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Cairo’s flower exhibition colours grey city
With vibrant colours and fresh breeze full of perfumed scents, the Flower Exhibition kicked off a few days ago, invading the pungent smoky weather of Greater Cairo and declaring the start of spring. Inside one of Giza’s most mesmerizing gardens, Orman, the fascination of blossoms took over visitors’ souls taking them into a trip …
Two mummies accidentally discovered in Menoufiya
Unearthed mummy was covering another one beneath it in sarcophagus
Egypt’s Invisible Map reveals country’s unspotted gems
Project aims to inform tourists on Egypt’s eco-friendly places, activities, required budget
Bottle Shock: Thailand's Unlikely Emergence as a Wine Destination
Ramses II’s palace discovered near his temple in Sohag
Among the rarest discovered elements were stones used for establishing temple, says mission’s head
Nadine Labaki to head Un Certain Regard Jury
Lebanese director Nadine Labaki has been appointed as the president of the Un Certain Regard Jury at the Cannes International Film Festival, in its 2019 edition. Nadine Labaki’s three feature films catapulted her to international fame, from the Cannes’ red carpet to the Oscars ceremony a few months ago. The director, actress and screenwriter’s career …
Ancient port used for transferring bricks, rocks discovered in Aswan
The Ministry of Antiquities announced on Tuesday the discovery of the main port in Aswan which was used to transfer giant rocks and bricks used in building temples across the Nile. The discovery was unearthed by an Egyptian mission working in Gebel El-Silsila’s archaeological area. The announcement came a day after the Minister of Antiquities, …
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Eighth D-CAF kicks off with women-dominated art performances
Festival distributed around 2,000 tickets for street children, refugees, people with disabilities
Thousands of visitors line up to explore Tutankhamun’s life
Anticipation, thrill, life, and excitement took over the long lines of people waiting to get inside the Grande Halle de La Villette’s gates in France to explore the world of Egypt’s young pharaoh through his displayed belongings. Over 5,000 visitors lined during at the first two days of Tutankhamun’s exhibition which kicked off on Saturday …
Two smuggled statues retrieved from Switzerland
Relics depict Horus as falcon, Tadibast III as cat
AUC features Dame Minouche Shafik as acclaimed guest speaker at Nadia Younes’ annual Memorial Lecture
Egyptian economy could be 60% larger if gender equality in labour market is achieved, says Shafik
Witness to War and Peace: Egypt, the October War, and Beyond: English memoir of Al-Sadat’s Cabinet
Aboul Gheit takes readers back in time to very critical moment, 5 October 1973, one day before war
Tyson starts shooting Egyptian film, co-starring Amr Saad
Heavyweight boxer was accompanied by film crew on his tour to Giza Plateau
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Eighth D-CAF Festival to colour greyness of Cairo’s streets
Cultural festival will present first fully Egyptian street dance performance
Egyptian Museum celebrates women’s month by displaying two rare statues
Statues depict Shepenwepet II, daughter of King Piye, who was called ‘God’s wife of Amun’
Paris dresses up for ancient Egypt’s young king
After 50 years of absence, Tutankhamen’s belongings revisit Paris in exhibition on 21 March
Four decades of portraying women’s faces
Helmi El-Touni’s lifetime exhibition features beauty of women across his career
15th Alexandria International Book Fair kicks off on 25 March
Book fair will host more than 50 publishing houses from across country
Hawas presents booklet of Tutankhamun’s GEM displayed relics
The GEM is planned to have the whole collection of Tutankhamun’s monuments
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Ministry of Antiquities revamps worn archaeological sites
Restoration part of ministry’s latest plan to renovate abandoned archaeological sites
Second stage of 240 km El Gouna Rally launched on Friday in heart of Eastern Desert
Rahhala Racing, the winner of the El Gouna Rally for the last five years, won first place in the first phase of the eighth edition of the El Gouna Rally on Friday, led by Hani Omar as the pilot, and Co-Pilot Hany Madbouly, despite the team’s start in a very late position. While HammerHead Racing …
Art exhibition reviving Darwish’s music through rare revolution pictures
The AUC’s 1919 Revolution’s celebration also witnessed an art exhibition, held by the graphic design students who presented their vision of the revolution and Sayed Darwish’s songs in modern and digitised photographs taken for the marches which were saved among the authentic documents at the Rare Books and Special Collection Library. The students were assigned …
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AUC brings 1919 Revolution’s art work back to life
In two hours, Mahgoub, Eskenderella captured hearts of audience, took them back in time to revolution’s original songs
7th India by the Nile festival brings homeland’s cultural legacy to Egypt
Egypt studying launching similar cultural festival, Egypt by the Ganges, by 2020
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Strategies to help bookstores survive reader atrophy
In isthmus of road: exhibition featuring women’s alluring beauty
For me, men only present physical power, cruelty in art, says artist
Kom El-Shoqafa archaeological site fully renovated
Saving hundreds of rare relics from drowning, the Ministry of Antiquities announced completing the restoration of Kom El-Shoqafa archaeological site in Alexandria. The renovation process included lowering underground water that was threatening the relics in the tombs. The restoration was conducted with the help of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the …
Oldest tattooing tool discovered in North America
‘This gives some insight into how people used tattoos for social, spiritual status in past,’ says lead author
Medical students revive 1970s in prom photoshoot
‘I was driven by a real passion to relive the era I love the most,’ says photographer