Ola Noureldin
Egypt’s Sisi re-elected for second term with 97% of votes
Egypt
April 2, 2018
Egypt’s Sisi re-elected for second term with 97% of votes
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has been re-elected for a second four-year term with 97.08 percent of votes, almost the…
Egypt among top 5 African banking markets in terms of growth, profitability: McKinsey report
Business
March 1, 2018
Egypt among top 5 African banking markets in terms of growth, profitability: McKinsey report
Egypt is among the top five banking markets in Africa in terms of growth and profitability, according to a study by…
State of apathy in Cairo’s streets ahead of presidential election
Features/Interviews
February 5, 2018
State of apathy in Cairo’s streets ahead of presidential election
As Egypt’s political sphere is occupied with discussions regarding the forthcoming presidential election, which will see Egyptians heading to the…
Egypt’s Sisi to run for president in March elections
Egypt
January 20, 2018
Egypt’s Sisi to run for president in March elections
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi officially announced on Friday his intention to run for a second term in the upcoming…
Is Egypt reaching its aspired economic goals 1 year after the currency float?
Features/Interviews
November 3, 2017
Is Egypt reaching its aspired economic goals 1 year after the currency float?
One year after Egypt took the dramatic step of floating its pound, inflation is still taking its toll on the…
9th Cairo Jazz Festival kicks off at the heart of downtown
Music
September 29, 2017
9th Cairo Jazz Festival kicks off at the heart of downtown
Jazz enthusiasts headed to the heart of downtown at AUC Tahrir for the opening night of the 9th Cairo Jazz…
Controversy flies on LGBT rights after rise of rainbow flag in concert
Features/Interviews
September 24, 2017
Controversy flies on LGBT rights after rise of rainbow flag in concert
The rainbow flag raised during Friday’s concert featuring Lebanese Indie rock band Mashrou Leila has stirred heated debate on social…
Rising cost of school supplies infuriates Egyptian parents as semester starts
Features/Interviews
September 18, 2017
Rising cost of school supplies infuriates Egyptian parents as semester starts
Many parents in Cairo are angry at the rise in the cost of school supplies on the back of a…
Cairo’s white taxi drivers enter digital world launching ‘Whatsapp Taxi’
Features/Interviews
September 12, 2017
Cairo’s white taxi drivers enter digital world launching ‘Whatsapp Taxi’
Cairo’s white taxi drivers have launched a new initiative to organize services with their clients internally through Whatsapp, mirroring other…
Hotel engineer’s family requests travel ban for Italian tourist accused of murder
Egypt
September 11, 2017
Hotel engineer’s family requests travel ban for Italian tourist accused of murder
In response to a Sunday court ruling that ordered the release of Italian tourist accused of killing Tarek El Hennawy,…