sham el-nessim
Tips to safely eat fesikh
Egypt
April 9, 2018
Tips to safely eat fesikh
Egyptians celebrate Sham el-Nessim each year by eating fesikh, herring, and salted fish, being one of the manifestations of the…
Alexandria zoo hires private security company to protect animals over Easter
Egypt
April 8, 2018
Alexandria zoo hires private security company to protect animals over Easter
Nozha Zoo administration issued a decision to hire a private security company to protect the zoo during Easter, a holiday…
Health Ministry deploys 2134 ambulances for Sham el-Nessim celebrations
Egypt
April 8, 2018
Health Ministry deploys 2134 ambulances for Sham el-Nessim celebrations
Egypt’s Health Ministry said Saturday it has prepared a comprehensive medical strategy to provide health care for celebrators across the…
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a fasakhany
Life & Style
April 16, 2012
Cogs in the wheel: A day in the life of a fasakhany
Egypt is a massive living organism — a web of ticking clocks, each set to a slightly different millisecond. With…
Authorities seize 9 tons of inedible herring and fesikh in Cairo
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Authorities seize 9 tons of inedible herring and fesikh in Cairo
Following intensive health inspections of fish shops since early April, authorities have seized 8 tons of herring and 1 ton…
Feseekh for the holiday!
Food
April 4, 2010
Feseekh for the holiday!
It is 12:00 PM and people are pouring into Shaheen el-Fasakhany’s little shop on 183 Tahrir St., Bab el-Louq. Vendors…