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Mahmoud Mohieldin

A farewell to Hans Rosling

International conditions will remain better than many people might think as long as we can avoid the five major threats hanging over humanity.
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Noha Bakr

Towards net zero

Cutting the emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause global warming to as close to zero as possible must now be an international priority.
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Hany Ghoraba

Days of fury in Iran

The wave of protests currently taking place in Iran shows no signs of dying down despite the draconian measures taken by the regime.
FM Shoukry reasserts Egypt's firm stance in the GERD dispute to his Congolese counterpart
Foreign Affairs

FM Shoukry reasserts Egypt's firm stance in the GERD dispute to his Congolese counterpart

Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry reasserted to Christophe Lutundula, the foreign minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Egypt’s firm stand on reaching a legally binding agreement based on international laws between Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia in the dispute over the operation and filing of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD).

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Climate change

Egypt to simplify all customs clearance and VAT refund procedures for COP27 guests

Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait has tasked a high-level ministerial committee to simplify all procedures of customs release and Value Added Tax (VAT) refund for the thousands of guests of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27, which will be hosted by Egypt in the Red Sea city of Sharm El-Sheikh 6-18 November.

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Focus

INTERVIEW: Countries must raise their aspirations to deal with climate change: Shoukry

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry spoke to Ahram Editor-in-Chief Alaa Thabet in an interview, saying that countries must raise their aspirations if the effects of climate change are to be confronted.

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Egypt recovers ancient wooden coffin cover from Houston museum

Egypt has successfully recovered an ancient wooden coffin cover from a Houston museum in the US.

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Egypt repatriates ancient artefact from Switzerland: Foreign ministry

The Egyptian embassy in Switzerland has recovered a smuggled ancient Egyptian statue, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Tuesday.

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Israeli archaeologists unearth burial site from Ramses II era

A burial site from ancient Egypt’s Ramses II era filled with dozens of pottery pieces and bronze artefacts has been unearthed on a beach in Israel, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced on Sunday according to AFP.

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Sarcophagus of King Ramses II’s head of treasury unearthed in Saqqara, Giza

To the south of the causeway of King Unas in Saqqara necropolis, the archaeological mission of the Faculty of Archaeology, Cairo University, headed by Ola El-Aguizy, stumbled upon the sarcophagus of Ptahemwia from the reign of King Ramses II, whose tomb was discovered last year in Saqqara.

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Stabene: Preserving the rich history of Port Said

If you truly wish to find someone you have known and who travels, there are two points on the globe you have but to sit and wait, sooner or later your man will come there: the docks of London and Port Said - Kipling

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El-Warsha performs at closing ceremony of Sard camp for female writers

El-Warsha performed at the closing ceremony on 15 September of the Sard Creative Camp, a joint project between Netflix 'Because She Created' programme and Sard screenwriter’s hub to train women in creative writing and develop their storytelling.

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Al-Athar Lina to celebrate 10th anniversary with a walk thru Al-Khalifa Friday

Historic Cairo will celebrate on friday the 10th anniversary of Al-Athar Lina (The Monument is Ours) - one of the most successful and inspiring community engagement initiatives, with a heritage walk through the historic Al-Khalifa neighbourhood.

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Open courtyards in ancient and modern Egypt

Last week, Egyptologist Fatma Keshk gave a lecture at the French Institute for Oriental Archaeology (IFAO) in Cairo on courtyards in ancient Egypt.

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Germany celebrates Unity Day, 70 years of bilateral relations with Egypt

In celebration of German Unity Day on 3 October and 70 years of official Egyptian-German diplomatic relations, German Ambassador to Cairo Frank Hartmann highlighted key areas of cooperation between the two countries as well as the dangers of the Russian-Ukrainian war.

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INTERVIEW: Mayo Clinic’s professor Konstantinos Lazaridis explains the link between environmental exposures and health

For decades, Executive Director of Mayo Clinic's Centre for Individualised Medicine professor Konstantinos Lazaridis has delved into what we are exposed to on a daily basis, and what they mean to our genes and health.

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'Best Before' labels scrutinized as food waste concerns grow

As awareness grows around the world about the problem of food waste, one culprit in particular is drawing scrutiny: ``best before'' labels.

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Nobel season is here: 5 things to know about the prizes

The beginning of October means Nobel Prize season. Six days, six prizes, new faces from around the globe added to the world’s most elite roster of scientists, writers, economists and human rights leaders.

In his semi-memoire, Hekayat Taeir AlTabashir (“Stories of the Bird on the Chalkboard”), cartoonist and illustrator Ahmed Ezzalaarab shares recollections of and views on people and politics – with the 1970s figuring high in his stream of consciousness.

The wave of attempted book banning and restrictions continues to intensify, the American Library Association reported Friday. Numbers for 2022 already approach last year's totals, which were the highest in decades.

A biography of the late George Floyd and poetry by Pulitzer Prize winner Sharon Olds were among the works included Thursday on long lists for the National Book Awards.

Ahmed Sabry Aboul-Fottouh tells the personal histories of Egypt's feudal masters and servants alike in his newest novel, Another History of Sadness.