Single digital market crucial for Africa to navigate economic challenges: GITEX Africa 2023

Creating an African single digital market is critical for the continent to navigate the severe challenges it has been facing because of the repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the participants in GITEX Africa 2023 stressed.

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Mahmoud Mohieldin

The political economy of central bank independence

Why is it important to guarantee the independence of the world’s central banks and review their specific mandate, governance, and accountability asks Mahmoud Mohieldin.
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Abdel-Moneim Said

Regional adjustments

Abdel-Moneim Said discusses the quicksand of unfolding history.
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Al-Ahram Weekly Editorial

The war must stop

The short-term ceasefire brokered by Saudi Arabia and the US between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) was extended on Monday.
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In Photos: Largest ever intact embalming workshop uncovered in Saqqara

Two embalming workshops, the largest and most complete found to date, dedicated to humans and animals have been uncovered at the Saqqara Necropolis in a stunning discovery that is unlikely to be the last at the valuable archaeological site.

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Egypt denies sending sarcophagus lids to Israel for examination

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities denied sending any ancient sarcophagus — a coffin, most commonly carved in stone — lids to Israel for examination amid a social media controversy over the alleged act.

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Nefertiti: The beautiful Pharaoh who went from Egypt to Berlin

This year marks 111 years since the German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt discovered the beautiful limestone bust of the ancient Egyptian Queen Nefertiti in Tel El-Amarna, Upper Egypt, and secreted it out of the country.

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Human kissing documented in Ancient Egypt since at least 2500 BC: Study

The oldest records showing kissing as an element of romance date back 4,500 years, a full millennia earlier than previously believed, researchers said Friday.

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El-Warsha troupe honours Egyptian labour corps of WWI through songs and storytelling

At one of El-Warsha's recent performances, the audience sang along with Naima Al Masrya's classic tune "Ya Aziz Eini Ana Awez Arawah Balady" (O The Apple of My eye, I want to go back home) and participated in the troupe's group singing session and educational presentation on Egypt's social history.

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Own the city series: Al-Sakakini – The old Cairo district named after a Syrian Bey

In our series, we walk through one of Cairo's older districts and marvel at the 126-year-old enchanting palace which gave the neighbourhood its name.

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Masters of the Craft Series: Alabaster - The Art of Moving Mountains

Masters of the Craft series is created in collaboration with Fair-Trade Egypt.

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INTERVIEW: The French campaign was 'a turning point for Egypt' is a colonial myth

Peter Gran, Professor of Modern Egyptian History at Temple University, talks to Ahram Online about the impact of colonial ideas on western historians' analysis of Modern Egypt and the need to decolonize knowledge and dismantle the prevailing postcolonial thought.

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Kids and bullying: Understanding the psychology

Ahram Online talks to experts about the psychological factors that lead to bullying among youngsters.

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Elon Musk’s brain implant cleared for human test

Elon Musk’s brain implant company Neuralink says it’s gotten permission from U.S. regulators to begin testing its device in people.

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WHO backs farmers to grow food instead of tobacco

The World Health Organisation said it was helping a growing number of farmers turn away from tobacco to help strengthen food security, particularly in Africa.

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Paralysed man walks again thanks to thought-controlled implants

A paralysed man has regained the ability to walk smoothly using only his thoughts for the first time, thanks to two implants that restored communication between brain and spinal cord.

Omani novelist and poet Zahran Al-Qasmi was announced winner of this year’s International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF).

On the eve of the announcement of the winning title of the International Prize for Arabic Fiction, novelist Miral Al-Tahawy talked to Ahram Online about her shortlisted Ayyam Al-Shams Al-Moshreqah (Days of the Shining Sun).

Al-Ahram Weekly reviews a new book on the Middle East Peace Process as designed by former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger and told by author Martin Indyk.

British author Salman Rushdie said Tuesday he was back at his writing desk after being repeatedly stabbed at an event last year in the United States.