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Netflix denies ties with ‘Alexander the Great’ series
Culture
January 3, 2020
Netflix denies ties with ‘Alexander the Great’ series
Netflix Media Center has released a press statement denying recent news about a new series called “Alexander the Great,” which…
Egypt announces 50% reduction on ticket prices for foreigners at Upper Egypt sites, museums
Egypt
January 3, 2020
Egypt announces 50% reduction on ticket prices for foreigners at Upper Egypt sites, museums
Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities has made several decisions recently to bolster tourism in the country, including half-priced tickets for…
Egypt’s 12-year-old table tennis star becomes first African player to top the Women’s Single ITTF Cadet World Ranking
Egypt
January 2, 2020
Egypt’s 12-year-old table tennis star becomes first African player to top the Women’s Single ITTF Cadet World Ranking
Twelve-year old table tennis rising star Hana Goda has become the first Egyptian or African player to top the Women’s…
Cambridge urges students to visit 2,000-year-old mummy of Egypt’s first female professor
Science
January 2, 2020
Cambridge urges students to visit 2,000-year-old mummy of Egypt’s first female professor
Girton College of the University of Cambridge is urging students and tourists to pay a visit to the university’s “Lawrence…
Video: Egypt’s oldest pyramid opens in 2020 for first time
Archaeology
January 1, 2020
Video: Egypt’s oldest pyramid opens in 2020 for first time
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri announced that the Pyramid of Djoser, one of Egypt’s oldest pyramids,…
Tourism and Antiquities Minister reveals Grand Egyptian Museum’s ticket prices
Archaeology
January 1, 2020
Tourism and Antiquities Minister reveals Grand Egyptian Museum’s ticket prices
The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany revealed the ticket prices for the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), set to…
FIBA names ‘Cleopatra of basketball’ among 10 best women players of 3×3 Africa Cup
Life & Style
December 30, 2019
FIBA names ‘Cleopatra of basketball’ among 10 best women players of 3×3 Africa Cup
The International Basketball Federation FIBA recently named Egypt’s Al Ahly player Soraya Mohamed — known on social media as the “Cleopatra…
French officials confirm that technical lapses, not terrorism, caused EgyptAir plane crash
Egypt
December 30, 2019
French officials confirm that technical lapses, not terrorism, caused EgyptAir plane crash
French investigators have refuted Egyptian claims that a bomb was behind an EgyptAir plane crash that killed 66 people in…
Egyptian Beatles tribute band to perform at Al-Gomhoreya Theater on December 31
Culture
December 27, 2019
Egyptian Beatles tribute band to perform at Al-Gomhoreya Theater on December 31
Beatles tribute band Glass Onion is set to play at Al-Gomhoreya Theater on December 31, with the set list expected…
700,000 French tourists visited Egypt in 2019: French ambassador
Life & Style
December 27, 2019
700,000 French tourists visited Egypt in 2019: French ambassador
France’s Ambassador to Egypt Stéphane Romatet recently revealed that 700,000 French tourists visited Egypt during 2019, according to a report…