More than 160 years after the first tram was inaugurated in the Egyptian city, the pace of life has forced change, replacing the much-loved old carriages holding memories of a bygone age
Founded by foreigners and frequented by politicians, film stars, poets, and intellectuals, some of the landmark cafés in this iconic Egyptian city have stories to tell.
There is a realistic and convincing portrayal of Egypt from a cosmopolitan cast in this 2023 release, but the struggle of the characters to make emotional progress stands out.
The saga of Rayya and Sakina, Egypt's most notorious serial killers who murdered and robbed at least 17 women and buried them under their house (with the help of their husbands, Hasaballah and…
Egypt’s coastal city of Alexandria has recently opened the first “beach for the blind” in the country.
It aims to provide the blind with the opportunity to enjoy the sea like other members of the…
On the second floor of an old turn-of-the-century house on a quiet side street, near the Cairo Opera House (Fouad St.) on Rue C.P. Cavafy (formerly Rue Lepsius and Rue Sharm el Sheik), the Cavafy…
Throughout its history, Alexandria has been home to many poets, artists, and kings, some of whom were born there and others who grew up and were educated there.
Alexandria is the city of "art and…
A broadcaster, actor, singer, and producer, these are qualities that are rarely found in one person, but his talent enabled him to break into all these fields, after he became a high-level…
Museums are not just blocs, but in view of their accumulation of historical pieces and antiquities, they are considered as the preservers of the history and civilization of nations, and the witness…
Nagwa Fouad, an Egyptian belly dancer and actress, was born on January 17, 1939. She was born as Awatef Mohamed Agami in Alexandria to a middle-class Egyptian family with an Egyptian father and…
The US-Israeli war against Iran aims to draw in Gulf states, but history has shown that entering wars is far easier than exiting them. Prudence is needed now more than ever.
PA Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin tells Al Majalla that Israel is taking advantage of the fact that the world is distracted by the US-Iran war to create irreversible facts on the ground
Given the effective closure of the Hormuz Strait and Houthi threats to close off the Red Sea, Syria may emerge as a corridor and conduit to bypass these embattled maritime chokepoints
A former army forensics employee who later became known as Caesar tells Al Majalla how he risked his life to expose the torture and killing of countless Syrians in regime prisons