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Arts & Culture
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Screens
1/2/2022 7:43:09 PM
Acclaimed writer and director Daoud Abdel-Sayed, whose films are considered among the most important works in Egyptian cinema, has announced his “irreversible” retirement plan.
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Books
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News
12/27/2021 3:47:19 PM
The revered author and essayist, whose precise social and personal commentary in such classics as "The White Album'' and "The Year of Magical Thinking'' made her a uniquely clear-eyed critic of turbulent times, has died at 87.
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Arts & Culture
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Music
12/26/2021 7:19:00 PM
Grammy-winning bluegrass musician J.D. Crowe, whose influential career spanned more than 50 years, has died at the age of 84.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
12/26/2021 2:37:48 PM
Egypt’s Financial Regulatory Authority (FRA) is set to greenlight 11 securitised bonds, out of 26, before end of 2021 with a total value of EGP 11.5 billion, whose portfolios mainly centred on mortgage, consuming and leasing financing, Chairman of FRA Mohamed Omran stated on Sunday.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
12/17/2021 1:47:55 PM
Renowned Egyptian actor Ahmed Kamal will be honoured during the Cairo Shorts Film Festival, whose third edition will take place later this month
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Books
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Reviews
12/16/2021 2:48:26 PM
bell hooks, the groundbreaking author, educator and activist whose explorations of how race, gender, economics and politics intertwined helped shape academic and popular debates over the past 40 years, has died. She was 69.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
12/8/2021 10:31:44 PM
In 2021, the prime minister of India announced that India-Bangladesh Friendship Day would fall on 6 December, which also marks the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s Independence. India and Bangladesh have agreed to commemorate these events in 18 select countries, among whom is Egypt.
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Life & Style
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Health
12/4/2021 10:37:29 AM
South African scientists are warning that reinfections among people who’ve already battled COVID-19 appear to be more likely with the new omicron variant than with earlier coronavirus mutants
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
12/1/2021 1:36:00 PM
In order to improve Egypt’s educational system, there needs to be a whole new mindset regarding the aims and values of education.
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Books
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News
11/25/2021 9:24:10 PM
Dave Hickey, a prominent American art critic whose essays covered topics ranging from Siegfried & Roy to Norman Rockwell, has died.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
11/23/2021 10:36:42 PM
Last week, Hani Shaker, head of the Music Professions Syndicate, announced a ban on 19 musicians, including Hamo Beka, Hassan Shakoush, and Magdi Shata — all of whom perform within the popular Mahraganat genre.
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Egypt
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Health
11/15/2021 5:12:25 PM
Egypt has secured a total of 75 million doses of all WHO-approved coronavirus vaccines, the country's presidential adviser for health affairs Mohamed Awad Tag El-Din said, adding that only 32 million doses have been administered thus far.
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World
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International
11/14/2021 6:02:45 PM
While some US Catholic bishops continue to denounce President Joe Biden for his support of legal abortion, their conference as a whole is likely to avoid direct criticism of him at its upcoming national meeting.
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World
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Region
11/12/2021 4:08:49 PM
Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi - whose remarks on Yemen's war sparked a row with Gulf Arab states - said Friday he would consider resigning if diplomatic measures taken against his country are dropped.
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Egypt
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Society
11/11/2021 4:16:31 PM
Two years ago, a 15-year-old Sudanese girl arrived in Egypt as an unaccompanied refugee. Her mother compelled her to flee her homeland because of a serious threat to her life there. The girl was raped in Cairo by a Sudanese national, and her life spiralled downward from there.
Suffering is visible on her face, giving her a distinct personality and reflecting the awful torment she has endured her whole life. The apparent suffering on her face reflects abuse, dread, deprivation, worry, and deep estrangement in a harsh present that does not portend a compassionate future.
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World
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Africa
11/1/2021 2:37:58 PM
South Africans cast ballots Monday in local elections expected to reflect growing discontent with the African National Congress, whose popularity has been waning even before deadly riots in July.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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World
10/29/2021 6:05:00 PM
Cairo is closely monitoring developments in Sudan, its southern neighbour whose stability is integral to Egypt’s national security
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
10/28/2021 11:38:00 AM
Analysing a whole cluster of crises in the region.
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World
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Region
10/21/2021 1:18:56 PM
Azerbaijan released Thursday two Iranian truck drivers whose arrest last month on charges of illegally crossing into the country strained ties between Baku and Tehran.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
10/19/2021 11:25:18 PM
For its own good, and for that of the world as a whole, the United States must clarify its mission and understand its priorities, writes David Dumke
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