What the ancient Egyptians ate in the distant past has some similarity to what the modern Egyptians eat today. However, there are some types of food that they would eat that the modern Egyptians do not eat and other types that they knew of that the (...)
Tourism is the enemy of archaeology. Therefore, we need to accommodate the need for tourism to support the economy of the country and also the need to preserve and conserve archaeological sites.
I believe that one of my roles as an ambassador for (...)
Abu Qir Fertilisers: The leading state-owned fertiliser producer is upbeat about global nitrogen fertiliser prices. During a conference call earlier this week, the management of the company told analysts it expects prices to hover around $400 per (...)
"Tales of Scheherazade" solo exhibition by Egyptian artist Klay Kassem is scheduled to open tomorrow at TAM gallery.
In his latest body of work "Tales of Scheherazade", he is deeply inspired by the masterpiece of Arabic literature One Thousand and (...)
Egypt has signed on Wednesday a 15-year contract worth $4.45 billion with a consortium led by German industrial group Siemens for a high-speed electric rail line to link its Red Sea and Mediterranean coasts.
Siemens dubbed the project as a "Suez (...)
The Upper Egyptian town of Esna is located around 55 km south of Luxor on the west bank of the Nile. Known as Senat in ancient Egypt, and later as Latopolis by the Greeks, Esna, also known also as "the city of fish", as the perch was once worshipped (...)
RESIDENTS of Luxor were kept awake at night on Monday as the Palace of Tawfiq Andraos overlooking the Nile was demolished. The palace had been standing since its construction in 1897 and relates to the history of its former owner's family.
Andraos (...)
The pyramids of ancient Egypt are perhaps the most famous man-made structures in the world. They captivate mankind on two distinct levels, the material and the spiritual. The material level inspires awe when viewing the pyramids. How could our (...)
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10 El-Nabarawy St-Mahmoud Bassiouny St, Downtown, Cairo, Tel 012 73714371/ 012 27981899
"Becoming Vintage", art series by Lina Osama
(25 August-5 September).
Cairo Opera Complex
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek
Salah Taher (...)
Cairo Opera Complex
Gezira Exhibition Grounds, Zamalek
Salah Taher gallery
Tel 02 2739 0132/0144
Exhibition of paintings by artist Ahmed Gamal (22-28 August).
Music Library (Ziad Bakir) gallery
A show of paintings by artist Dahlia Nageh (22-28 (...)
Arcade
25 Orabi St, off Port Said, Maadi, Tel 010 19222220
"Blue" group exhibition of painting by14 artists such as Ahmed Raafat, Amir Khalil, Aya El-Hussieny, Mohamed Bassiouny, Nahla Darwish, Hana Khater, Natasha Yonan, Rana Samer, Mahmoud Talaa (...)
The government is establishing integrated industrial complexes nationwide in an effort to meet local demand for various industrial goods.
The complexes are not only meant as units serving specific industrial activities, but will also be the centres (...)
Arcade
25 Orabi St, off Port Said, Maadi, Tel 010 19222220
"Blue" group exhibitions of 14 artists such as Ahmed Raafat, Amir Khalil, Aya El-Hussieny, Mohamed Bassiouny, Nahla Darwish, Hana Khater, Natasha Yonan, Rana Samer, Mahmoud Talaa and Nahla (...)
It is time to move on, because we will need to make a brief stop at Abydos, the most sacred city throughout antiquity.
The whole area is scattered with tombs and temples going back to the earliest ancient Egyptian dynasties. From the remaining (...)
Arcade
25 Orabi St, off Port Said, Maadi, Tel 010 19222220
"Blue" group exhibitions of 14 artists such as Ahmed Raafat, Amir Khalil, Aya El-Hussieny, Mohamed Bassiouny, Nahla Darwish, Hana Khater, Natasha Yonan, Rana Samer, Mahmoud Talaa and Nahla (...)
In preparation for the gala opening of the Sphinxes Avenue development project in Luxor, the Karnak Temples' Great Hypostyle Hall is under restoration.
Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), said that the (...)
The European Union (EU) and the EU National Institutes of Culture's (EUNIC) foreign policy plan is to support the cultural and creative industry field in Egypt by raising social awareness of the importance of creative industries via job (...)
Arcade
25 Orabi St, off Port Said, Maadi, Tel 010 19222220
"Blue" group exhibitions of 14 artists such as Ahmed Raafat, Amir Khalil, Aya El-Hussieny, Mohamed Bassiouny, Nahla Darwish, Hana Khater, Natasha Yonan, Rana Samer, Mahmoud Talaa and Nahla (...)
Egypt inaugurated, on Thursday, a temporary archaeological exhibition on "The Egyptian Military throughout the Ages", which will take place at Luxor Museum.
The opening was attended by a number of archaeological missions working in Egypt's western (...)
Arcade
25 Orabi St, off Port Said, Maadi, Tel 010 19222220
"Blue" group exhibitions by the likes of Ahmed Raafat, Amir Khalil, Aya El-Hussieny, Hana Khater, Natasha Yonan, and Nahla Darwish (opening 15 July).
Cairo Opera Complex
Gezira (...)
It was two years ago that Helmi Al-Sewidi, an Egyptian family doctor, started a new page in his medical career under the umbrella of Egypt's new unified healthcare system (UHCS) that was then being introduced in his hometown of Port Said.
Having (...)
Egypt's Minister of Health and Population Hala Zayed announced, on Sunday, the launch of 10 convoys providing family planning and reproductive health services in 30 villages in seven governorates.
The convoys are set to commence its activities from (...)
The General Authority for Health Care has launched a remote medical consultation service to follow up on home isolation cases of patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) who benefit from the new comprehensive health insurance system in Luxor (...)
Egypt has been focused on industrial specialisation for the past seven years, with the sectors involved including textiles, pharmaceuticals, and furniture.
Specialised units and industrial zones targeting the development of small and medium-sized (...)
Egypt was never as close to the edge of the abyss as it was eight years ago. On the eve of the 30 June 2013 Revolution Egypt was on the verge of economic collapse, a process that had begun in January 2011 and continued as the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) (...)
