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UK Embassy inquires about selling of head of Tutankhamun in auction
June 21, 2019
UK Embassy inquires about selling of head of Tutankhamun in auction
The UK Embassy in Cairo stated on Thursday that the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) was…
Arctic could face another scorching annus horribilis
June 19, 2019
Arctic could face another scorching annus horribilis
Scientists say 2019 could be another annus horribilis for the Arctic with record temperatures already registered in Greenland — a…
‘Everything is stolen from us’: Tunisians fight to preserve cultural heritage
June 19, 2019
‘Everything is stolen from us’: Tunisians fight to preserve cultural heritage
FOUSSANA, Tunisia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Standing near the shrine of the Sufi saint Sidi Boughanem in western Tunisia, Karim…
EU ambassador backs Egypt’s efforts to recover smuggled antiquities
June 18, 2019
EU ambassador backs Egypt’s efforts to recover smuggled antiquities
European Union Ambassador to Egypt Ivan Surkos put forward his support for Egypt’s efforts to recover its smuggled and stolen…
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
June 18, 2019
Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook already rules daily communication for more than two billion people around the world. Now it…
Prehistoric settlement in Turkey bears telltale signs of modern woes
June 18, 2019
Prehistoric settlement in Turkey bears telltale signs of modern woes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Overcrowding. Violence. Infectious diseases. Environmental degradation. It may sound like the worst of modern mega-cities. But people…
Danish embassy in Egypt teams up with Environment Ministry to organize Nile cleanup initiative
June 17, 2019
Danish embassy in Egypt teams up with Environment Ministry to organize Nile cleanup initiative
The Danish Embassy in Egypt in collaboration with the Greenish Foundation and the Egyptian Ministry of Environment organized on Wednesday,…
G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste
June 16, 2019
G20 agrees to tackle ocean plastic waste
KARUIZAWA, Japan (Reuters) – Group of 20 environment ministers agreed on Sunday to adopt a new implementation framework for actions…
Womankind’s giant leap: who will be the first female moonwalker?
June 15, 2019
Womankind’s giant leap: who will be the first female moonwalker?
Who will take the giant leap for womankind? More than fifty years after the end of the Apollo program, NASA…
Egypt urges Britain to stop selling 32 ancient artifacts
June 15, 2019
Egypt urges Britain to stop selling 32 ancient artifacts
Egyptian Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek has appealed to the British Public Prosecution to halt the sale of 32 ancient Egyptian…