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Sports
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World
7/13/2025 2:27:37 PM
FIFA says players’ representatives and the sport’s governing body have reached a consensus on the need for a period of rest of 72 hours between matches, and agreed that players should enjoy a minimum of 21 days of holidays at the end of each season.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Entre nous
7/11/2025 2:15:13 PM
Whether you're jetting off for a weekend getaway or a month-long adventure, packing can quickly spiral out of control.
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World
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International
7/7/2025 12:52:18 PM
With more rain on the way, the risk of life-threatening flooding was still high in central Texas on Monday even as crews search urgently for the missing following a holiday weekend deluge that killed at least 82 people, including children at summer camps. Officials said the death toll was sure to rise.
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Business
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Economy
6/22/2025 6:19:22 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced Sunday that all banks will be closed on Thursday, 26 June, for the Hijri New Year and on 3 July for the 30 June Revolution anniversary.
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Egypt
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Society
6/19/2025 2:23:25 PM
Egypt has announced that Thursday, 26 June, and Thursday, 3 July, will be paid holidays, marking the Hijri New Year and the anniversary of the 30 June Revolution, respectively.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
6/7/2025 4:17:00 PM
Unlike previous Eid Al-Adha seasons, which typically feature a wave of new film premieres, this year’s holiday breaks tradition as Egyptian cinemas saw no new films. Instead, audiences are offered a lineup of titles already in theatres before the festive period.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/6/2025 6:53:14 PM
Abeer Ghazzawi had little time to visit her two sons' graves for Eid al-Adha holiday before Israeli soldiers cleared the cemetery near the refugee camp in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
6/6/2025 2:50:48 PM
Palestinians across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip marked the start of one of Islam’s most important holidays with prayers outside destroyed mosques and homes early Friday, with little hope the Israeli genocidal war will end soon.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
6/5/2025 10:18:10 PM
Egyptian pilgrims have been setting off for the hajj this week, part of which falls on the Eid Al-Adha holiday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
6/5/2025 2:23:13 PM
The Eid Al-Adha holiday provides a quarter of the hides needed for Egypt’s leather industry
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Business
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Economy
6/2/2025 1:57:07 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) stated Monday that all banks in Egypt will be closed for five days starting Thursday on the occasion of Arafat Day and Eid Al-Adha for the Hijri year 1446 AH.
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Egypt
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Society
6/1/2025 7:12:32 PM
Minister of Labour Mohamed Gobran announced on Sunday that private sector workers will receive paid leave for Eid al-Adha, from Thursday, 5 June, to Monday, 9 June, according to a statement issued by the ministry.
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Egypt
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Society
5/29/2025 6:35:00 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced a five-day paid holiday for public sector employees to mark Eid Al-Adha.
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Business
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Economy
4/23/2025 7:28:44 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced that Labour Day, which falls on Thursday, 1 May, will be a paid holiday for banks in Egypt.
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Egypt
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Society
4/13/2025 6:08:44 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has issued a decree designating Monday, 21 April 2025, as an official paid holiday for employees in ministries, government agencies, public authorities, local administrative units, public sector companies, state-owned enterprises, and the private sector in celebration of Sham El-Nessim.
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Egypt
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Tourism
4/9/2025 2:11:54 PM
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy recently issued a ministerial decree streamlining the conditions and regulations for licensing holiday home rentals, a relatively new form of tourist accommodation in Egypt.
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World
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Region
4/5/2025 5:27:41 PM
Iran’s rial currency traded Saturday at a record low against the U.S. dollar as the country returned to work after a long holiday, costing over 1 million rials for a single greenback as tensions between Tehran and Washington likely will push it even lower.
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Antiquities
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Museums
4/2/2025 7:23:17 PM
Museums and archaeological sites across Egypt saw a significant surge in visitors during the Eid al-Fitr holiday.
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World
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Region
4/1/2025 2:42:20 PM
Eid al-Fitr in Syria was charged with newfound joy this year, as thousands freely celebrated the holiday for the first time after the fall of Bashar al-Assad.
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War on Gaza
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War on Gaza
3/30/2025 1:30:29 PM
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip had little to celebrate on Sunday as they began marking a normally festive Muslim holiday with rapidly dwindling food supplies and no end in sight to the Israeli war. Israeli strikes overnight into Sunday killed at least 19 people, mostly women and children, health officials said.
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