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    Release Date Announced for 'Ramy' Season 3

    Release Date Announced for 'Ramy' Season 3

    New Electric Buses Roll Up in Sharm El Sheikh Ahead of COP27

    New Electric Buses Roll Up in Sharm El Sheikh Ahead of COP27

    Fayoum's Lake Qaroun To Be Revitalized Through Salt Extraction Project

    Fayoum's Lake Qaroun To Be Revitalized Through Salt Extraction Project

    Sharm El Sheikh Intl Hospital to Become Egypt's First Green Hospital

    Sharm El Sheikh Intl Hospital to Become Egypt's First Green Hospital

    American University in Cairo Wins UNESCO 'Memory of the World' Prize

    American University in Cairo Wins UNESCO 'Memory of the World' Prize

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  • LIFESTYLE
    Cairo Bikes Announces Big Annual Discounts for Students

    Cairo Bikes Announces Big Annual Discounts for Students

    Al Nas Hospital Teams Up With BRGR to Give Back This Sahel Season

    Al Nas Hospital Teams Up With BRGR to Give Back This Sahel Season

    Ultimate Frisbee Tournament is Spinning Into the North Coast

    Ultimate Frisbee Tournament is Spinning Into the North Coast

    Not Just a Game: Egypt's Emerging Esports Scene

    Not Just a Game: Egypt's Emerging Esports Scene

    Egypt’s First 'Cleanup Family Run' Takes Over Wadi Degla Protectorate

    Egypt’s First 'Cleanup Family Run' Takes Over Wadi Degla Protectorate

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  • Fashion
    Brown Toast's Newest Collection Pays Homage to Nubian Heritage

    Brown Toast's Newest Collection Pays Homage to Nubian Heritage

    How Sami Amin Weaves the Egyptian Spirit Into Eye-catching Handbags

    How Sami Amin Weaves the Egyptian Spirit Into Eye-catching Handbags

    Keep Calma & Carry On With These Dreamy Girl Aesthetics

    Keep Calma & Carry On With These Dreamy Girl Aesthetics

    Okhtein Reimagines Indie Girl Totes Into Boujee Statement Pieces

    Okhtein Reimagines Indie Girl Totes Into Boujee Statement Pieces

    Content Creator Nourhanne Eissa Launches Fashion Brand 'Not So'

    Content Creator Nourhanne Eissa Launches Fashion Brand 'Not So'

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  • ARTS & CULTURE
    Aswan Intl Women Film Festival Announces Open Call for Film Submission

    Aswan Intl Women Film Festival Announces Open Call for Film Submission

    Netflix & Egyptian Writing Hub Sard Host Women's Scriptwriting Program

    Netflix & Egyptian Writing Hub Sard Host Women's Scriptwriting Program

    Tintera Takes Us Through the Lens of Egypt's First Photo-Only Gallery

    Tintera Takes Us Through the Lens of Egypt's First Photo-Only Gallery

    Citadel Festival for Music & Singing Celebrates With 42 Star Concerts

    Citadel Festival for Music & Singing Celebrates With 42 Star Concerts

    Diwan Brings in Young Artists to Reinvent Naguib Mahfouz's Covers

    Diwan Brings in Young Artists to Reinvent Naguib Mahfouz's Covers

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  • Business
    An Ecosystem in Exodus: The Future of Lebanon's Startups

    An Ecosystem in Exodus: The Future of Lebanon's Startups

    Egyptian Fintech App Lucky Partners With Warehousing Platform Khazenly

    Egyptian Fintech App Lucky Partners With Warehousing Platform Khazenly

    UAE-Based Store Management Platform Dukkantek Raises $10M Pre-Series A

    UAE-Based Store Management Platform Dukkantek Raises $10M Pre-Series A

    How Pure Harvest is Addressing the Region’s Food Security Challenges

    How Pure Harvest is Addressing the Region’s Food Security Challenges

    Egyptian Foodtech Startup BONBELL Raises $350k Pre-Seed

    Egyptian Foodtech Startup BONBELL Raises $350k Pre-Seed

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    11 Must-Watch Middle Eastern Music Documentaries

