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Noha Bakr

When the world takes the pitch: the World Cup as a tool for multilateralism

The FIFA World Cup is often described as the world's greatest sporting spectacle. But beneath the goals, the celebrations, and the drama lies something far more significant: a rare functioning model of multilateralism in an increasingly fractured world.
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Mohamed Hegazy

Julius Nyerere: Africa’s conscience and architect of the Tanzanian nation

In the history of modern Africa, national liberation leaders acquired many titles. Some became known as liberators, others as founders or revolutionaries. Julius Kambarage Nyerere, however, received a different and more profound title from his people: Mwalimu, the Teacher.
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Maged Monir

Egypt and Africa: A diplomacy of building and development

Since the dawn of history, Egypt’s geography has never been merely a set of borders drawn on maps. Rather, it has been a destiny written by the waters of the Nile. Egypt is a precious part of Africa’s living body, its heart and its mind.
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Three New Kingdom Rock-Cut Tombs uncovered at Saqqara

An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered three New Kingdom rock-cut tombs at the Bubasteion Necropolis in Saqqara.

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Grand Egyptian Museum expands secure online ticketing through Egypt’s Mobile Apps

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has taken another step in its digital transformation strategy by making its official website accessible through the mobile applications of Egypt’s four telecommunications operators, offering millions of users a secure and direct channel to book museum tickets online.

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Egypt launches comprehensive development project to enhance Saqqara Necropolis visitor experience

As part of its ongoing strategy to improve services visiting routes at Saqqara archaeological sites and enrich the visitor experience, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, through the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), has launched a major development project at the Saqqara Necropolis.

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A Ramesside tomb uncovered in Luxor’s West Bank

A Dutch archaeological mission from Leiden University has uncovered a tomb in the Lower Sheikh Abd El-Qurna area of Luxor’s West Bank, adding a significant new chapter to the archaeological record of the Theban Necropolis.

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Own the City series: The Heliopolis Memorabilia

The Baron Palace hosts exhibitions showcasing the history and cultural heritage of the ancient district of Heliopolis.

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Ibn Khaldoun in Egypt (1382-1406)

Centuries ago, an esteemed visitor-come-resident to the city of Cairo was captivated by its monuments and vitality.

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Meet Ahsraf Mohamed, the man behind the Culture House of Ber-tebat village

Children's voices now fill the second floor of a once-abandoned government building in Minya, where a 26-year grassroots campaign by Ashraf Mohamed has culminated in the opening of Ber-Tebat's first community-run Culture House.

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The House of Al-Mohsen is at risk of demolition

The House of Al-Mohsen is located at the gated premises of the mausoleum and mosque of Imam Al-Shafii (767-820 AD), the founder of the eponymous Shafii school of Islamic jurisprudence.

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Are we witnessing the next stage of human biology?

From shifting hormone patterns to epigenetics, emerging research raises profound questions about the future of the human body and our assumptions about what it means to be human.

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Zendaya wears Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad on The Odyssey press tour

On 16 July, American actress Zendaya was spotted wearing an ensemble by Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad during an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to promote her latest film, The Odyssey, which opens in cinemas tomorrow.

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Turkish embassy in Cairo hosts Mediterranean climate dialogue ahead of COP31

The Turkish embassy in Cairo hosted the second Antalya Mediterranean Climate Dialogue consultation, organized by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), bringing together Egyptian climate stakeholders to help shape a unified Mediterranean position and develop practical climate action proposals ahead of COP31 in Turkey.

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Clearer obstetric guidelines could improve childbirth experience in Egypt

New national guidelines being developed by the Egyptian Health Council aim to improve obstetric practice, strengthen informed decision making, and help ensure safer, more respectful childbirth experiences for women across Egypt.

Founder of Kotob Khan, Karam Youssef, shares moments from 20 years of bringing selected books to readers' hands – and some aspirations for the future.

There are countless books today attempting to explain the transformation of the international order. Most arrive armed with statistics, geopolitical maps, military balances, or forecasts of American decline and Chinese ascent.

Twenty years after the passing of Egyptian political activist, scholar, and public intellectual Dr Ahmed Abdalla Rozza, Ayyam Masriya magazine has republished its rare commemorative issue originally released in 2011.

Few books arrive with better credentials or greater expectations than Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump by Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan of The New York Times.