Culture
Minister, Italian ambassador to inaugurate Queen Nefertari exhibition
December 8, 2014
Minister, Italian ambassador to inaugurate Queen Nefertari exhibition
Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh al-Damaty and the Italian ambassador to Cairo Mauricio Massari will inaugurate Monday an exhibition under the…
Chicago scientists open Egyptian mummy coffin
December 8, 2014
Chicago scientists open Egyptian mummy coffin
Once the lid was off the wood coffin holding the 2,500-year-old mummified remains of a 14-year-old Egyptian boy, scientist J.P.…
Adel Imam steals the show at the Marrakech International Film Festival
December 6, 2014
Adel Imam steals the show at the Marrakech International Film Festival
Flashes blazing from cameras everywhere, crowds lining up along the red carpet cheering vigorously, as the Egyptian eminent Adel Imam…
Greek writer Menis Koumandareas found apparently murdered
December 6, 2014
Greek writer Menis Koumandareas found apparently murdered
Acclaimed Greek author Menis Koumandareas was found apparently murdered Saturday in his central Athens home, authorities said. He was 83.Though…
Amal Ramsis restores martyrs’ legends in ‘The Trace of the Butterfly’
December 6, 2014
Amal Ramsis restores martyrs’ legends in ‘The Trace of the Butterfly’
As you watch Amal Ramsis’s “The Trace of the Butterfly” (Athar al-Farasha in Arabic), you will immediately remember the famous…
Pope Francis film in works in Argentina
December 6, 2014
Pope Francis film in works in Argentina
A biographical film on Pope Francis's childhood and life as a cardinal and archbishop before becoming pontiff will be shot…
Veteran musicians vie for world Grammys
December 6, 2014
Veteran musicians vie for world Grammys
Sitarist Anoushka Shankar, Brazilian bossa nova legend Sergio Mendes and Beninese singer Angelique Kidjo were nominated Friday for the world…
Poland unearths one of WWII’s darkest secrets
December 5, 2014
Poland unearths one of WWII’s darkest secrets
Anastasia carefully digs through the earth with her trowel. Bit by bit, a human skeleton emerges, piled on top of…
Only a slice of ‘Avatar’ world seen so far
December 4, 2014
Only a slice of ‘Avatar’ world seen so far
"Avatar" may have been the top-grossing box office hit of all-time, but the public has so far only seen a…
New book traces artillery history under Ottomans, Mamluks
December 3, 2014
New book traces artillery history under Ottomans, Mamluks
The cover of a new book entitled “The Incident of Sultan Selim and Sultan Al-Ghauri” by Egyptian historical researcher Abdel Aziz…