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Train of thoughts

Egypt has a rich railway history, as the first in Africa and the Middle East and the second in the world

Hajj graffiti in Upper Egypt

Ahram Online talks to some of Egypt's original and authentic hajj graffiti artists about past traditions and changing times

Cafés of Cairo: A walk through time

As the heat wave comes to an end, Ahram Online tours Cairo's most special local Cafes

Egyptian beaches: The Canal trio

Known as cities of resistance, the canal cities of Port Said, Ismailia and Suez, also have beaches, but they have never been a real summer destination for vacationers

Egypt’s Ramadan: 30 days with a difference

Lanterns, Sohour drummers, kids on the streets and endless nights. Ahram Online looks into the archive of the Holy Month.

Remembering Sednaoui

In memory of the Sednaoui family, Ahram Online reminisces about the popularity of their department store and what it represented in the cosmopolitan Egypt of a bygone era

PHOTOS: Egypt's oldest parks

Ahram Online shares photographs of Cairo’s most beautiful parks on the occasion of Sham El-Nessim

Minya: Egypt’s most beautiful corniche

Ahram Online takes a look back at Minya's twentieth-century golden age

This Valentine’s Day, meet Egyptian couples from the early 1900s

Before the flood of red hearts and teddy bears, Egypt celebrated love with photographs of couples

Winter destination series 4: Fayoum, The City of the Crocodile

Fayoum: A pre-historic protectorate, a whole artistic village and a hotel that starred as the main destination to most Classic Egyptian Films, need we say more?

Cross road of Faith

In Egypt, we keep the faith in ancient houses of God

Winter destination series 3: Luxor baladna

By Luxor, we do not mean the ancient monuments. We mean the long corniche where almost every Egyptian school trip strolls and chants with passion ‘Luxor baladna!’

Egypt's Coptic Christmas souvenirs

Ahram Online shares some Coptic Christmas memories from the sixties

Hulwan: Fountains of health

In the second of our winter destination series, we proudly present you Hulwan: Fountains of Health

Egypt's winter tourist spots: Aswan

With winter finally here, we invite you to discover the history of Egypt's most popular winter resorts

Cairo's first opera house remembered

Ahram Online remembers the opening of Egypt's first opera house in the 19th century

Back to school, in days past

Bell rings and pupils line up, marching as quietly as possible, two by two. The school year is back, and so too happy memories of times past

Egyptian beaches: Heading to the North Coast

In the third installment of our golden beaches series, we explore Egypt's North Coast

Alexandria: Coast of passion

The second in our series on Egypt's golden beaches is Alexandria. Think your grandma in floral summer dress, feresca beach vendors and the famous beach flag grading sea safety

Egyptian beaches: Ras Al-Barr

In the first installment of its Egyptian Beaches series, Ahram Online reviews the country's most famous seaside spots and all their glorious past

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