A bottle of Egyptian blue hand mixed by George Washington Carver (c. 1864-1943) was loaned by the Iowa State archives.

"As long as people listen to music, there will be Um Kalthoum," said Abu Ahmed, the manager of a Cairo cafe named after the Arab world's most revered singer. "She still lives in every song and every ...

The suspension of foreign aid by the Trump administration is having a worldwide impact. Here's how it has affected projects ...

From hepatitis to scabies and food poisoning — the war has caused countless devastating, and often deadly, ailments.

Half a century after her death, Umm Kulthum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn ...

Ibrahim Atwa Ibrahim "Abe" Atwa passed away peacefully on January 18, 2025. He spent his last years with his loving grandchildren. To them, he will always be "Giddo" who snuck them cookies and played ...

The cuffed watch caps endemic to third-wave coffee shops are cringe, one writer maintains. Buy a noggin-hugging skully ...

Azadeh Navai’s short film follows a rebellious girl who asks questions about when and why she needs to wear a hijab.

This Valentine’s Day, Christie’s invites romantics to skip the glitzy showrooms of Bvlgari, Cartier, and Harry Winston and instead explore an exclusive auction of ancient gold jewelry. With dazzling ...

As a team of French archaeologists excavated a seventh-century C.E. dwelling at Taposiris Magna, an ancient city located around 30 miles west of Alexandria along Egypt’s northern coast, they found two ...

Bafana were placed in Group C for the Afcon finals, alongside Egypt, Zimbabwe and Angola, when the draw for the finals was conducted in Rabat on Monday. Mkhalele stands in for Bafana’s Broos South ...