CAIRO: It is a Wednesday night in Al Azhar Park and hundreds of Egyptians crowd the entrance to a Wust El-Balad concert to claim the best seat. Everyone is eager to dance and sing to the most famous Egyptian rock band.
Despite the revolution and the recent election chaos, Cairo has kept its music (...)
CAIRO: Arabic-speaking Facebook users want the social networking website to add an “Insha'Allah” button to the platform for the Middle East. And Facebook seems ready to make the move to boost its regional presence.
According to Immanuel Simonsen from Multilingual Search, “Facebook has identified a (...)
CAIRO: Political art in Egypt faces hardships, but activists and artists are hopeful that their struggles can be met and overcome in the post-revolution atmosphere.
On Monday, Egyptian artists gathered to discuss the ongoing struggles of producing political art during the revolution.
The British (...)
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has implemented a new gender verification policy, which will prohibit female athletes with high levels of testosterone from competing.
Some argue that this condition, referred to as hyperandrogenism, gives female competitors an unfair advantage.
A New York (...)
CAIRO: Marine ecology is in danger in the United Arab Emirates. A new report suggests that the region is facing potential crisis if the current status quo in coastal waters remains.
Gulf News reported that “the marine ecology of the Arabian Gulf is already under threat from over-fishing, heavy (...)