On the 65th anniversary of the nationalisation of the Suez Canal by the late President Gamal Abdel-Nasser, Ahram Online remembers the opening of the strategic international water way on 17 November 1869
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As the world watches yet another eviction of Palestinians from their homes for Israeli settlers, Ahram Online shares photos of Jerusalem before the occupation, circa 1925
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At the premises of the Cairo Opera House, the walls were adorned with marvellous architectural gems
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On 21 March 1956, Egypt celebrated it's first National Mother’s day
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This edition of Cairo Photo Week (March 11-20) came with many happy surprises, one is the re-opening of Rawabet art space, and the other is bringing Gaza to the heart of Cairo
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In 1933, Lotfia El-Nadi became the first woman in the Middle East to fly
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'Heliopolis was established in the desert, on a site near the ruins of the old Heliopolis city, 'the sun city' of ancient Egyptians, and thus came the name Heliopolis'
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Below the veranda of the Winter Palace in Luxor lies a treasure in black and white
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Destinations: The exhibition at Shelter Art Space, Alexandria ends on November 17
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Egypt's culture minister handed out certificates to winners and launched the official opening of the virtual exhibition of the competition
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"Her name is Sarah," explained Magi El-Khodary in reference to her family's 1949 Buick Roadmaster, bought in 2004
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A new city walk through Cairo's Gamaliya district takes culture enthusiasts to the Samaakhana, where followers of Rumi's Sufi sect once performed their hypnotic dances
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As Egypt celebrates 150 years of Khedival Cairo, Ahram Online joins an antiquities ministry tour of downtown's historical treasures
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On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, a new photography exhibition in Switzerland showcases faces from Palestine's history
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The festival featured the handicrafts that make the town a local treasure and a sponsor with a high sense of social responsibility
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The Van Leo, photography icon of Egypt's forties is part of an exhibition at the Cairo Opera House
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Al-Beiout Asrar, houses have their own secrets, goes the Egyptian proverb, and one in particular has many tales to tell
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Summer is not official until we hang out by the sea
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