Al-Ahram Weekly

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Strengthening EastMed relations

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Safe housing: Egypt continues efforts to relocate citizens living in unsafe areas

Health defence

“The manufacture of medicines is a national security issue, and is crucial for advancing the Egyptian economy,” ...

The two-headed Muslim Brotherhood

On 11 October, Ibrahim Mounir, the London-based acting supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, dismissed six of the group’s ...

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An architect inspired by community: Abdelhalim Ibrahim Abdelhalim (1941-2021)

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Before COP goes to China

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Becoming an electrical and energy hub: Power connections

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Al-Ahram 2nd pharmaceutical conference: Localising the drug industry

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Taskforce for human rights

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Egyptian parliament to reconvene: A new raft of legislation

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INTERVIEW: ‘A vision of love’

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COOPERATION WITH THE V4

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Cairo and Washington: Coordinating moves

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Egypt FM goes to Moscow: The Russian alternative

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New composition for NCHR: New human rights agenda in Egypt

Economy

Expanding Egypt’s ICT infrastructure

President of Huawei Northern Africa Enterprise Business Group Michael Li speaks to Doaa A. Moneim about his perception of Egypt’s digital transformation

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INTERVIEW: IMF outlook on the Middle East

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Egypt joins the benchmark

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Civil society chips in

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Smoothing the way for IPOs

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INTERVIEW: Managing elevated debt globally

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Prioritising local needs for gas

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Inflation hits 20-month high

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Short on chips

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Divergent growth expectations

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Jitters on oil

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US support for Egypt’s private sector

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Capital gains tax back on track

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Eurobonds encore

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On AFC’s investment map

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New communities boom

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Developing Egypt's maritime ports: Blue is the new green

World

Regional rivals break ice

The positive vibes in Riyadh and Tehran about improving their relations are not just good news for Saudi Arabia and Iran, but also for Lebanon, Yemen, Syria, and Iraq. That the mood music should be heard over such a vast area is testimony to how, over the last four decades, the Saudi-Iranian relationship has shaped much of the dynamic of the Middle East.

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Iraq on the brink of change

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The judge who moved Hizbullah

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Aluminium prices reach new high

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Fighting for the citadel

Negotiations without borders

UAE-Turkish relations, which have been sour for years, began to improve a few weeks ago. A few days before the visit, the ...

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Tilting towards the army

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The settlement epidemic

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Tunisia addresses the economy

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A history of Nobel peace

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Lebanon: Back to the stone age

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Analysis: Iraq after the elections

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Turkey, Jordan, Assad

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Little time on Iran nuclear deal

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Taliban seeks recognition

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Analysis: Iraq’s existential vote

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Tehran’s mixed signals

Trump 2024

Abdel-Moneim Said

Many questions surrounding fateful issues in the US remain unanswered. Some, such as whether the US Supreme Court will overturn ...

On Ibrahim Abdel-Meguid

Mohamed Salmawy

Ifind it hard to believe that no one in government has concerned themselves with the distressful state of health of one of ...

The crisis at Bretton Woods

Mohamed Shadi

In the aftermath of World War II, amidst the massive destruction and loss of life it had caused, the victorious powers gathered ...

The state of the Middle East

Hussein Haridy

Last Thursday, Al-Ahram Weekly published an article by this writer under the title “The state of the Arab world” ...

MB whispering in Western ears

Haitham Abdelsamad

“How does the West see us?” is a question that anyone visiting Egypt often hears. “Egypt is seen in the ...

US uncertainty doesn’t end with Afghanistan

David Dumke

The recent US withdrawal from Afghanistan did not look good. Scenes of Afghans desperately trying to escape the victorious ...

Obama and the Muslim Brotherhood

Hany Ghoraba

While it is becoming a known political fact that the former US Obama administration facilitated the meteoric rise of the ...

Restoring Iraqis’ trust

Al-Ahram Weekly Editorial

Iraqis will head to the polls on Sunday, 10 October, to take part in a high-stakes parliamentary election closely watched ...

The future of Egyptian-US relations

Hussein Haridy

Predicting Egyptian-US relations and their future course could be a risky business in a fast-changing regional landscape ...

Egypt and the European gas crisis

Mohamed Shadi

Natural gas prices in Europe have skyrocketed during the past six months. On 1 April, they stood at $19 per gigawatt hour. ...

