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Pane Vino: bringing elegant Italian cuisine to Cairo
The place’s interior design is all about wood and brown colour, which gives you the feeling of warmth, cosiness, yet the giant windows overviewing the blur river’s cruises creates the feeling of width and relief.
Digging into the colourful world of Egypt’s Golden era musicians
Wagih Yassa’s Saba exhibition is dedicated to Umm Kulthum, yet features several veteran artists
Sharmoofers, Nesma Mahgoub to perform at U-23 AFCON’s opening ceremony
The U-23 AFCON includes eight teams divided into two groups, where Egypt is placed in Group A. Egypt will play Mali on 8 November in the opening game, then Ghana on 11 November, and Cameroon on 14 November. Cairo Stadium will host the first group matches.
AUC launches university’s first Media Club
“This year was productive. While we celebrated the AUC’s centennial, we stressed on a number of messages, including education quality that got us our international accreditation,” said AUC President Francis J. Ricciardone.
Katy Perry celebrates her birthday at Giza Pyramids
Dark Horse singer referred to the ancient Egyptian civilisation in her celebration, highlighting the connection she feels having with it
Tutankhamun temporary exhibition opens its doors in London
The exhibition, titled “Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh”, is to settle for six months at the city’s Saatchi Gallery
My deepest desire is to create art that can tangibly contribute, touch people’s lives positively, and spread joy : Ahluwalia
I spent a long time studying Egypt’s influence in the world of goldsmithing, jewellery making, says the award winning designer
Grand Egyptian Museum receives 140 artefacts
The transferred relics will be showcased at the old kingdom hall at the GEM, while the others will be on display over the stairs of the museum.
Ahl Masr Foundation endeavours social acceptance for the burnt
Our awareness campaign is daring and shocking, but so is the truth, says founder
Curtain rises on London’s Tutankhamun exhibition on 1 November
Exhibition comes 12 years since young king’s treasures’ last visit to the British capital
Eid El-Solh: Siwa’s annual celebration of peace
Last week, Siwa’s citizens gathered in “Eid El-Solh” (the reconciliation festival), a cultural festival in which the whole community attends to announce the start of a new year with nothing but peace and serenity amongst people.
Third Art D’Égypte reimagines Al Mu’izz Street’s aged narratives
Every year, we set the bar too high, going for Al Mu’izz Street was crazy, but we managed to make it come true, says curator of Art D’Égypte
My Father’s Museum: an artist’s attempt at clutching his late father’s memories
The true value of things, are not in their price. But in the memory it leaves you with; says artist
Lonely Planet lists Cairo as the world’s third top destination for 2020
“For Red Sea and Luxor holidaymakers, a Pyramids and GEM add-on will also become a doddle with Giza’s newly inaugurated Sphinx Airport set to operate domestic flights,” Lonely Planet said.
2nd Manial Palace festival kicks off celebrating Mohammed Ali’s 144th birthday
Festival aims to ameliorate the popular taste and revive Egyptian musical heritage, says founder
30 priests tombs unearthed in Luxor hidden only a metre under earth
The cachette was found consisting of two lines, the first with 18 tombs, and the second with 12 tombs belonging to women and three children
Fabrica theatre band wins best music award for Queen’s reduplicated music medley
When I first saw that it lasts for seven minutes, I didn’t think I can last until the end; but it captures you at every minute; says MoziMotion film festival founder
The transfer of Tutankhamun’s mummy to GEM on hold until Egyptologists approval
Waziri said that the final decision is to be taken in a conference next month, attended by 600 Egyptologists from all over the world, to discuss the danger of moving the mummy from Luxor, and the process of restoring it to join the complete collection of the young pharaoh that will be on display at the GEM.
AUC mechanical engineering students win global competition for creating a robot to assist people with special needs
After flying with their ready to go robot to the States, the team was shocked that all the robot’s part were fried from the airport scanners.
Ancient industrial area, 30 funerary workshops discovered in Luxor amid excavation for Nefertiti’s tomb
Zahi Hawass revealed the unearths stating that the excavation mission is the biggest of its kind since Haward’s mission that discovered Tutankhamun’s burial chamber
Tekeya: the food charity distribution app combating hunger in Egypt
We need to stop wasting food, while other might die out of not having it: Founder says
Egypt’s last puppeteer dies at the age of 80
I witnessed wars and struggles during the stages of my life, all of which has faded and passed away, only man has survived; Saber said in his last message to the world
2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to development of lithium-ion batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are used globally to power portable electronics revolutionising our lives
Cairo Opera House celebrates 31st anniversary
Egypt’s Minister of Culture, Inas Abdel Dayem will honour 12 figures whose works have enriched the theatre art scene in Egypt and around the world.
Aswan one of the best learning cities worldwide, receiving UNESCO Learning City Award
Aswan is now one of the top 10 cities in the world for enhanced learning experiences.
Nobel Prize in Physics 2019 goes to contributions to our understanding of universe’s evolution
James Peebles won half of the prize, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz jointly won other half
Indian Embassy in Egypt caps Gandhi’s 150th birthday celebrations at the Arab League
This great man believed in the power of non-violence which overcame the strongest empire the world recognised at the time, says Aboul Ghiet
Meet the first female Egyptian Goodwill Ambassador of Ugandan tourism in Egypt
For the two countries in which the blue river begins and ends, a special bond should be formed, says Nancy Hadi
51st Cairo International Book Fair kicks off 22 January
The book fair is to take place for the second year in a row at Egypt International Exhibition Centre, located at Al-Mosher Tantawy axis in Fifth Settlement.
Third phase of ending violence against children kicks off, focusing on teenagers
Campaign to find an end to the culturally acceptable behaviour of mistreating children, and using various kinds of violence against adolescences