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Brazil infrastructure minister to run for Sao Paulo governor
World
December 25, 2021
Brazil infrastructure minister to run for Sao Paulo governor
SAO PAULO, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Friday that Infrastructure Minister Tarcisio Freitas will run…
Love for sale: Paris is selling the infamous ‘love locks’ at auction
Life & Style
May 6, 2017
Love for sale: Paris is selling the infamous ‘love locks’ at auction
Amorous couples, here’s your chance to own a piece of the world’s most romantic city.
Egypt retrieves 2 artifacts from London
Archaeology
February 1, 2017
Egypt retrieves 2 artifacts from London
Egypt's embassy in London received on Tuesday two artifacts that had been put for sale at a London auction house. The…
Monroe’s ‘Some Like It Hot’ dress, jewelry to be auctioned
Art news
April 16, 2016
Monroe’s ‘Some Like It Hot’ dress, jewelry to be auctioned
A collection of Marilyn Monroe film costumes valued in the millions of dollars goes under the hammer later this year,…
Central Bank of Egypt sells LE7bn T-bonds
Business
September 14, 2015
Central Bank of Egypt sells LE7bn T-bonds
The Finance Ministry auctioned on Sunday treasury bonds at a total value of LE7 billion. In an online statement, the ministry…
Record prices for paintings, sculpture eyed at NY auctions
Art news
May 2, 2015
Record prices for paintings, sculpture eyed at NY auctions
With prices for top-tier works of art at an all-time high, records for paintings and sculpture appear certain to fall…
UPDATE2: Egyptian pound hits historic low as country courts investors
Business
January 18, 2015
UPDATE2: Egyptian pound hits historic low as country courts investors
The central bank let the Egyptian pound depreciate for the first time in six months on Sunday, in what analysts…
Serendipity aids Egypt in struggle to recover stolen heritage
Culture
April 23, 2014
Serendipity aids Egypt in struggle to recover stolen heritage
When French Egyptologist Olivier Perdu saw a fragment of a pharaonic statue on display in a Brussels gallery last year,…
Antiquities Ministry halts sale of 165 ancient Egyptian artifacts in London auction hall
Archaeology
October 16, 2013
Antiquities Ministry halts sale of 165 ancient Egyptian artifacts in London auction hall
Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim requested the Foreign Ministry to stop the sale of 165 ancient Egyptian artifacts at Bonhams…
Egyptian painting fetches record US$2.43 million
Art news
April 29, 2010
Egyptian painting fetches record US$2.43 million
Dubai--A work by Egyptian master Mahmud Said sold for US$2.43 million at an auction in Dubai, a record for a…