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A series of violent crimes against women in Egypt has drawn attention to gaps in legal and social protections that leave female citizens vulnerable to attacks and harassment, victims and activists say.

Egyptian star actress Lebleba cried when she knew she will be honored during Cairo International Film Festival with the Golden Pyramid Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement. Lebleba heard the news from Egyptian actor Hussein Fahmy, president of the Cairo International Film Festival. During an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, the Egyptian…

Alex Handley, from Aylesford, Kent, took his children and wife away to Spain, Portugal and Egypt before the pandemic, but now can't afford a holiday due to the rising cost of living

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi cut short a trip to Egypt after supporters of an influential Shiite cleric in Iraq rallied on Tuesday in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone, demanding the dissolution of parliament and early elections. Kadhimi warned that disrupting the work of the judicial institution exposes the country to…

Critic Muhammad Abdul Muttalib published a new book, “Poetry Reading”, in collaboration with the General Egyptian Book Authority. It includes readings of selected poems written by classic poets like Ahmed Shawqi, and Elia Abu Madi.

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi welcomed Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Bahrain’s King Hamad bin Isa and Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at al-Alamein International Airport on Monday, in the presence of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady said Sisi welcomed the visit of the…

For Mariam Habeib, the grief is never ending: She lost her older sister, two nieces and a niece’s three young children in an intense fire that engulfed a church in Egypt’s capital during a recent service, killing 41 people

In tonight's edition: Former Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga is cheered on by his supporters as he hoists boxes of material for his Supreme Court challenge of last week's presidential election result. Also, during the final day of campaigning in Angola, the opposition electoral coalition's calls for change are met…

The exhibition of the year is here, plus we have South Korean pop culture, a Sudanese women’s champion, decoded Egyptian hieroglyphs, Zaha Hadid’s ‘yonic stadium’ and a rare showing for the ‘American Turner’