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In celebration of World Museum Day, the Ministry of Culture has allowed free access to most museums across Egypt, which means it’s time to bring our endlessly renewing museum plans to fruition. cairoscene.com/ArtsAndCulture…

The Education Development Fund, operating under Egypt’s Cabinet, has launched an artificial intelligence-based assessment tool for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder through the Egyptian Centre for Testing. scenenow.com/News/New-AI-To…

The Ministry of Education and Technical Education plans to establish 500 Egyptian-Japanese schools by 2030, according to Education Minister Mohamed Abdel-Latif. scenenow.com/News/Egypt-Wil…

More than 1 million state-funded treatment approvals were issued during the first quarter of 2026, with a total value of EGP 8.5 billion, according to the Ministry of Health and Population. scenenow.com/News/Over-1-Mi…

#SceneThrowback: Behind the scenes of 1971 play ‘Madraset El Moshaghbeen’, the cast - Adel Emam, Said Saleh, Ahmed Zaki, Mahmoud El Gendy and Younes Shalaby - appeared to be just as (whimsically) tumultuous as their onscreen characters.

Stretching from the naksa to the present day, ‘A Room of Her Own’ is about three women—a mother, her mother, and her daughter—coming to terms with the trauma they inherited from each other, and the world they faced alone. scenenow.com/ArtsAndCulture…

Egyptian photographer Najla Said grew up eating basterma and calling it an Egyptian dish, until she discovered it was Armenian. Her debut solo exhibition in Berlin turns that rupture into 50 analogue prints that fade and transform before your eyes. scenenow.com/ArtsAndCulture…

Actress Eman El Assi is preparing to star in the upcoming television series 'Enfesal', a 12-episode crime thriller that addresses cases involving date rape drugs. scenenow.com/ArtsAndCulture…

Egypt’s food industries recorded exports of USD 1.681 billion in the first quarter of 2026, according to the Food Export Council, marking a 2.5% increase from USD 1.641 billion in the same period of 2025. scenenow.com/News/Egypt-Foo…

Egypt's cabinet has approved a draft law establishing the Mutual Fund for Supporting the Egyptian Family. scenenow.com/News/New-State…

All EgyptAir companies have posted profits for the first time in 93 years, with results recorded in both Egyptian pounds and US dollars. The Minister of Civil Aviation disclosed the figures during a general session of the Senate. scenenow.com/News/EgyptAir-…

El Ashry Studios is crocheting shade over the streets of Aswan — and anyone can be part of it. scenenow.com/Society/El-Ash…

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has directed the Ministry of Finance to begin negotiations with electric vehicle suppliers to secure an initial batch of cars for government officials, marking the start of a transition away from conventional fuel vehicles. scenenow.com/News/Governmen…

Trade between Egypt and France reached USD 2.96 billion in 2025, up from USD 2.94 billion in 2024, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics. scenenow.com/News/Egypt-Fra…

In Luxor, Shahd Ezz sang in ancient Egyptian, a language rarely heard aloud, shaping it line by line into a style of her own. scenenow.com/Society/Shahd-…

In this Cairo According to, the indie synth-pop singer shows us her car, pays tribute to the venue where she first took to the stage, and shares the song that feels most like Cairo to her. scenenow.com/Society/Cairo-…

Mobile phone production in Egypt is projected to reach around 15 million units in 2026, according to the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. scenenow.com/News/Egypt-Tar…

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