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Billionaires and private donors mobilize to rebuild Notre-Dame
Culture

Billionaires and private donors mobilize to rebuild Notre-Dame

Billionaires and private donors pledged hundreds of millions of euros on Tuesday to help rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris which…
Notre-Dame fire under control, Macron vows to rebuild
World

Notre-Dame fire under control, Macron vows to rebuild

A raging fire that tore through Notre-Dame Cathedral in central Paris was under control early Tuesday after the blaze brought…
Study highlights ancient Egypt’s passion for dancing
Archaeology

Study highlights ancient Egypt’s passion for dancing

The Luxor Center for Studies, Dialogue and Development recently published a study by Egyptian researcher Wissam Daoud, which describes how…
Downtown Cairo battles to keep cosmopolitan heritage alive
Culture

Downtown Cairo battles to keep cosmopolitan heritage alive

Cairo’s downtown, with its old European-designed buildings, is wrestling to preserve its cultural heritage as Egypt readies a new capital…
Heliopolis heritage buildings to become open museums
Culture

Heliopolis heritage buildings to become open museums

  As a part of the vital restoration project in Khedival Cairo, Riham Arram, General Manager for Cairo Heritage Preservation…
Airmail took first flight 100 years ago
World

Airmail took first flight 100 years ago

On December 25, 1918 a daring French industrialist launched the world’s first ever airmail service, flying between the southwestern French…
Palestinian children in Gaza get education in conflict
Middle East

Palestinian children in Gaza get education in conflict

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — When Mazen al-Dalo took two of his young sons to see the Palestinian protests…
Egypt struggles to restore Cairo’s historic heart
Culture

Egypt struggles to restore Cairo’s historic heart

  Workers perched on scaffolding delicately repair Cairo’s 13th-century al-Zahir Baybars mosque, a vital restoration project in the Egyptian capital’s…
Immigration Min. launches ‘Speak Egyptian’ campaign for children abroad
Egypt

Immigration Min. launches ‘Speak Egyptian’ campaign for children abroad

A national initiative launched by the Ministry of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs aims at educating young Egyptian expatriates on…
Investigations still under way into Grand Egyptian Museum’s fire
Egypt

Investigations still under way into Grand Egyptian Museum’s fire

Investigations into the cause of the fire which erupted at the construction site of Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in…
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