Sustainability in practice

Mahmoud Mohieldin

AGoogle search for the word “sustainability” gave 970 million hits in English and 12 million in Arabic. The difference ...

Prosperity zone

Abdel-Moneim Said

On 23 September, Saudi Arabia’s National Day was an occasion for Cairo to review progress in its relations with Riyadh ...

Germany after Merkel

Hany Ghoraba

Without question outgoing German chancellor Angela Merkel has been among the most important world leaders of the past 50 ...

Football and the economy

Mahmoud Mohieldin

On the eve of the UEFA European Football Championship, a BBC reporter asked an English football fan which side he expected ...

Celebrating 30 June

Al-Ahram Weekly Editorial

Yesterday was the eighth anniversary of the 30 June, 2013 Revolution, which opened a new chapter in the country’s history ...

Culture

Alhazen ascending

Above all else, perhaps, writes Sayed Mahmoud, Expo Dubai demonstrated the power of contemporary art

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A feast of passions

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Time travel

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Five seconds

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Winning Gurnah

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Allô Bonaparte! Commemorating Napoleon

Don’t miss Black Theama band’s concert at El-Sawy Culturewheel

The Culture Ministry applies all precautionary and preventive measures with daily sterilization of the theatres in order ...

A transcendent poetics

Leeya Mehta’s A Story of the World Before the Fence is a collection of poems which traverse time, space, and human ...

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Five times lucky

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Three colours festival

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Farewell to Egypt’s Hogarth: Gomaa Farahat (1941-2021)

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The column and the colours: Nagwa El-Ashri (1953-2021)

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Lord Cromer’s right-hand men — II

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Heneidy’s return ticket

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INTERVIEW: On the Fence - Al Zayat's debut documentary feature

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Book Review - Midnight in Cairo: The Female Stars of Egypt’s Roaring Twenties

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Borhane Alaouié (1941-2021): The auteur’s shadow

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Ever met ‘the Tramp’?

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The ‘naughty’ royals

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The last piece of gold

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A boy or a girl?

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Born free

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Broken promises

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Are we losing the theatre experience?

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Are we all racist?

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WHO do we trust?

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The clash between science and religion

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Human or artificial intelligence?

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Expect a summer glow

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Planning a cruise holiday soon?

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So you like green tea?

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Love is in the genes

Heritage

Al-Tunbagha Al-Maridani Mosque restored

The eastern section of the 14th-century Al-Tunbagha Al-Maridani Mosque in Historic Cairo was inaugurated last week after restoration, reports Nevine El-Aref

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Egypt in Dubai

Statues returned from Belgium

Two ancient Egyptian statues that were stolen and illegally smuggled out of Egypt were recovered earlier this week from Belgium. One ...

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Ancient Egyptian cuisine

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Site management: The proper response to tourism

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New lighting in Al-Darb Al-Ahmar

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Esna in the limelight

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The magic of the Giza Plateau

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Restoration in Historic Cairo

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A royal boat: The last journey

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Exploring the golden age of the Pharaohs — II

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Egypt: Recreating Sultan Hussein Kamel's palace

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Exploring the golden age of the Pharaohs

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Preparing for the GEM’s grand opening

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Reopening ‘Egypt’s Versailles’

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New museums at Cairo Airport

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Site of Virgin Mary Tree in Cairo to reopen

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An exciting time for startups

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The birth of the Prophet: Of zikr, sweets, and identity debates

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Egypt goes green: Eco-friendly home alternatives

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From Kabul to Cairo: The Azharites’ experience

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Egypt going green: Staying below 1.5 °C

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Climate change is happening now

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INTERVIEW: Alternative perspectives on Cairo

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Cairo: The changing city

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Initiative to preserve Egyptian identity: Proud to be Egyptian

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Beirut: ‘United in pain’

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South Sinai: Transforming St Catherine’s Monastery

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Organised chaos with a twist

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Egypt: Treating the ailments of physicians

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Finding the right masculine values

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Plans for two Aswans

Focus

Biden and the French submarines: Trump without the tweets?