    11 Must-Watch Middle Eastern Music Documentaries

    Youssra El Hawary Debuts her First Album with an Intimate Performance

    Youssra El Hawary Debuts her First Album with an Intimate Performance

    Relive The Chill O'Posite Experience, Dahab's Biggest Music Festival To Date

    Relive The Chill O'Posite Experience, Dahab's Biggest Music Festival To Date

    Youssra El Hawary Teases with Sleek New Single “Bas Kollo Yehoon”

    Youssra El Hawary Teases with Sleek New Single “Bas Kollo Yehoon”

    Nader Sadek interviews Nile's Karl Sanders, Derek Roddy and Mahmud Gecekusu In Egypt

    Nader Sadek interviews Nile's Karl Sanders, Derek Roddy and Mahmud Gecekusu In Egypt

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Netflix & Egyptian Writing Hub Sard Host Women's Scriptwriting Program
ARTS & CULTURE

Aswan Intl Women Film Festival Announces Open Call for Film Submission

19 Aug 2022
Filmmakers are encouraged to apply from August 18th until the end of November, 2022. [...]
Brown Toast's Newest Collection Pays Homage to Nubian Heritage
Fashion

Brown Toast's Newest Collection Pays Homage to Nubian Heritage

19 Aug 2022
Local label Brown Toast collaborated with multidisciplinary artist and typography enthusiast Nora Aly to shed light on the complexities of the Nubian language. [...]
7 Wellness Resorts to Flock to Because We Ain't About That City Life
Explore Egypt

7 Wellness Resorts to Flock to Because We Ain't About That City Life

19 Aug 2022
We’ve compiled a list of the MENA region’s most acclaimed wellness resorts to help you experience regional hospitality at its finest. [...]
Atoms Studio Make Eco-Friendly Plant Pots From Compacted Clay
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Atoms Studio Make Eco-Friendly Plant Pots From Compacted Clay

19 Aug 2022
These designers are making home décor while being environmentally friendly, with eyes set to expand their technique into more areas of our interiors. [...]
The Gardens of Babylon are coming to Egypt with Nacelle in September
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The Gardens of Babylon are coming to Egypt with Nacelle in September

19 Aug 2022
Prepare yourself for a different party experience, never seen before in Egypt with Nacelle. [...]
An Ecosystem in Exodus: The Future of Lebanon's Startups
Business

An Ecosystem in Exodus: The Future of Lebanon's Startups

18 Aug 2022
Staff writer May El Habachi sat down with the leaders and major players behind the Lebanese businesses pioneering a new path through the eye of the storm. [...]
How Sami Amin Weaves the Egyptian Spirit Into Eye-catching Handbags
Fashion

How Sami Amin Weaves the Egyptian Spirit Into Eye-catching Handbags

18 Aug 2022
Designer Sami Amin highlights the 'Egyptian Spirit' - one that is riddled with creativity, ancient motifs, heritage, and nature - in this exclusive CairoScene docu-feature. [...]
New Electric Buses Roll Up in Sharm El Sheikh Ahead of COP27
BUZZ

New Electric Buses Roll Up in Sharm El Sheikh Ahead of COP27

18 Aug 2022
Sharm El Sheikh's new buses are exclusively powered by electricity, and are equipped with handicap access and air conditioning. [...]
Fayoum's Lake Qaroun To Be Revitalized Through Salt Extraction Project
BUZZ

Fayoum's Lake Qaroun To Be Revitalized Through Salt Extraction Project

18 Aug 2022
The Ministry of Environment has started a long roster of projects in Fayoum aiming to revitalize the lake and bring it back to what it once was. [...]
Find Yorescape to Egypt's Ancient Sites Without Leaving Your Home
Explore Egypt

Find Yorescape to Egypt's Ancient Sites Without Leaving Your Home

18 Aug 2022
Yorescape, a global app by virtual tourism company Flyover Zone, allows you to explore 3D reconstructions of ancient sites - and then turn back the clock to witness them as they once were. [...]
Netflix & Egyptian Writing Hub Sard Host Women's Scriptwriting Program
ARTS & CULTURE

Netflix & Egyptian Writing Hub Sard Host Women's Scriptwriting Program

17 Aug 2022
Netflix's regional 'Because She Created' campaign is coming to Egypt, and Sard - the writing hub founded by award-winning filmmaker Mariam Naoum - is helping them hold a five-day programme for women. [...]
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Okhtein Reimagines Indie Girl Totes Into Boujee Statement Pieces

A twist on their Zayan totes, the ‘Square Tote’ collection lends itself favourable to corporate girlies who fawned over the LV neverfull in [...]

