Cairo’s oldest cemetery is being razed, and thousands of families living amid the grand mausoleums face eviction. “You’re not at ease when you’re living. You’re not at ease even when you’re dead.”
Author: VIVIAN YEE
Mideast Feels the Pinch of Rising Food Prices as Ramadan Nears
Russia’s war on Ukraine has driven up the prices of staple foods and energy across the Middle East and North Africa ahead of the Muslim holy month of daytime fasting and nighttime feasting.
Tunisian President’s Reform Plan Meets With Skepticism
President Kais Saied, who has amassed nearly absolute power, launched a consultation he said would lead to a new constitution and elections. But the process has been shunned by many.
War Strands Ukrainian and Russian Tourists Together in Egyptian Resorts
The tension in hotels and on Red Sea beaches is palpable, though there are also moments of compassion.
Saudi Arabia Executes 81 People
It was the kingdom’s largest mass execution in years. In many cases, the charges involved “not a drop of blood,” a rights activist said.
Kuwait Overturns Law Used to Prosecute Trans People
The country’s constitutional court said the law, which criminalized “imitation of the opposite sex,” violated Kuwaitis’ rights to personal freedom.
She Had Never Acted, and Could Barely Read. Now, She’s an Egyptian Movie Star.
A stay-at-home mother deprived of an education, Damiana Nassar played a woman much like herself in “Feathers,” a Cannes winner that few in Egypt can see.
Saudi-Led Airstrikes Kill Scores at a Prison in Yemen
The strikes, which also knocked out the country’s internet, came after Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked the U.A.E., a key partner in the Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting in Yemen for years.
Pressure Mounts on Tunisia’s President to Salvage the Economy
When President Kais Saied seized power in July, he vowed to rescue the failing economy. Tunisians are still waiting for him to fulfill that pledge.