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Eastern Anatolia: Where past meets present

Eastern Anatolia: Where past meets present

A backwater border town, Kars is far off the grid of Turkish tourism. But the setting of Orhan Pamuk’s novel…
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy

Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy

A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was…
Architecture: ‘The Sultan’s Fountain’ and the restoration of a sabil-kuttab

Architecture: ‘The Sultan’s Fountain’ and the restoration of a sabil-kuttab

Throughout Egypt’s history, access to water has been essential to the development of its cities and towns. It is no…
Children’s corner: Mid-year vacation activities

Children’s corner: Mid-year vacation activities

Mid-year vacation is a good break for kids after a particularly stressful first semester. However, parents should teach children how…
A reporter’s look back: A lifestyle girl caught in revolution

A reporter’s look back: A lifestyle girl caught in revolution

On the ninth floor of Samiramis hotel in Garden City, my boss is lying on the floor of the balcony…
25 January: A year of surprises and restored pride

25 January: A year of surprises and restored pride

It has been a year since a furious wave of popular uprising overthrew former President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February.…
Year of the Dragon: What does the Chinese new year mean for you?

Year of the Dragon: What does the Chinese new year mean for you?

The Chinese Year of the Dragon begins Monday and little celebrations are taking place all over Cairo within the Chinese…
Left Bank opens today with a new concept for food

Left Bank opens today with a new concept for food

Sequoia restaurant in Zamalek has decided to put the area between the entrance and the restaurant to good use and…
Streets of Cairo: Bahr al-Azam

Streets of Cairo: Bahr al-Azam

Now that a wall and barbed wire have been placed at the end of Qasr al-Aini street, traffic chaos in…
Winter mosquitoes fight the cold

Winter mosquitoes fight the cold

Contrary to popular belief, mosquito season isn't just summertime — you'll have to deal with them in winter, too. "Mosquitoes…
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