Content Creator Nourhanne Eissa Launches Fashion Brand 'Not So'

Blurring the lines between maximalism and minimalism, ‘Not So’ amalgamates intricate designs that showcase Eissa's expertise. [...]

Cairo Bikes Announces Big Annual Discounts for Students

With yearly subscription rates normally starting at EGP 600 for Egyptian citizens, high school and university students can subscribe to [...]

Tap Into Your Tropical Girl Era With Homegrown Label Maison Molak

If you’ve continually espoused Italian flavoured daydreams as your coping mechanism of choice, then local printed jumpsuit fiends Maison [...]

How 'A Different Story By N' Puts the Spotlight on Inclusive Learning

Staff writer Farida El Shafie sat down with founder Nazli El Leithy to discuss how her platform, 'A Different Story by N', helps nudge the [...]

Egyptian-Made Chinese Smartphones ‘Vivo’ to Be Produced in Sharqia

This facility will be the first step of the ‘Egypt Makes Electronics’ presidential initiative, which aims to make Egypt one of the pillars [...]

Construction Begins on Egypt’s First Nuclear Power Plant

The El Dabaa Power Plant is the biggest collaboration between Egypt and Russia since the establishment of the Aswan Dam. [...]

Stella, Identity & the Modern State: A Recent History of Egyptian Beer

Special guest contributor Dr. Omar Foda, beer historian and best-selling author, shares the evocative history of Egypt’s most iconic beer [...]

Egypt Rises to 53rd Place in 2021 Global Knowledge Index

UNDP's annual Global Knowledge Index summarises knowledge performance of countries in terms of higher education, research, development, [...]

Egypt Jumps 13 Places in Global Talent Competitiveness Index

In particular, Egypt had made huge gains within the index’s sublists for vocational and technical skills for its income group, where it [...]

USAID & EBRD Agree to Support Cultural Tourism in Cairo & Luxor

The project will support heritage and sustainable tourism by encouraging private investment in public heritage tourism projects, with a [...]

Heshek Beshek Fetishisation: Amie Sultan on Reclaiming Egyptian Dance

A disruptive voice on a stagnant ‘belly dance’ scene, Amie Sultan offers a raw and honest reflection on how our native dance has been [...]

Okhtein Reimagines Indie Girl Totes Into Boujee Statement Pieces

A twist on their Zayan totes, the ‘Square Tote’ collection lends itself favourable to corporate girlies who fawned over the LV neverfull in [...]

Citadel Festival for Music & Singing Celebrates With 42 Star Concerts

Including the likes of Massar Egbari, Hisham Abbas and Nesma Mahgoub over 15 days, the 30th edition of the Citadel Festival for Music & [...]

Tintera Takes Us Through the Lens of Egypt's First Photo-Only Gallery

Staff writer Farah Desouky speaks with the founders of Tintera, Egypt's first photography-only gallery, to discuss the impact they've left [...]

Netflix & Egyptian Writing Hub Sard Host Women's Scriptwriting Program

Netflix's regional 'Because She Created' campaign is coming to Egypt, and Sard - the writing hub founded by award-winning filmmaker Mariam [...]

It’s Time for You to Hit These Cairene Boujee Date Night Spots

These boujee date hot spots will have you recreating the Spaghetti scene from Lady & the Tramp in no time. [...]

The Gardens of Babylon are coming to Egypt with Nacelle in September

Prepare yourself for a different party experience, never seen before in Egypt with Nacelle. [...]

It’s Time for You to Hit These Cairene Boujee Date Night Spots

These boujee date hot spots will have you recreating the Spaghetti scene from Lady & the Tramp in no time. [...]

