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Egypt celebrates Easter and Sham El-Nessim amid COVID-19 precautions
Egyptian Sham El-Nessim follows the Orthodox Easter. The dish most closely associated with the spring celebration is Feseekh or salted fish
Covid-19 distances Egyptians from Easter, Sham El-Nesim celebrations
PM Madbouly orders park, beach closure, instructs ‘use of force’ against violators of state measures
World celebrates Easter at home
Coronavirus casts shadow on Christian festival as millions enter lockdown
Egypt marks beginning of spring with Sham Ennessim celebrations
Thousands of Egyptians took to public and private gardens, amusement parks, hotels, and boats to celebrate the ancient holiday of Sham Ennessim. Once a date to mark the start of spring for ancient Egyptians, beginning the harvest season, the holiday has taken a more secular turn to become celebrated by the majority of Egyptians, regardless …
‘Feseekh’ business stays on track as Egyptians continue to buy despite high prices
Egyptians on Sham Ennessim: We gather to enjoy eating salted fish with family, beloved ones
In Video: Egyptians celebrate Easter despite all odds
Egyptians spend EGP 5m during Easter
Egypt’s imports of mackerel and herring registered $200m in 2017 compared to $100m in 2016
In Pictures: Egyptians celebrate Easter despite all odds
Photos by Asmaa Gamal
Easter holidays push occupancy in Ain Sokhna to 90%
The holiday spot has seen a high turnout of Egyptian families
Renowned writer’s trial for ‘insulting Islam’ on Facebook adjourned to 29 July
Fatima Naoot called Islamic religious sacrifice of animals a “massacre”
Low Russian tourism flow weakens hotel Easter occupancy: El-Zayat
Occupancies in Alexandria, Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada hotels range between 50%-60%, falls below sector expectations
Interior Ministry should ‘clean its ranks’ of radical elements ahead of Easter
Egypt’s Coptic and other Christian minorities grow increasingly fearful of further terrorist attacks
Religion and tradition
Egyptians celebrated two major national holidays during the past few days
Anti-harassment campaign intervened in 17 harassment cases during Easter
I Saw Harassment calls for swift issuance of legal text criminalising sexual harassment
An alternative Sham El Neseem
When you stay in town this long weekend there are many fun things to do
Palm Sunday around the world
Christians of all denominations celebrated the start of the Holy Week
Palm Sunday starts Christian Holy Week
Palm Sunday marks the beginning of many religious ceremonies for both Western and Eastern Orthodox Christians
Egypt summons Israeli ambassador over allegations of mistreatment
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs summons Israeli ambassador to answer allegations Egyptian embassy staff in Tel Aviv were ill-treated by Israeli authorities
Egyptian expat community in Germany discusses clean tech at Berlin embassy
Also discussed need to develop long term development plan in Egypt, and plans to set up Egyptian-German school in Berlin
Government and military representatives attend Cathedral
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil and representatives of Defence Minister Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi met with Pope Tawadros II and wished him and the Coptic community a happy Easter
Egyptian assaulted by Israeli police
He was assaulted while celebrating Joyous Saturday, the last day of the Holy Week in the Church of Holy Sepulchre
Easter and Islamists
Sometimes I have to go through excruciating pain to try and write in English about the basic rationale of Egyptian folk wisdom. While I always manage to convey the basic points behind such statements, there is a specific sense conveyed by these statements in Arabic. I say this because the amount of debate that took …
Sham El-Nessim: A new spring has come
A celebration that brings all Egyptians together
Funeral for killed Copts
St. Mark’s Cathedral hosted a funeral for four Copts killed in sectarian violence last Friday
The first Easter of the year
Egypt celebrates Easter many times
Lent in the Coptic church
Coptic Orthodox Christians begin the most significant period of prayer and fasting in their calendars