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Keep Calm and Discover Egypt: An eye-opening tourism initiative for locals

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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