Aswan Intl Women Film Festival Announces Open Call for Film Submission

Filmmakers are encouraged to apply from August 18th until the end of November, 2022. [...]

 It’s Time for You to Hit These Cairene Boujee Date Night Spots
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It’s Time for You to Hit These Cairene Boujee Date Night Spots

19 Aug 2022
These boujee date hot spots will have you recreating the Spaghetti scene from Lady & the Tramp in no time. [...]
Release Date Announced for 'Ramy' Season 3
BUZZ

Release Date Announced for 'Ramy' Season 3

18 Aug 2022
Back for a third season, the critically-acclaimed comedy-drama will feature famed Palestinian-Dutch supermodel Bella Hadid. [...]
XP Music Futures Unveils Diverse Advisory Board For 2022 Programme
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XP Music Futures Unveils Diverse Advisory Board For 2022 Programme

18 Aug 2022
XP Music has recently announced the board of advocates and advisors, and new pillars for this year’s edition of the conference, held on November 28th till 30th. [...]
Modern Country Aesthetics in This Family Home by Ahmed Hussein Designs
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Modern Country Aesthetics in This Family Home by Ahmed Hussein Designs

18 Aug 2022
In this 650 sqm home in Villette Sodic, the entrance is dazzled with monochrome marble and the spaces are brought to life with an abundance of natural materials. [...]
Surf & Turf With a Side of Music at Sahel's Sharksband
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Surf & Turf With a Side of Music at Sahel's Sharksband

17 Aug 2022
Horse girls? Shark girls have more fun. There’s just some-fin about this eccentric surf & turf in Sahel that just keeps us coming. [...]
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Surf & Turf With a Side of Music at Sahel's Sharksband
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Surf & Turf With a Side of Music at Sahel's Sharksband

Horse girls? Shark girls have more fun. There’s just some-fin about this eccentric surf & turf in Sahel that just keeps us coming. [...]
Egyptian Fintech App Lucky Partners With Warehousing Platform Khazenly
Business

Egyptian Fintech App Lucky Partners With Warehousing Platform Khazenly

17 Aug 2022
Through this partnership, Khazenly’s customers and merchants will be able to access special privileges and offers from Lucky. [...]
American University in Cairo Wins UNESCO 'Memory of the World' Prize
BUZZ

American University in Cairo Wins UNESCO 'Memory of the World' Prize

17 Aug 2022
The award recognises AUC’s Rare and Special Books Library as a leading institution in the preservation and restoration of Arabic historical documents. [...]
Noubi's Open Beta: An Ethereal Ride Into Minimal-Experimentation
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Noubi's Open Beta: An Ethereal Ride Into Minimal-Experimentation

17 Aug 2022
Noubi experiments progressive house with minimalist and trance elements in his sophomore single ‘Open Beta’. [...]
Keep Calma & Carry On With These Dreamy Girl Aesthetics
Fashion

Keep Calma & Carry On With These Dreamy Girl Aesthetics

17 Aug 2022
In order to build a portfolio that expresses their whimsical personality, Calma combines one-of-a-kind vintage pieces with their own (in-house) collections. [...]
Mogasam: The Project Documenting Cairo’s Heritage Through Virtual Art
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Mogasam: The Project Documenting Cairo’s Heritage Through Virtual Art

17 Aug 2022
From chairs to architectural facades, this architect is turning photographs of Cairo and the objects that fill it with character into 3D models that aim at preserving Cairene heritage. [...]
Tintera Takes Us Through the Lens of Egypt's First Photo-Only Gallery
ARTS & CULTURE

Tintera Takes Us Through the Lens of Egypt's First Photo-Only Gallery

16 Aug 2022
Staff writer Farah Desouky speaks with the founders of Tintera, Egypt's first photography-only gallery, to discuss the impact they've left on the local art scene. [...]
A Moment on the Lips & the Hips With Malouka Eats’ Healthy Ice Cream
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A Moment on the Lips & the Hips With Malouka Eats’ Healthy Ice Cream

16 Aug 2022
Back off regular ice cream, because this ice cream selection is holier (and healthier) than thou. [...]
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