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Stories: 457

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Nizar Qabbani’s Coded Language of Sensuality and Desire

On the surface, Syrian-born poet Nizar Qabbani was either seen as someone who objectified women or as someone who was overt about sensuality. He was often labeled with many different titles; some have described him as a progressive Arab poet, while others have criticized him for moral degeneracy. But beneath all of these labels, not many have looked at his poetry through the lens of Qabbani as a ‘philosopher of…

Infrastructure

Egypt’s deputy PM joins global leaders in Bishkek for 25th anniversary SCO summit

Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs Hussein Issa arrived in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Monday to participate in the 2026 Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, representing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Issa was received upon arrival by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic, Sitek Jumakadyrovich Jumakadyr uulu, and the [...] The post Egypt’s deputy PM joins…

Infrastructure

Egypt targets 1.5 million daily rail passengers by 2030, develops 2,250km high-speed network

Egypt is developing a 2,250km high-speed electric rail network, upgrading its 10,000km conventional railway system and targeting a combined capacity of around 4 million daily passengers on railways and high-speed trains by 2030, Transport Minister Kamel Al-Wazir said. Speaking during an inspection tour of the first line of the high-speed electric rail network linking Ain [...] The post Egypt targets 1.5 million…

Infrastructure

Ticket Prices and Launch Date... Transportation Minister Reveals New Details About the High-Speed Train

Transportation Minister Kamel El-Wazir revealed new details regarding the fare for the high-speed electric train and its launch date, noting that the government’s plan includes linking various transportation projects into an integrated, safe, and sustainable network. Read the details here

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Fire Breaks Out at Shopping Mall in New Cairo, One Injured

A fire broke out on Sunday, 30 August, at August Mall in the Fifth Settlement district of New Cairo, where many shops, offices and restaurants are, sending emergency crews racing to the scene and briefly disrupting one of the Egyptian capital’s busiest commercial corridors. One person was injured in the fire, according to authorities, though there were no reports of any deaths. Civil defense teams dispatched a…

Infrastructure

Egyptian Wrestler Breaks Silence Over ‘Escape’ as Ministry Refers Case to Prosecutors

The Egyptian Ministry of Youth and Sports released a statement on 27 August announcing that it had referred the two cases involving national wrestlers who vanished from their delegations abroad to the public prosecutor’s office, saying that athletic achievement does not exempt anyone from accountability. The ministry said the cases of Mohamed Mostafa Ali El-Shami, who disappeared during a layover in Rome after the…

Infrastructure

Egypt issues 907 livestock licenses and injects EGP59.850m into National Veal Project in August

Egypt’s Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation issued 907 operating licenses for livestock, poultry, feed, and dairy collection projects in August, whilst approving EGP 59.850m in new financing for the National Veal Project. The figures were detailed in an official August report submitted to Minister of Agriculture Alaa Farouk by Tarek Soliman, head of [...] The post Egypt issues 907 livestock licenses and…

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UAE’s Masdar and Egypt review wind, solar and battery storage projects to meet 2028 energy targets

Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy Mahmoud Esmat and the CEO of the UAE’s Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, reviewed the progress of large-scale wind, solar, and battery storage projects as Egypt aims to increase its renewable energy share to 45% by 2028. During their meeting, the two [...] The post UAE’s Masdar and Egypt review wind, solar and battery storage…