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Egypt begins restoring Sultana Melek Palace in Heliopolis
Archaeology

Egypt begins restoring Sultana Melek Palace in Heliopolis

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has begun restoration work for the Sultana Melek palace in Heliopolis, the head of the…
Immigration Minister visits first museum opened by Egyptian in Chicago
Culture

Immigration Minister visits first museum opened by Egyptian in Chicago

Minister of Immigration and Egyptian Expatriates Nabila Makram visited the Halim Time and Glass Museum on Monday, accompanied by the…
Egyptian screenwriter Wahid Hamed to author third part of series about Muslim Brotherhood
Culture

Egyptian screenwriter Wahid Hamed to author third part of series about Muslim Brotherhood

The United Company for Media revealed that it has signed an agreement with Egyptian screenwriter Wahid Hamed to write the…
Photos: Forty foreign ambassadors in Egypt visit Abdeen Palace
Culture

Photos: Forty foreign ambassadors in Egypt visit Abdeen Palace

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anani invited ambassadors from 40 foreign countries in Egypt to visit the Abdeen Palace…
In blessing annexation, Trump erodes an international norm
Middle East

In blessing annexation, Trump erodes an international norm

Annexation, at its heart, is a byproduct of conflict. Almost never is it an act of peace, though it has…
US Embassy in Cairo funds restoration of world’s second oldest Jewish cemetery
Archaeology

US Embassy in Cairo funds restoration of world’s second oldest Jewish cemetery

The Bassatine Cemetery, located in Cairo and known as the world’s second oldest Jewish cemetery, is set to be restored…
Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on
World

Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on

Elderly Holocaust survivors will gather in Auschwitz on Monday, some for the last time, to mark 75 years since Soviet…
Cairo Book Fair: from national project to international hub for book lovers
Egypt

Cairo Book Fair: from national project to international hub for book lovers

The 51st edition of the Cairo International Book Fair, which kicked off a few days ago, represents one of the…
Century ago and today, Baghdad street a front line in revolt
Middle East

Century ago and today, Baghdad street a front line in revolt

BAGHDAD (AP) — When discontented Iraqis sought independence from British occupation in 1920, Baghdad’s most prestigious new boulevard, Rasheed Street,…
45 years after Nixon, another US president faces impeachment
World

45 years after Nixon, another US president faces impeachment

On August 7, 1974, a trio of top Republican leaders went to the White House and told President Richard Nixon…
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