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Parliament committee to discuss information request on job inheritance

Parliament committee to discuss information request on job inheritance

The People’s Assembly speaker on Tuesday assigned a parliamentary committee to discuss an information request on statements the head of…
Aswan governor: Abu Simbel temple celebration to go on as planned

Aswan governor: Abu Simbel temple celebration to go on as planned

The governor of Aswan has decided to go ahead with the annual celebration to commemorate the biannual solar phenomenon at…
Egypt begins restoring ancient boat near pyramids

Egypt begins restoring ancient boat near pyramids

CAIRO — Archaeologists on Monday began restoration on a 4,500-year-old wooden boat found next to the pyramids, one of Egypt's…
Luxor African Film Festival looks to revive flagging cinema scene

Luxor African Film Festival looks to revive flagging cinema scene

Steeped in history as it is, Luxor has always been an inimitable attraction for tourists. Now, the city seems set…
Optimism pervades Cityscape real estate convention

Optimism pervades Cityscape real estate convention

Real estate developers participating in Cityscape Egypt 2012 used longer payment plans, smaller affordable houses and additional promotional material to…
Minister: 2% of artifacts stolen during security vacuum

Minister: 2% of artifacts stolen during security vacuum

Two percent of historical artifacts held in government storehouses were stolen during the period of lax security that followed the…
‘Like water’: A tribute to legendary Sudanese singer Mohammed Wardi

‘Like water’: A tribute to legendary Sudanese singer Mohammed Wardi

One of Africa’s most celebrated singers, Mohammed Wardi, died Saturday at the age of 79, leaving behind a rich legacy…
A brave new world

A brave new world

Obsession, anxiety and over-caffeinated paranoia are the predominate tones in the compelling universe presented by artist and Egypt Independent reporter…
Chicago’s Field Museum opens rare, brief exhibit of mummies from Egypt, Peru

Chicago’s Field Museum opens rare, brief exhibit of mummies from Egypt, Peru

CHICAGO — Chicago's Field Museum has opened a rare display of mummies from its own collection. Many of them haven't…
Radwa Ashour on the train of images of the Egyptian revolution

Radwa Ashour on the train of images of the Egyptian revolution

“I will speak Arabic.” Those were Radwa Ashour’s first words for the keynote speech in the “Narrating the Arab Spring”…
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