The reasons for the crisis over the cancellation of the French submarine deal with Australia are not just about a failed business deal, but go deep into the nature of security alliances and the lack of trust between Paris and its allies in the Asia-Pacific region, writes Ahmed Mahdi

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Tales of sunken cities

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Egypt: Mental health barriers

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Egypt: The pandemic of domestic violence

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Vaccination conspiracy theories: The goofy, the sad, and the useful

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Experts in focus

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Children as propaganda in the New York Times

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The Greek voices of Alexandria

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Peace versus proxy war

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Ceasefire pressure behind the scenes

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For love of the Prophet’s companions

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Around the world in Ramadan

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Egypt: Virtual tourism on the rise

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The reality of anti-plastic

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Revisiting Alexandria’s leisure landmarks

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The global economy and labour markets: Consequences of Covid-19

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Heinous crimes hit Arab World: Brutality in the spotlight

Living

Art from coffee foam

A group of artists has been organising courses to help people create using coffee foam, reports Mai Samih

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One world, different cultures

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Where to go on honeymoon?

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Sewing for all

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Breaking barriers on special needs in Egypt

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Getting a good night’s sleep

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Health Tips: Getting younger with age

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Bon appetit!

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Encouraging responsible social acceptance

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The power of meditation

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Finding a new life through therapy

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For the love of animals

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Women: How to be kinder to yourself?

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Hijabi summer trends

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Ramadan Nostalgia: Are you 'Thirty Something'?

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A little taste of Ramadan

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Egypt: Christian life in Ramadan

Sufra Dayma

Meatballs in creamy mushroom sauce

Serves 6 Ingredients: 500 gms minced beef 1 onion (grated) 1 tsp crushed garlic 2 tbsp parsley leaves (finely ...

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Fish fillets in lemon parsley butter sauce

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Prawns in creamy curry sauce

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Chicken sweet ‘n sour stir fry

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Beef stir fry with mushroom and coriander

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Kebda eskandarani (Alexandrian beef liver)

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Turkey fillets in creamy mustard-mushroom sauce

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Vegetarian zucchini basil soup

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Self-saucing chocolate pudding cake

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Shrimp potato salad

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Grilled shrimp in walnut dill pesto sauce

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Waldorf salad

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Pickled herring (renga) salad

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Fried breaded fish fingers

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Egyptian creamy pumpkin bake

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Veal steaks and mushrooms in lemon sauce

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Maqlooba (Upside down dish)

Entre nous

Celebrating coffee

Coffee can help you feel less tired, increase energy levels, burn fat by jump-starting the body’s metabolism, and enhance productivity and brain and mental function

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Nature’s multivitamin

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Living like the queen

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Managing workplace gossip

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Are you stuck? Positively change your life

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Home remedies for blackheads

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Health Tips: Boosting flexibility as you age

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Health benefits of prickly pears

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Fashion: Top summer eyewear trends

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Trends in summer skirts

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Morning habits for effective weight loss

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Getting a Hollywood smile at home

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Broccoli in creamy cheese sauce

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Health tips: Benefits of dry brushing

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Beating post-vacation fatigue

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It's the holiday season: Road-trip essentials packing list

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Nine reasons to eat dates in Ramadan

Interviews

INTERVIEW: A journey of African integration

Secretary-General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa Chileshe Kapwepwe talks about the organisation’s efforts to deepen African economic integration to Mona Sewilam

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Understanding the children of the Nile

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INTERVIEW: A General at the Opera

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INTERVIEW: Constructive dialogue on human rights

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INTERVIEW: Towards holistic health

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INTERVIEW: Hormones for better health

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INTERVIEW: Writing for a cause

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Memories of a diva

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Henry Kissinger: The art of Middle East diplomacy

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The October War: First hand testimonies

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A history of Egyptian diplomacy

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Etching the war on canvas

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Egypt: Keys for industrial growth

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Decent Life initiative: A new era for rural Egypt

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Egypt: Eliminating hazardous housing

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INTERVIEW: Historian Assem El-Dessouki explains what makes a revolution?

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Egypt's new monorail project: Connecting Cairo’s east and west

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Building Egypt’s 4G cities

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Egypt: Dawn of a new republic

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Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa

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Al-Ahram Weekly’s 30th anniversary: Respect for diversity

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Al-Ahram Weekly’s 30th anniversary: Three decades and counting

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Al-Ahram Weekly’s 30th anniversary: Why do we need to tell our story?

