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Lantern handicraft fights to survive
For hundreds of years, Ramadan has been connected to lanterns in Egypt. Weeks ahead of the start of the holy month, streets become filled with vendors selling lanterns of every shape and size. Just like any other industry in Egypt, Chinese products have recently dominated the sphere, erasing any existence of local production. With …
Magical, glorious journey begins from ‘Bab’ Paris to Royal Garden
Abdeen Palace takes its visitors back to royal era of Egypt, with all its richness, grandeur
Ramadan in India
There is a large number of Muslims in India—around 200 million. Islam is the second largest religion in India, following Hinduism. Daily News Egypt will shed light on Indian Muslims’ traditions during the holy month of Ramadan. Despite the great diversity of religions and beliefs in India, everyone lives there in harmony and tolerance. Muslims …
Attempts to revive Ramadan’s lost sincere spirit
Families struggle to recreate holy atmosphere they once lived as children
What Copts love most about Muslims’ holy month
Spirit, family gatherings, empty streets, shorter working hours among most loved aspects
Rare book that describes Egypt to be auctioned at Christie’s
A rare authentic book, Description of Egypt, is to be auctioned at British auction house Christie’s on 29 May with an estimated price range of €300,000–500,000. The original version of the rare book describes Egypt’s landscapes, culture, and traditions through the eyes of the French army during its expedition. The book is the first descriptive …
The Cachette: Exhibition featuring women’s hidden emotional status
Display featured various types of art; paintings, photographs, hand-stitched figures made of wool and sponges; each artist referred to mixture of feelings women experience in their lives
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Israel's future: ongoing 'questions marks'
Cannes in the South of France
Israel and Cyprus battle it out for Eurovision crown
Rafiki: Kenyan lesbian ‘humane’ drama offers peek at LGBT struggle in Africa
Though dubbed a ‘lesbian’ film, it should be viewed more as a humane, romantic story
Will it be 'douze points' all round for Netta?
Ministry of Antiquities to restore Hosh al-Pasha archaeological site
Aiming to take a step forward in the Historic Cairo Restoration Project (HCPR), the Ministry of Antiquities announced on Wednesday the commencement of procedures to study the Hosh al-Pasha archaeological site in Al-Imam Al-Shafie district in order to document the severely damaged parts in need of restoration, according to a ministerial press release. Mohamed Abdel …
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Mohammed Hamaky promotes Egyptian medical tourism in Russia
Superstar to donate his concert income to hepatitis C patient; event aims to support Egypt in World Cup
Supreme Council for Media Regulations sets new rules for Ramadan TV series
EGP 250,000 fine for every obscene word uttered
Rockefeller art auction breaks records
Glitzy Eurovision pageant gives boost to Lisbon tourism
Thinning out the crowd at Eurovision
‘Tahtib’: The once martial art that turned into a dance
Egypt is known for having a unique heritage of martial arts that people still practice regularly without it being invaded by modernism or abandoned by younger generations; “tahtib” is one of them. Thousands of men in Egypt’s rural areas, especially Upper Egypt, still gather on a weekly basis to show off their abilities in …
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The issues rocking the Cannes Film Festival
10 things you didn’t know about Nena
Rhythm in Colours revives Tagore’s unique artistic talents
In celebrating cultural icons of India, Egypt, we bring together responsibilities for closer engagement, better cooperation, understanding between two sides, says ambassador
No hidden chamber exists inside Tutankhamun’s tomb: study
The Ministry of Antiquities announced on Sunday, after months of intensive geophysics studies, that a survey has revealed there is no hidden chamber inside Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, according to Moustafa Waziri, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. The three-month studies were conducted by a mission from …
Egyptian folklore singer Gamalat Shiha dies at 85
Shiha created wide fan base of youth who were fond of cultural songs she performed
Tutankhamun’s last chariot arrives at Grand Egyptian Museum
Striding to another step on the path of collecting all of Tutankhamun’s belongings at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) before its opening planned to take place this year, the Ministry of Antiquities, with the help of armed forces, transferred on Saturday the sixth and last of Tutankhamen’s chariots from the Military Museum at the Citadel …
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‘A Day for Women’ opens 4th Faten Hamama Film Festival
The Egyptian film “Youm Lel Setat” (A Day for Women) was chosen to be the opening film of the fourth Faten Hamam Film Festival, which kicked off Wednesday at the Cairo Opera House. The film by prominent director Kamla Abu Zekry stars veteran artists Elham Shahin, Nelly Karim, Hala Sedky, Mahmoud Hemida, and Ahmed El-Fishawy. …
Egypt retrieves 14 illegally smuggled artefacts from Cyprus
Egypt received on Tuesday 14 antiquities from Cyprus that were stolen and illegally smuggled in the late 1980s, the Ministry of Antiquities stated in a press release. The retrieved relics were given to Egypt on the sidelines of the Root Revival Week initiative launched by President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and his Cypriot and Greek counterparts …
Bavarian myths in focus at Ettal Abbey
Rappers Kollegah and Farid Bang to visit Auschwitz memorial site
Indian embassy launches Tagore’s exhibition at Ahmed Shawki Museum
The Maulana Azad Centre for Culture of the Embassy of India in Cairo will be organising the Tagore Festival from 3-7 May to commemorate the 157th birth anniversary of the Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore, a famous Indian poet, painter, writer, and philosopher. A Wednesday statement from the Indian Embassy in Cairo said that an exhibition …