As one of the most effective idols in the world, Egyptian legend Mohammed (Mo) Salah joined the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to become the first ambassador for Instant Network Schools.
Instant Network Schools is a project by (...)
February marks the 45th death anniversary of the Egyptian legendary singer Umm Kulthum. For the first time, the Egyptians get to attend a concert for Umm Kulthum as their grandparents used to thanks to the technology of hologram. Cairo Opera House (...)
Centuries after her body was buried at what is still a secretive place, the mystery of queen Nefertiti might come to an end, as a recent radar survey discovered evidence that may lead to finding another burial chamber behind the walls of (...)
Egypt's Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled Anany visited on Saturday a workshop in Athens, Greece specialised in making ancient Egyptian statue replicas in order to study the possible cooperation between the two countries in the replica (...)
Archaeologists unearthed on Tuesday the burial chamber of Romulus, the legendary founder of Rome, according to The Times news portal. The tomb, which dates back to the 6th century BC, was found at the Curia-Comitium complex, which was mainly an (...)
Egyptair is to resume internal flights between Sharm EL-Shiekh and Luxor airports starting from 20 February, according to a statement by the Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism.
The ministry stated on Tuesday that the decision comes under the (...)
When thinking how life would be like in Egypt after a century from now, the sky was the limit to the American University in Cairo's (AUC) alumni who spent months researching to create the possible image of life in 2120.
The AUC launched on Saturday (...)
The American University in Cairo (AUC) celebrated on Saturday its centennial with an Alumni carnival.
The carnival, which took place at AUC's New Cairo Campus, is the start of a one-week centennial festival, during which, the university focuses on (...)
As the Baron Palace inauguration is just around the corner, Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled Anany visited the site earlier this week to follow up on the renovation works and the Heliopolis museum that would be inside the palace.
Anany (...)
At 2.30pm on Tuesday, Egypt's populations recorded 100,000,000, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS).
Chairperson of CAPMAS Khairat Barakat said in a press conference that the event "stands against the (...)
Despite the government's continuous effort in enhancing people's living conditions, some social dilemmas remain untouched, leaving those less fortunate behind to suffer silently if not for the support and awareness of United Nation organisations in (...)
In an attempt to counter centralisation and away from big cities whose museums host most of the antiquities, Egypt is set to open the long-anticipated Al-Atony Museum at the end of the year in the Upper Egypt city of hidden treasures, Minya, said (...)
Almost 300 kilometres away from Cairo, ancient Egypt's capital Minya is located where Pharaohs' hidden treasure still wait to reveal its hidden gems to the world. A team discovered 16 burial shafts and 20 tombs from the Late Period in Tuna (...)
Minya — The Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism announced on Thursday, the discovery of 16 burial chambers and 20 limestone sarcophagus belonging to high priests at Al-ghoryfah archaeological site, in Minya.
The unearthed antiquities are the results (...)
While a young big city woman was working on a documentary about her Nubian heritage, social activist Hafsa Amberkab was shocked at the fact that she didn't understand the meaning of dozens of Nubian words spoken by natives. Despite her parents' (...)
Only a few hours after the inauguration of the 51st Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF), the General Egyptian Book Organisation (GEBO) ran out of the prominent Egyptian scholar and geographer Gamal Hamdan's most famous book Character of Egypt, (...)
Throughout his life, Nesyamun, an ancient Egyptian priest, had a belief that his worship to gods would find its way to immortality. He probably did not imagine that his actual voice would come to life after 3,000 years of his death.
Last week, (...)
In a world where darkness is the only colour pallet the visually impaired recognise; recognising shapes, colours, and pigments becomes a faraway dream for them. Yet, this fact is about to change for some of this segment that will soon explore the (...)
Egypt's Downtown, a place one can go to experience the most beautiful architecture that showcases Egyptian social class and heritage, has many small restaurants tucked away in its alleyways that make some of the most mouth-watering dishes Egypt has (...)
Roaming the world and causing an intense state of Egyptomania, the exhibition of young Ancient Egyptian Pharaoh "Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh" will cause a stir in Boston, Australia, after settling for over six months in London.
The (...)
As part of their policy to attract attention to unknown touristic destinations, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism are to hold Dendara cultural festival in Qena, Upper Egypt.
The cultural festival aims at highlighting Qena's heritage as one (...)
While working on an underground construction site at the new industrial area in North Sinai, workers stumbled upon an ancient military fortune and water tanks buried under layers of mud, according to statement published by the Ministry of (...)
Sharm El-Sheikh is known for its mixture of sunny weather, mountainous nature, and luxury resorts, but the city's beauty has a hidden aspect that will see the light next week at the Sharm El-Sheikh Heritage Festival. Several ambassadors and (...)
Only less than two weeks come between us and one of Egypt's biggest cultural events of the year, the 51st Cairo International Book Fair (CIBF). The bookworms' platform graces us for the second year in a row at Egypt International Exhibition Centre, (...)
Egypt reopens the two and half century old Jewish synagogue, Eliyahu Hanavi, after three years of restoration on Friday.
Khaled Al-Anani, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, said that Egypt is unique in its cultural and civilisational diversity.
He (...)