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Egypt publicly displays dozens of mummy coffins dating thousands of years

Culture 16 Nov, 2020

Another trove of archeological relics has been uncovered, around 80 coffins that date back 2500 years at Saqqara, a few weeks after 59 others were discovered from another ancient necropolis. Author...

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Cultural Venues for an outing in Cairo

Culture 13 Feb, 2020

Cairo is a unique blend of a modern and traditional city. The place is filled with several historical and cultural venues that offer decent night time entertainment. Here is a mix of the top spots...

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Egyptian movies and TV shows to watch on Netflix

Culture 12 Feb, 2020

Egyptian television is finally going international after an uptick in quality, viewership numbers, and creativity. Currently, there are several Egyptian shows available on Netflix and other streaming...

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Outdoor libraries for Cairo commuters

Culture 02 Feb, 2018

Place A Book, Take A Book project promotes reading in Cairo.Three mini outdoor libraries, housed in wooden cabinets, have appeared on streets in downtown Cairo in recent months.The Place A Book, Take...

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Cairo displays previously unseen King Tut treasures

Culture 05 Dec, 2017

Ancient artefacts on display at Egyptian Museum in Cairo.Previously unseen treasures from King Tutankhamun's tomb have been put on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo following analysis by a team...

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King Tut relics move to Grand Egyptian Museum

Culture 29 May, 2017

Artefacts begin transfer to new facility near Giza Pyramids. A gilded funerary bed and chariot from Tutankhamun’s tomb have been transferred from the existing Egyptian Museum in Cairo to the new Gr...

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Cairo International Women’s Film Festival marks ten years

Culture 01 Mar, 2017

Annual festival spotlights films from Switzerland and Denmark. The Cairo International Women’s Film Festival, which screens international and local films on important social, cultural and political...

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Cairo reopens Museum of Islamic Art

Culture 20 Jan, 2017

Islamic art museum reopened three years after car bombing. The Museum of Islamic Art in central Cairo jas been reopened, three years after the 19th-century Egyptian institution was damaged extensiv...

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Grand Egyptian Museum to open in May 2018

Culture 25 Nov, 2016

State-of-the-art Cairo museum nears completion. The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) near the Giza pyramids in southwest Cairo is scheduled to open in May 2018, according to the project's management com...

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Cairo International Film Festival dedicated to Abdel-Aziz

Culture 15 Nov, 2016

Annual film festival to screen over 200 movies. The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), which opens on 15 November, is dedicated to the recently deceased Egyptian actor Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz....

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Return of Cairo Jazz Festival

Culture 06 Oct, 2016

Eighth edition of Cairo Jazz Festival to feature international musicians. The eighth edition of the Cairo Jazz Festival (CJF) will take place from 20-22 October at the Greek Campus in downtown Cair...

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Cairo Museum of Islamic Art partners with the Louvre

Culture 27 May, 2016

Louvre to show antiquities from damaged Islamic art museum in Cairo. The Louvre in Paris has entered into a partnership agreement with the Museum of Islamic Art after the 19th-century Egyptian inst...

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Egypt moves 800 artefacts to Grand Egyptian Museum

Culture 24 Mar, 2016

Grand Egyptian Museum to open partially in 2018. A total of 778 ancient artefacts will be moved from Luxor in southern Egypt to the long-planned Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), which is currently unde...

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Cairo mural covers 50 buildings

Culture 17 Mar, 2016

Tunisian street artist creates giant mural in Cairo slum. The well-known French-Tunisian street artist eL Seed has created a gigantic mural covering 50 buildings in Cairo's Manshiyat Naser district...

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King Tutankhamun's mask back on display

Culture 18 Dec, 2015

King Tut's burial mask returns to Egyptian Museum. King Tutankhamun's golden burial mask went back on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo on 16 December after a delicate restoration process fol...

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Cairo airport to display ancient artefacts

Culture 15 Oct, 2015

Culture initiative to boost Egypt's tourism sector. Cairo airport is to exhibit 39 ancient Egyptian artefacts from various eras to promote tourism in Egypt. The airport's designated 60-sqm muse...

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New management for Cairo Film Festival

Culture 26 Feb, 2015

Experienced team takes over Africa's oldest film festival Egypt’s culture minister Gaber Fasour has appointed new management to the Cairo Film Festival, following the recent resignation of it...

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New Cairo museum under construction

Culture 05 Mar, 2014

Museum will be first to showcase evolution of Egyptian civilisation The new National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (NMEC) in Cairo, currently under construction, is expected to be partially opened...

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Cairo film festival to return in November

Culture 10 Feb, 2014

Film festival resumes after last year's cancellation The 36th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival is scheduled to take place from 9-18 November this year, according to the festival's pre...

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Cairo film festival called off

Culture 29 Aug, 2013

The 36th edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), which was scheduled for November, has been cancelled and rescheduled in September 2014. The festival's board of directors said the...

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