Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is a bustling metropolis that sits on the banks of the River Nile. Home to an estimated 22 million people, the city has more recently expanded into a sprawling jumble of ...

Mai Ghaly Elgazzar’s map Egypt Old Cairo blends the past and the present to capture the rich and storied history of Cairo.

Billed as smart city in the desert, boasting greenery and luxury housing, the government is set to relocate to the as-yet-unnamed city in 2019. But will anyone else move in? Billboards promising ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The last surprising "Wonder of the Ancient World". The liveliest of lively street cultures. Fabulous ...

The book was just published by Dar El-Maraya for this year’s Cairo International Book Fair. The perception that the residents of Cairo hold of their city is often quite influenced by the images they ...

Critic Dina Heshmat talks about changing images of Cairo in modern and contemporary literature in an interview with Al-Ahram Weekly What has been the meaning of the city of Cairo to different people ...