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Raja Khalidi

The Financial destruction of Palestine

Ironically, the Palestinian Authority is on the verge of collapse, owing to Israel’s actions and the world’s inaction
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Nadia Calviño

What the EU has done for us

The EU, in short, is a shining success story. Not only has it brought prosperity, peace, stability, and social progress to a large European community; it also has become a force for good in the world.
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Abdel-Moneim Said

The day after

As the situation stands at present, there are several competing visions for the “day after” in Gaza
INTERVIEW: Private sector, AI solutions imperative for accelerated digital transformation across Africa: CEO of KAOUN
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INTERVIEW: Private sector, AI solutions imperative for accelerated digital transformation across Africa: CEO of KAOUN

The private sector should be a key partner to the governments in Africa, in general, and in North Africa, in particular, to accelerate the digital transformation process, boost the continent’s innovation, and adopt the cutting-edge technologies now dominating the world, stressed Trixie LohMirmand, CEO of KAOUN International and Executive Vice President of Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC).

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Claimed discovery of extinct Nile branch near Pyramids sparks debate among Egyptologists

A new study claiming to have discovered a major extinct branch of the Nile at the foothills of the Western Desert Plateau, where the majority of the pyramids lie, creating a brouhaha among Egyptologists over the significance of such a discovery.

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Free entry to antiquities museums on the 18th of May for Egyptians

In celebration of International Museum Day (IMD) on 18 May, entry to all antiquities museums across the country under the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) will free to Egyptian visitors.

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Gihane Zaki appointed as head of the Grand Egyptian Museum

Professor of Egyptology and MP Gihane Zaki has been named the Chief Executive Officer of the Grand Egyptian Museum, sources told Ahram Online on Sunday.

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In Photos: Sydney Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibit ends after record-breaking success

The Australian Museum in Sydney recently concluded its enormously successful run of the "Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" exhibition, held from 17 November 2003 to 19 May 2024.

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Palestine from Cairo series: Letters on Transit

The French Cultural Institute in Cairo dedicated two days last week to highlight the arts and culture of Palestine in an air of peace and fraternity under the title: Here’s Palestine programme, the most outstanding part of which was the one-day workshop “Letters on Transit.”

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Palestine from Cairo series: Gaza, My Love

This week the French Cultural Institute in Cairo dedicated two days (27-28 April) to highlight the arts and culture of Palestine in an air of peace and fraternity.

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NMEC celebrates Egyptian heritage marking Sham El-Nessim

To mark Sham El-Nessim, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) hosted a celebration that offered a rich tapestry of cultural and educational activities for both young and old.

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Palestine from Cairo series: Of Elegies and Olive Trees

Gaza’s phoenix nature is manifested in artist Miral Breebaart’s debut solo exhibition "Of Elegies and Olive Trees."

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UN urges businesses to make progress on women's sexual health

The United Nations called on companies to set targets to improve the sexual and reproductive health of women employees, saying it could help increase productivity and reduce departures.

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Mexico embassy holds photo exhibition on contemporary Mexican architecture in Egypt at AUC

The Embassy of Mexico in Egypt and the American University in Cairo (AUC) inaugurated on 4 June the thrilling exhibition "Shared Inheritances. LEGORRETA: Mexican Architecture in Egypt, Middle East, and Beyond".

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Healing the soul using Dunkul’s poetry

Sahar Abdallah talks about her contribution to help children heal and connect with who they are and learn about issues that matter for the nation.

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Countries urge WHO action on Palestinian health needs

Countries approved a hard-fought resolution urging WHO action on towering health needs in war-ravaged Gaza, after Israel insisted on an amendment requiring the text to also mention captives held in the Palestinian territory.

Yaomiat Tabib Sinawi – Al-Sanawat Al-Egaf wa Mehnat Al-Ehtelal (A Doctor from Sinai: Memoir – Tough Years under Crippling Occupation) is not just a memoir of a man who grew up in Sinai under the Israeli occupation that started in 1967, but a testimony for what Israeli occupation was like.

History has been unethically manipulated to align with the Zionist narrative, both preceding and following the 1948 Palestinian Nakba, stated Atef Abu Seif, a Palestinian author and minister of culture, lamenting that insufficient efforts have been made to reverse this plight.

In his novel Alam Yahoudah (The Passion of Judas), partially inspired by the biblical account of the disciple who gave away Jesus to the crucifixion, novelist Magued Wahib revisits and reconstructs the life and motives of the world’s most condemned traitor: Judas Iscariot.

Palestinian writer Basim Khandaqji, jailed 20 years ago in Israel, won a prestigious prize for Arabic fiction on Sunday for his novel A Mask, the Colour of the Sky.