World
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International
3/21/2024 3:14:04 PM
Forty-seven years ago, before her hair turned white and she had no need of a wheelchair to march around Argentina’s most iconic square, Nora Cortiñas made a promise to her son who disappeared: She would search for him until her last breath.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
3/18/2024 4:57:42 PM
Egypt's House of Representatives recently amended the Traffic Law approving the licensing three-wheeled auto-rickshaws – known locally as tuk-tuks – and legalizing a new type of four-wheel electric vehicle to operate alongside them.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
11/29/2023 3:09:30 PM
Ahram Online highlights a selection of do-not-miss events this week (29 November - 5 December) in Cairo and Sharm El-Sheikh.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
9/29/2023 6:30:30 PM
A performer on a wheelchair, another who is blind and a third with Down syndrome share the stage for a pioneering new dance show seeking to push the boundaries in Tunisia.
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World
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International
7/20/2023 1:20:07 PM
With its open kitchen, bathtub and electric piano, Chinese e-commerce worker Twiggy He's home is the envy of her colleagues -- even if it is located in their office carpark.
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Sports
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Omni sports
7/16/2023 4:04:56 PM
Japanese teenager Tokito Oda made history by winning the Wimbledon wheelchair title with a commanding 6-4, 6-2 victory against Alfie Hewett on Sunday.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
6/24/2023 3:31:16 PM
Bajaj Auto, India's largest manufacturer of two and three-wheel vehicles, has expressed interest in expanding operations in Egypt, as per a press release by the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) on Saturday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Nakba remembered
5/14/2023 5:39:03 PM
Salah Salem was at the wheel that dark night -- the night Ahmed Abdel-Aziz was tragically struck down by "friendly fire". In 1953, he wrote his recollection of the hero's death in Al-Tahrir magazine
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Sports
5/2/2023 10:33:07 PM
The Egyptian wheelchair basketball team won the gold medal at the Arab championship
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World
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Africa
3/23/2023 11:22:45 AM
Hempstone Monari's taxi business was just getting going when the wheels fell off his financial future and a Kenyan bank auctioned off his car over the non-payment of a $9,900 loan.
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Sports
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World
3/2/2023 8:54:15 PM
Napoli coach Luciano Spalletti says his players are drowning out what he sees as premature title chatter despite knowing victory over Lazio on Friday would send them 21 points clear in Serie A.
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Sports
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Omni sports
2/7/2023 11:08:54 AM
Japanese Paralympic legend Shingo Kunieda said Tuesday he was ending his illustrious career satisfied that wheelchair tennis was now "finally seen as a sport" in the eyes of the public.
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Business
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Economy
12/26/2022 1:48:12 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the government will keep the public updated on the amount of goods released from the ports on a weekly basis as it seeks to resolve the $9.5 billion import backlog soon to keep the economic wheel turning and keep production running.
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World Cup 2022
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News
11/28/2022 11:03:45 PM
Cristiano Ronaldo wheeled away in celebration, acting as though he had scored yet another goal at the World Cup.
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COP27
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Climate change
10/5/2022 3:14:51 PM
A man in a donkey cart comes wheeling through the dust, carrying two small, silent boys. The sky is overcast. It could rain. It won't. It hasn't for a very long time.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Sports
9/27/2022 9:41:33 PM
Playing for the first time, Egypt’s wheelchair handball team finished second at the inaugural World Championship held in Cairo, reports Abeer Anwar
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
9/11/2022 2:25:27 PM
Egyptian Shaabi star Abdel-Baset Hamouda and his band will perform at the El-Sawy Culture Wheel on Friday 16 September, where he will sing some of his famous hits.
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Sports
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Omni sports
6/23/2022 12:04:25 PM
The U.S. Open will double the size of its men's and women's wheelchair singles and doubles tournaments, and add a junior championship at this year's tournament.
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World
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International
5/9/2022 10:04:08 AM
The man behind the wheel of the car that barreled through crowds of pedestrians in New York City's Times Square, killing a woman and injuring 22 other people, is finally headed to trial after various delays over five years, including pandemic-induced court shutdowns.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
4/24/2022 6:21:06 PM
Egyptian Shaabi star Abdel-Baset Hamouda and his ensemble will hold a concert at the El-Sawy Culture Wheel on 3 May, amid celebration of Muslim feast of Eid El-Fitr.
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