All posts tagged "history"

Egypt could potentially become the first African and Arab country to host the Summer Olympic Games, in...

When words fall short to commemorate a happy occasion, happy tears fall down, and zaghrata echoes loudly...

Ahmed Issa, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, has made the executive decision to open “all archeological sites...

Image Credit: Al-Masry Al-Youm Amassing a wealth of EGP 5.7 billion (USD 7 billion at the time)...

Egypt’s museums have always reawakened and inspired the curiosity of people around the world on ancient Egypt,...

Cairo stands as a city with traffic choked streets, but if you know where to look, there...

The king – or queen in this case – is dead, long live the king; a seemingly...

The deep sound of the aulos, a double-reed flute, echoes across the Roman amphitheater, where a crowd...

Egyptian wrestler Samar Hamza made history on Tuesday, 13 September as the first Egyptian woman to reach...

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi is visiting Qatar for the first time on Tuesday, 13 September, to...

Egypt is receiving 16 stolen antiquities from the United States following a formal repatriation ceremony between the...

Moon Knight, one of Marvel’s most celebrated series of 2022, concluded its year with an Emmy Award...

Walking into a hammam for the first time, in celebration of a friend’s imminent marriage, is a...

The year was 1951. The streets were overflowing with a crowd of Egyptians cheering, dancing and celebrating....

Cairo is home to some of the most beautiful art-deco structures in the world, so what makes...

The Nahdet Misr sculpture, designed by Mahmoud Mokhtar, stands gloriously in central Cairo, bearing witness to Egypt’s...

Enter Darb el-Barabra: glistening chandeliers light the narrow alley that is lined with shops. The perfect place...