Art

Hussein Bicar (1912-2002)

Hussein Bicar (1912-2002), one of Egypt’s most popular artists, lived to the age of 89. Born in 1913 in Alexandria, ...

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Exhibition: Tales of Scheherazade

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Abdel-Hady El-Gazzar, a legend creator

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Exhibition: Becoming vintage

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Don’t miss Ahmed El-Kutt’s exhibition at Samah gallery

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Farghali Abdel-Hafiz: The dreamer

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Salah Taher (1911–2007): a philosopher of art

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Don’t miss the intergenerational dialogue at Zamalek art gallery

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Adieu Abdel Aal Hassan, portraitist

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Don’t miss the Jordanian Fady Dawoud’s exhibition at Picasso gallery

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The “Coming Together” duet exhibition showing at Picasso gallery is a must see

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Artist Mustafa Abdel-Moaty, winner of the 2021 Nile International Award for Arts

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Don’t miss Mashrabia gallery’s group show

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Nada Mobarak’s Look them in the Eye show is a must see

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Fatima El-Shiati’s “Parole Parole” at Messadi gallery is a must see

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Arcade gallery invites its visitors to “Nights with Poultry!”

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Nazli Madkour’s exhibition of paintings at Picasso is a must see

Cinema

Ron's Gone Wrong

​All films screened in commercial cinemas are changed on Wednesday. Generally, shows begin at 10:30am, 1:30pm, 3:30pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm and sometimes midnight, especially on week-ends.

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The Last Duel

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The Addams Family 2

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No Time to Die

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In Cinemas: Dune

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In Cinemas: The Card Counter

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In Cinemas: Malignant

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In Cinemas: Free Guy

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The Shining

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The Green Knight

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The Comeback Trail

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Jungle Cruise

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Snake Eyes: G.I Joe Origins

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Black Widow

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The Ice Road

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The Forever Purge

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In the Heights

Exhibitions

Hamdy Abdallah’s show of drawings at Gezira Arts Centre is a must see

D-CAF (1-22 October) This ninth edition of D-CAF (Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival‎‏) spotlights a world-class ...

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Hana Gamal’s photo exhibition at Victoria Rooftop House is a must see

Don’t miss Farid Fadel’s unique exhibition at the Cairo Opera House

‏‎The ninth edition of D-CAF (1-22 October) This ninth edition of D-CAF (Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival‎‏) ...

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The Hunger

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Exhibition: A Man in all His States

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Gamal Hanafy’s ceramic exhibition at Gezira Arts Centre is a must go

Don't miss Shenouda Essmat's exhibition at the Cairo Opera

Cairo International Art District (CIAD) Art D'Égypte will take up to 12 spaces in Downtown, Cairo, creating ...

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'Trends' group exhibition at Samah art gallery is a must see

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Don’t miss UBUNTU’s The Collector’s Eye VIII group show

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The group exhibition of “Arab Visions 9” forum at Salah Taher gallery is a must see

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Don’t miss the 42 General Exhibition at the Palace of Arts

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Arcade gallery’s “Blue” group exhibition is a must see

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Picasso East’s New Summer Collection is a must see

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Don’t miss TAM gallery’s group summer show in the North Coast

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Don’t miss ZAGpick’s group Summer Exhibition 2021

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UBUNTU gallery’s fifth annual summer exhibition is a must go

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Don’t miss Hany Ghabriel’s sculptures on show at Samah gallery

Lectures

Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt’s novel is discussed at the French Cultural Institute

American University in Cairo Mon 25, 5pm: “Sand Therapy”, join an online brownbag via zoom presented by Alexandra ...

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Don’t miss AUC’s Gerhart Center webinar with Denise Hearn

Don’t miss the online readings of Giovanni Verga’s works

Italian Cultural Institute Italy has been celebrating the 700th anniversary of the passing of Dante Alighieri. Also, the ...

