All About Modern Egypt

Life in Modern Egypt
Life in modern Egypt is a study in contrasts, especially in Cairo. Modern skyscrapers, highways, a subway system, hotels, restaurants, advertising and...

Egypt Holidays - Ramadan and Christmas in Egypt
Banks, shops and businesses will close for the following Egypt Holidays (civil, secular). Public transport may run only...

Food in Modern Egypt - Egyptian food and recipes
Spicy and delicious, Egyptian cuisine is a rich and varied blend of Mediterranean and Middle East flavors. Ful medames, or mashed fava beans, is regarded by most egyptians as the national dish, and bread, called eish masri or eish...

Is Egypt Real Estate Sector Really Worth Investing In?
Too right it is! There are so many positive aspects of the property market in Egypt that make the entire sector an exciting place to be right now that anyone serious about venturing into an emerging overseas real estate market should be...

The Black Land - The Gift of the Nile
Egypt is the Gift of the Nile, the only place in the world where a river dares to cut across a thousand miles of desert to reach the sea, creating a civilization along its course. The river is literally the lifeline of Egypt. Roads and cities...

Egyptian people, their culture and race
By far, the majority of the people of Egypt are of Eastern Hamitic stock. Nubians, whose homeland is in the south of the country, Greeks, Armenians other Europeans represent the remainder. Though somewhat simplistic, four...

Egyptian monuments - World heritage sites in peril
Pollution, uncontrolled tourism and the spreading of villages and agricultural land closer to ancient Egyptian monuments are threatening these world heritage sites. The building of the Aswan Dam now allows agricultural irrigation...

Education in Egypt
Education is highly valued in Egypt and for children between the ages of six and fifteen education in Egypt is free and compulsory. There is still quite a high drop out rate unfortunately, due in part to levels of poverty, and adult literacy levels in Egypt are only around 57.7%. The education system is divided into either the...

Jobs in Egypt
The availability of jobs in Egypt is most certainly not an issue especially for English speaking professionals and particularly in fields as diverse as the tourism industry, real estate and construction, teaching, aid work, IT, engineering,...

Living in Egypt
The majority of international expatriates living and working in Egypt are based in the capital city of Cairo, although growing numbers of expatriates can be found working in Luxor, Alexandria or in Red and Mediterranean Sea resorts for...