she wrote…
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‘Pride of Burullus’: Egyptian Girl Beats 40 Million Students to Win Global Arabic Language Award
Residents of Burullus, a coastal town in Egypt’s Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, celebrated student Mayar Mahmoud Othman’s victory in the tenth edition of the Arab Reading Challenge by painting a mural of her at the town’s entrance. The mural, featuring the 11-year-old’s portrait…
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Historic La Viennoise Building Reopens in Downtown Cairo
La Viennoise, a 130-year-old heritage building in Downtown Cairo, is being transformed into a retail and cultural destination, with new restaurants, cafés, and local brands opening as the latest phase of its restoration nears completion. Located at the intersection of…
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Three Dead, 25 Injured as Bus Hits Truck on Egypt’s Red Sea Highway
Three people, including a bus driver, were killed and 25 others were injured on Friday, 30 October, when a passenger bus collided with a heavy truck loaded with sand on the road between Hurghada and Ras Gharib, officials said. The crash occurred about 6 miles past the Jabal…
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Digital Billboard Hack Causes Inappropriate Footage to Appear in Giza
An unexpected digital billboard hack in Giza has caught attention after inappropriate footage appeared on a large advertising screen on Thursday, October 29. Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has now revealed what happened, explaining that the incident was linked to a cyberattack on…
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Simone, Nour, and the Unbothered Woman in Egyptian Pop
The year was 1992 when Egyptian singer Simone released Mabsouta (Happy, 1992) as part of her album Alo (Hello, 1993). In the music video, she appeared in black sunglasses, with a head of unruly, curly hair and an oversized black suit. She looked almost deliberately out of step…
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Egypt Moves to Raise Fines for False News, Reviews Digital Safety Measures
Egypt’s Cabinet said on Wednesday, 28 October, that the government is preparing amendments to the Penal Code to increase fines for false news and rumour-related offences, as part of a broader plan to regulate social media through new digital safety legislation, expanded…
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Egypt’s Ageing Population Exposes Gaps in Social Protection
Egypt is now home to about 10.2 million people aged 60 and older, yet the pensions and protections meant to sustain them remain modest, unevenly reached and, by many retirees’ accounts, far short of the cost of a dignified old age. The older population grew from 9.8 million a…
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El-Sisi’s Russia Visit: What’s in It for Egypt?
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has arrived in Moscow to attend the third Russia-Africa Summit on October 28–29, with economic cooperation, investment and food security among the key issues expected to shape discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The summit brings…
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Egypt Sweeps All Seven Golds at African Table Tennis Championships
Egypt won both team titles and all three doubles titles at the 2026 International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Africa Championships, which ran from 18 to 25 October, with its men’s team beating Algeria, 3-2, in a final decided by a 17-15 last game and its women’s team…
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Syrian Kitchens Turned Egypt into a Levantine Feast
Shawarma arrives wrapped in blistered saj bread, slicked with garlic sauce, and tucked with fresh pickles, far from the Egyptian-style fillings Egyptians grew up with, yet they increasingly ask for this version. Syrian cooking has changed how Egyptians eat out, turning Levantine…