Culture
Keep Calm and Discover Egypt: An eye-opening tourism initiative for locals
October 13, 2014
Keep Calm and Discover Egypt: An eye-opening tourism initiative for locals
Behind each famous monument in Egypt is a story that tells a longstanding historical value, giving the country a soul…
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: Egyptian creativity with Sami Rafe’s footprint
October 8, 2014
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: Egyptian creativity with Sami Rafe’s footprint
In the Al-Ahram newspaper issue of 3 March 1975, the critic Makram Hanin wrote the following about the artist Sami…
This day in history: Israel, Lebanese militias massacre thousands of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
September 16, 2014
This day in history: Israel, Lebanese militias massacre thousands of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon
At the hands of Lebanese isolationism groups represented the by South Lebanon Army and Phalanges Party (Kataeb Party), and in…
Museums for free on World Tourism Day
September 10, 2014
Museums for free on World Tourism Day
Ahmed Mutawa, director of the Archaeological Sites Development Department, said all museums will be for free on World Tourism Day…
Culture Minister to open Alexandria Film Festival Wednesday
September 9, 2014
Culture Minister to open Alexandria Film Festival Wednesday
Culture Minister Gaber Asfour will open on Wednesday the Alexandria Film Festival at Bibliotheca Alexandrina.The festival is organized by the…
On this day in history: President Mohamed Naguib died
August 28, 2014
On this day in history: President Mohamed Naguib died
Mohamed Naguib was the first president of Egypt after it became a republic. He was born in Khartoum, Sudan, on…
Royal family stolen jewelry seized
August 24, 2014
Royal family stolen jewelry seized
Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Al-Damaty said in a news conference at the headquarters of the Tourism Police on Sunday that…
Egypt restores stolen King Cheops cartouche samples Friday
August 14, 2014
Egypt restores stolen King Cheops cartouche samples Friday
The Egyptian embassy in Berlin will restore on Friday samples of a cartouche of King Cheops, which were stolen by…
Mummies in Egypt began long before Age of Pharoahs
August 14, 2014
Mummies in Egypt began long before Age of Pharoahs
The earliest evidence of mummification in Egypt suggests that the practice of wrapping bodies to preserve them after death began…
Celebrating Nefertari’s tomb discovery to take place in Luxor 15 October
August 12, 2014
Celebrating Nefertari’s tomb discovery to take place in Luxor 15 October
The civil aviation ministry and the tourism authority, in collaboration with Italian Embassy in Egypt, will organize a ceremony in…