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February 20, 2017

On Cue With Elon Musk, A Solar Power Company Blooms In The Egyptian Desert

CAIRO—About a half-million solar panels were installed every day around the world last year, according to the International Energy Agency. Costs for solar photovoltaics are expected […]
February 17, 2017

Critical film unnerves Egypt’s religious scholars

Egypt’s religious scholars are up in arms over a new film that takes on the nation’s sheikhs and mosque preachers. The film, called “Mawlana” (“Preacher”), has […]
January 11, 2017

Egyptian Omar Samra Becomes First in the World to Climb Three Mountains in Antarctica

Egyptian adventure icon and mountaineer Omar Samra fulfilled a personal dream of his after climbing three mountains in Antarctica that had never before been ascended. “It […]
January 5, 2017

How ‘Careem’ Hopes to Unite Egyptians After Cairo Cathedral Terror Attack

As a wave of sorrow and despair overtook the nation last week after a bomb was set off inside the St. Mark’s Cathedral in Cairo, many were […]