Science
Vietnam’s collectors keep war memories alive, with bullets, bombs and dogtags
March 29, 2015
Vietnam’s collectors keep war memories alive, with bullets, bombs and dogtags
Grubby satchels, helmets, rusty knives and chunky radios are strewn around Dinh Van Loc's front room, transforming his house in…
Party like it’s 3000 BC: Egyptian beer vessels unearthed in Tel Aviv
March 29, 2015
Party like it’s 3000 BC: Egyptian beer vessels unearthed in Tel Aviv
Fragments of ancient beer-brewing basins unearthed in Tel Aviv indicate that Egyptians more than 5,000 years ago had settled further…
Egypt proposes more sites to UNESCO’s heritage list
March 26, 2015
Egypt proposes more sites to UNESCO’s heritage list
Egypt’s delegate to the UNESCO, Mohamed sameh Amr, has said that Egypt is going to ask the organization to add…
Mohamed Ali Manial Palace: an artistic masterpiece
March 26, 2015
Mohamed Ali Manial Palace: an artistic masterpiece
Prince Mohamed Ali Pasha Palace or Manial Palace is an architectural masterpiece of art situated in Manial area, Giza, and…
Executive regulations of coal usage presents to Cabinet
March 25, 2015
Executive regulations of coal usage presents to Cabinet
Egypt’s Ministry of Justice and Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs have finished revising the executive regulations for the industrial…
Italy restores Pompeii villa as EU funding deadline looms
March 25, 2015
Italy restores Pompeii villa as EU funding deadline looms
Italy unveiled the restored crown jewel of the ancient city of Pompeii on Friday, showing off a rare success story. The…
Egypt, France sign archaeological conservation agreement
March 24, 2015
Egypt, France sign archaeological conservation agreement
Egypt and France have signed a cooperation agreement for the conservation of antiquities at a number of museums in Cairo,…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina joins edX online education program
March 17, 2015
Bibliotheca Alexandrina joins edX online education program
Bibliotheca Alexandrina has joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s edX online learning program, signing an agreement by which the historic…
At Waterloo, a tale of two hats
March 14, 2015
At Waterloo, a tale of two hats
Battle-worn old enemies sat side by side at Waterloo in a display of historic British-French reconciliation 200 years after their…
World Bank chief: Tackling disasters vital to end poverty
March 14, 2015
World Bank chief: Tackling disasters vital to end poverty
In the past 30 years, the world has lost more than 2.5 million people and almost US$4 trillion because of…