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DCAF

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Italian Institute director presents activities of the Cairo Institute for ITALIANA.IT platform

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Don’t miss the AUC’s webinar on Human Rights and the Built Environment Lifecycle

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Don’t miss Chilean astronomer Eduardo Unda-Sanzana’s webinar

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Don’t miss historian Bassam Al-Shamaa’s lecture at El-Sawy Culturewheel

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Hurry up to register in the AUC’s International Language Assessment Conference in Egypt

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Diwan Bookstores offer storytelling for children

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Don’t miss the artistic workshops for children at Talaat Harb Centre

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Don’t miss Hisham Al-Gakh’s poetry evening at Bibliotheca Alexandrina

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Don’t miss author Sherif Arafa’s talk at Diwan Bookstore

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The French Cultural Institute offers exciting scientific workshops for children

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Don’t miss Simona Bordone’s online talk on the Italian Design Day 2021

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Don’t miss AUC’s webinar on Honorable Business

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The French Cultural Institute offers online fun activities for children

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Don’t miss The One Who Lived in the House Before Me performance at Rawabet Art Space

Gana Hena play is showing as part of the 14th National Festival of Egyptian Theatre

The Culture Ministry applies all precautionary and preventive measures with daily sterilization of the theatres in order ...

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Lailatkom Saida

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Qa’a play showing at Lycee El Horreya Theatre, Alexandria is a must go

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame is the latest theatrical production at Taliaa Theatre

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Don’t miss Abul-Araby fi Mohema Rasmiya play at Grand Tiba Theatre

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In Theatre: Farida play is the latest theatrical production at Taliaa Theatre

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Shamseya w 4 Karasi play showing in El Sahel Theatre is a must go

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Don’t miss Sayyedat Alfagr play at the Taliaa Theatre

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Don’t miss Nogoum Men Khashab children play at the Cairo Puppet Theatre

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Don’t miss Dogs play showing at Al-Salam Theatre

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Sayyedat Alfagr play is now showing at Taliaa Theatre

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Lailatkom Saida play is the latest at Al-Qawmi Theatre

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Gareema Fel Maadi play is now showing at El Sahel Theatre

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Abo El Araby fi Mohema Rasmia play is back at Grand Tiba Theatre

Music and dance

Osiris, Prince Igor and Boléro ballets will be performed at the Cairo Opera House

Don’t miss Noha Fekry Quartet’s concert at the Cairo Jazz Festival The Culture Ministry applies all precautionary ...

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Flamenco di Madrid company gives concerts at Cairo and Alexandria opera houses

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Al-Haggar

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Don’t miss Aziz Maraka’s concerts at El-Sawy Culturewheel

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The Egyptian Mawlawiya troupe’s concert at Al-Gumhouriya Theatre is a must go

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Don’t miss She Arts three-day international art and cultural festival

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Don’t miss Nesma Abdel-Aziz concerts at Cairo and Alexandria Opera houses

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Don’t miss Moroccan singer Gannat’s concert at the Citadel festival

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Don’t miss Syrian-Armenian singer Lena Chamamyan at the Citadel festival

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Don’t miss Wust El-Balad band’s concert at the Citadel festival

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Don’t miss Massar Egbari band’s concert at the Cairo Opera House

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Don’t miss AfroNoubia band concert at Darb 1718

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Don’t miss concerts of Autostrad band in Cairo, Alexandria and singer Tamer Hosny’s concert in Alamein

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Mezzo-soprano Farrah Al-Dibany to perform at Alexandria’s French Cultural Institute

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Singers Angham and Hany Shaker to perform at the Opera House

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International mezzo-soprano Farrah Al-Dibany to perform for first time at Cairo Opera House

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Don’t miss Sudanese singer Asia Madani’s concert at Cervantes Institute

Sports

The tables have turned

After collecting maximum points from Libya in a crucial doubleheader, Egypt is now a firm favourite to take its group and move closer to a spot in the 2022 Qatar World Cup

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Wrestling history

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Entirely Egyptian

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Big Ramy does it again

Fiery face-offs

What started out as a walk in the park is now more like an uphill battle in unchartered territory. Egypt hosts Libya in ...

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Young pentathletes on the move

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Lady of the court

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Super Zamalek

Big tests up ahead for Queiroz

Portuguese Carlos Queiroz has a full plate on his hands as he takes over coaching duties of the Egyptian national football ...

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Unbeaten but still sacked

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Football’s new queens

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Power medals

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Pressing the pedals

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Zamalek end six-year league drought

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Simone Biles stirs up the hornet’s nest

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Turn of the Paralympics

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Egypt’s best Olympics haul

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