Egypt, Turkey to start immediately upgrading diplomatic ties: Statement

Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdoğan have decided to upgrade immediately diplomatic relations between the two countries and exchange ambassadors, according to a statement by the Egyptian presidential spokesperson.

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Mohamed Salmawy

Point-blank: US bias

There may be nothing more indicative of the bias and lack of objectivity in US mainstream media than the case of Khader Adnan, the Palestinian political activist and political detainee who died in the Ramla maximum security prison after an 87-day hunger strike in protest of his detention without trial.
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Nevine Mossaad

The National Dialogue on discrimination

The National Dialogue Committee on Public Freedoms and Human Rights has focused on measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination since it started its work last week.
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Abdel-Moneim Said

The Cairo dialogues

Abdel-Moneim Said celebrates the new political zeitgeist.
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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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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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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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Palestinian Stories initiative: A digital archive for Palestinian families

In the heart of Islamic Cairo, at the premises of the House of Egyptian Architecture, Palestinian house keys, photographs, and letters were celebrated at the kickoff event of Palestinian Stories, a digital archive for Palestinian families.

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Video: Egypt's first Folk Games Day

Egypt's High Institute for Folk Arts celebrated Folk Games Day for the first time on Tuesday with close to 100 games, including hopscotch, pull the rope, and stick art.

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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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Yara El-Sokkary: Most beautiful smile at Miss Elite 2023 in Egypt

Aspiring Egyptian actresss Yara El-Sokkary won third place at the 2023 Miss Elite beauty pageant, which was held in the Somabay resort near Hurghada as part of efforts to promote tourism on the Red Sea in Egypt.

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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.