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Kom El-Shoqafa archaeological site fully renovated
Saving hundreds of rare relics from drowning, the Ministry of Antiquities announced completing the restoration of Kom El-Shoqafa archaeological site in Alexandria. The renovation process included lowering underground water that was threatening the relics in the tombs. The restoration was conducted with the help of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the …
Oldest tattooing tool discovered in North America
‘This gives some insight into how people used tattoos for social, spiritual status in past,’ says lead author
Medical students revive 1970s in prom photoshoot
‘I was driven by a real passion to relive the era I love the most,’ says photographer
Fritz Lang's masterpiece 'M' revisited in a dark TV series
Fritz Lang’s iconic classic from 1931, “M,” has inspired a new TV series. The thriller “M — A City Hunts a Murderer” reflects on the similarities between the political climate in 1931 and today.A mysterious whistled tune echoes through the city. A child murderer first appears as an elusive shadow. His series of killings create …
Checking in on Cologne's oldest Carnival association: the Rote Funken
Inspired by Cologne’s city soldiers, the Rote Funken guard goes way back to the 18th century. DW’s Silke Wünsch takes a closer look at this traditional Carnival group of the party-hardy.Being a member of Cologne's traditional Carnival association, the Rote Funken, requires three essential things: being a man, having good connections in the city, and …
Ancient New Kingdom’s sandstone workshop discovered in Aswan
It included 5-meter-long criosphinx statue
R. Kelly cancelled: What to do with art made by predatory men?
Concerts in Germany by singer R. Kelly have been cancelled following the singer’s arrest. A petition to #MuteRKelly was launched after accusations he had sexually assaulted minors were the focus of a documentary.For the last two decades, the Chicago-based R&B singer R. Kelly has been accused of sexual abusing minors. Although he only had to …
When a former Nazi forced labor camp houses a bowling club
A sausage museum at a former concentration camp? Those plans are now on ice. But can memorial spaces coexist with everyday life? Former barracks in Berlin’s suburbs show how these spaces of remembrance are shared."It's nice and bright on the side looking out onto the garden; we now have new, large windows. That's what we'd …
French Minister of Culture visits gallery showcasing emerging Egyptian artists’ work
Visit aims to feature artistic assets, creations of young Egyptian artists
Two antiquities on display in Egyptian Museum for first time
Announcement made a day after receiving remains of Egyptian ancient mummy
9th Hakawy Festival: arts for children’s enlightenment
Festival provides platform for eight international troupes along with nine others from Egypt
Zawya screens documentary about Egypt’s only Sumo wrestler
Boody was only Arab wrestler to win Professional Sumo League
6,500 tourists witness sunbeams illuminated Ramses II statue
Sunlight invade through the dark chamber of the Great Temple of Ramses II illuminating the pharaoh’s statue twice a year on 22 February 22 and 22 October.
Anglicisms are 'natural,' but language diversity still essential
For International Mother Language Day, a linguistics expert tells DW why language diversity is crucial to tolerance — and why it’s just natural that Germans are using more and more English words.Have you ever heard of Coushatta, Tofalari or Saterland Friesian? These languages were once spoken in certain areas of Alaska, Siberia and northern Germany. …
AIWFF honours Menna Shalaby
Actress left her mark through participating in significant Egyptian films depicting country’s political scene
Third Awladna International Forum for Arts of Gifted: leap into differently-abled children’s talents
Discrimination, lack of social acceptance main social struggle children with disabilities constantly go through, says UNICEF representative in Egypt
Egypt retrieves ancient Egyptian gilded coffin smuggled in 2011
Relic retrieved from Metropolitan Museum after investigation
People You May Know: exhibition daringly reflects Egyptian society’s relationships
Marriage, process of objectifying women in Egypt, regardless of the life she’ll have afterwards, says artist
Durban: lessons to learn in urban renewal and regeneration
South Africa’s third-largest city is becoming popular for tourists, as it shakes off its old reputation. But does the city’s regeneration program reach those who need it the most? Sertan Sanderson reports from Durban.Durban will take your breath away – literally so. The South African metropolis on the Indian Ocean boasts an average humidity of …
Authorities detain figures accused of smuggling Egyptian artefacts to Italy
Brother of former finance minister, former Italian consul accused of smuggling 195 artefacts, 21,660 coins
Hepta: The Last Lecture goes international with Indian remake
Film takes audience into seven stages of love
Remembering popular Arab romance stories on Valentine’s Day
As Valentine’s Day knocks on the door, the world celebrates the red day with expressing their affectionate towards their partners. Decades before the love day was internationally recognised, the Arab world see iconic stories of loving couples whom endearment remained unforgettable over the years and even inherited across generations. Those love tales, which were written …
Titian's reboot of Renaissance painting in Venice
Titian was initially seen as an upstart in 16th-century Venice, but today he’s considered a innovator who changed art history. An exhibition at Frankfurt’s Städel museum shows the trail he blazed and its broader impact.There are some artists who manage time and again to excite not only their viewing public but also fellow artists, both …
Roman-Ptolemaic maintenance workshop unearthed in North Sinai
An ancient Roman-Ptolemaic maintenance workshop which was used to repair ships during this era was discovered in Til Abu Sefi, North Sinai, the Ministry of Antiquities announced on Tuesday. The workshop was found to be built of bricks. The archaeological site used to be a well-known Roman city called Abu-Sila. Moustafa Waziri, secretary-general of the …
When Dreams Call for Silence: exhibition digging into human inner peace
‘Artwork comes as a result of grappling with silence, for months I dug deep inside my soul, struggling to find quietness,’ says artist
Researchers reveal oldest fossilised traces of motility on Earth
Deposits allowed researchers to re-date appearance of multi-cellular life on earth to 2.1bn years
Country music fans break out the cowboy hats at Berlin festival
You don’t often see cowboy boots in Berlin. But when DW’s Sertan Sanderson heard the German capital had an annual country music festival, he grabbed the chance to dust off his pair and do a little Western line dancing.Every year in February for one weekend, the northwest Berlin suburb of Wittenau becomes Germany's capital of …
The Daughter of the Nile: The TCC’s women empowering exhibition
While most of the females during the middle of the 20th century cared the most about establishing a house of their own and being crowned with the social label of being a good housewife, Doria Shafik, an Egyptian poet, fought for her peers to have an equivalent life to men, including the right to vote. …
Tahrir Cultural Centre to revive Egypt’s art scene
For 100 years, The American University in Cairo (AUC) has been an educational hub which brought the world some of the most prominent intellectuals, as well as has been a home to several hardworking and world-changing figures who managed to reshape Egypt’s modern history in the different fields. The long-established university celebrated its centennial on …
Unseen sides of Egypt
Top pictures posted on Instagram by amateur photographers