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Hanaa Abdelfattah – And his beautiful soul lives on
Art news

Hanaa Abdelfattah – And his beautiful soul lives on

I will not be able to do justice to the life of Hanaa Abdelfattah by writing here, for I only…
Farewell Amal Kenawy
Art news

Farewell Amal Kenawy

Few artworks in the contemporary Egyptian art scene leave viewers, regardless of their backgrounds and tastes, in awe. The diverse…
Egypt’s ‘Poet of the Short Story’ dies at 75
Books

Egypt’s ‘Poet of the Short Story’ dies at 75

Mohamed al-Bisatie was born on a night of rains, thunder and lightning near Lake Manzalah in Daqahlia Governorate. He arrived…
Egypt mourns Mohamed Kassas, the country’s pioneer environmentalist
Environment

Egypt mourns Mohamed Kassas, the country’s pioneer environmentalist

The environmental and scientific communities in Egypt are mourning the death of one of its most renowned colleagues and friends,…
Pope Shenouda, Coptic Church head in an era of change
Egypt

Pope Shenouda, Coptic Church head in an era of change

Pope Shenouda III was born Nazeer Gayed in August 1923 to a conservative Christian Family. By his teens, he was…
A genuine storyteller has left
Art news

A genuine storyteller has left

Distinguished storyteller, actor and comedian Ramadan Khater died Tuesday at the age of 48. Active for three decades in the…
Talaat al-Sadat, last chairman of disbanded NDP, dies at 64
Egypt

Talaat al-Sadat, last chairman of disbanded NDP, dies at 64

Talaat al-Sadat died of a heart attack Saturday night at the age of 64. The nephew of former President Anwar Sadat,…
Prince Sultan, the man behind Saudi defence
World

Prince Sultan, the man behind Saudi defence

Saudi Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz, who died on Saturday, was a central figure in the world's top oil exporter…
Egypt’s former ambassador to Israel dies at 74
Egypt

Egypt’s former ambassador to Israel dies at 74

Former Egyptian Ambassador to Israel Mohammed Bassiouni died on Sunday morning at the age of 74, after a controversial life…
Egyptian cinema star Kamal al-Shennawy dies at 89
Cinema/TV

Egyptian cinema star Kamal al-Shennawy dies at 89

Egyptian cinema icon Kamal al-Shennawy died early Monday at the age of 89.  Shennawy acted in more than 200 films…
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