Tomorrow, the National Theatre will honor Salah Jaheen on his birth anniversary with “Jaheen… Egypt’s Laughter”, a storytelling and musical tribute. Jaheen was a poet, lyricist, screenwriter, and ...

And yielded the sons of my stricken wombTo the drum-beats of duty, the sabres of doom.Gathered like pearls in their alien gravesSilent they sleep by the Persian ...

Sappho sang of desire, passion, and love, mostly directed towards women. She remains the most mysterious of ancient poets.

And yielded the sons of my stricken wombTo the drum-beats of duty, the sabres of doom.Gathered like pearls in their alien ...

Koshary – a spicy dish of lentils, rice and pasta available at countless Egyptian food stalls – won recognition as a cultural treasure from the U.N.'s cultural agency on Wednesday, as Cairo ...

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Cairo — Egypt's government hosted dozens of foreign leaders and dignitaries on Saturday as it held an official opening ceremony for the Grand Egyptian Museum, a $1 billion project decades in the ...

One of the most captivating tales in Egyptian history is The Story of Sinuhe, one of the most well-preserved works recovered from the Middle Kingdom Period (2055-1650 BC). Set during the reign of ...

A poem a day keeps the mind at play. That's the beauty of picking up a poetry collection: There's no pressure to read the book cover-to-cover. Readers can take it slow, savoring the verse and emotion.