Samir Raafat remembers the late princess Neslishah, descendant of a 600-year-old dynasty and former first lady of Egypt, during her 40-day memorial service in Istanbul
Born in Istanbul's elegant district of Nishantashi, princess Neslishah died (...)
CAIRO: The Egyptian Red Sea Port Authority today denied reports published by Egyptian media outlets that tear gas from the United States had arrived via the Suez Canal.
“There is no cargo of this type in the Suez Canal,” reported Port Authority (...)
CAIRO: Dozens of Egyptian youth of Al-Arabein neighborhood in Suez staged night marches in preparation for the demonstration on Friday September 30.
The demonstrators raised banners saying, "Our appointment is on September 30," "Together to (...)
CAIRO: Five committees of Suez National Dialogue met on Sunday to discuss their duties.
The Dialogue includes members of democracy and human rights committee, social human development committee, financial and commercial committee, culture and (...)
Unless historical palaces are turned to museums, average Egyptians will never gain access to them, writes Samir Raafat*
Heliopolis Palace Hotel turned into the Federation of Arab Republic's headquarters, Kasr Al-Ittihadiya, in 1972 and later into an (...)
Samir Raafat reviews the lives of Egypt's first ladies
EDUCATION AND TRAINING: Not members of the Mohammed Ali clan, Queens Nazli, Farida and Nariman attended elementary and primary schools. Nazli Abdel Rehim Sabry first went to the Mere de Dieu (...)
Do we have to wait for overseas protests so that we get our act together? asks Samir Raafat*
To date, laws and regulations defining a historic building or landmark remain equivocal, which makes it all the easier for developers to pursue their (...)