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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
5/13/2022 7:28:58 PM
Tunisian President Kais Saied has expressed to Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly his aspiration to increase cooperation between Tunisia and Egypt to achieve growth and prosperity, including non-traditional cooperation mechanisms.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
5/10/2022 9:16:45 PM
Have performers from different nationalities cook traditional Egyptian songs, but spice it all up with an Egyptian darbouka and an Indian harmonium.
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World
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International
5/7/2022 2:34:36 PM
The Taliban on Saturday imposed some of the harshest restrictions on Afghanistan's women since they seized power, ordering them to cover fully in public, ideally with the traditional burqa.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
5/5/2022 3:40:00 PM
Cairo governorate started on Thursday the operation of new automated garbage trucks in an experimental phase in southern Cairo, replacing traditional manual collection methods.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Living
4/26/2022 9:04:35 PM
Egypt’s first female Tannoura dancer Hanaa Mustafa speaks about the innovations she has brought to this traditionally male-dominated job
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War in Ukraine
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Economy
4/18/2022 6:47:42 PM
Swiss President Ignazio Cassis said Monday his country has joined the international community in implementing tough sanctions against Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, but that does not mean it has abandoned its traditional neutrality.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Entre nous
4/12/2022 9:35:58 PM
Fashionable traditional outfits like kaftans, kimonos, galabeyas and abayas have become part of the month’s ritual in recent years. As a result, many fashion houses are taking these outfits into account, elevating their sophistication and adding modern touches.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
4/6/2022 11:51:02 AM
An evening featuring the Wajd Ensemble and a discussion around trances and spirituality in traditional Egyptian music will take place at Cairo’s French Institute on 12 April.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
4/5/2022 11:21:03 PM
More and more Ramadan decorations have become available in recent years, but traditional Ramadan lanterns remain as appealing as ever
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
3/30/2022 5:11:44 PM
Starting 10 April (9 Ramadan), venues operating under the Ministry of Culture’s Cultural Development Fund will offer a number of events that will take audiences on spiritual and traditional adventures during Ramadan evenings.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/30/2022 1:39:00 PM
With Taraweeh prayers and Iftar banquets permitted after a two-year ban, Egyptians will celebrate Ramadan the traditional way.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
3/27/2022 4:14:05 PM
Institut Français d’Égypte is hosting an event titled ‘Laylat Al-Dikr: Trance and Spirituality in Traditional Egyptian Music’ at their headquarters in Cairo on Tuesday 12 April, the 10th of the holy Islamic month of Ramadan, where a lecture and a performance will be held.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
3/19/2022 11:48:16 AM
Three Egyptian troupes — Echo for Art, Nut Dance Company, and Awalem Khafeya — have been helping women to free their bodies and appreciate them more by practicing different forms of dance, mixing contemporary movements with more traditional ones.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
3/2/2022 4:25:27 PM
The great Upper Egyptian ancient city of Abydos in Sohag will be hosting three successive concerts starting Thursday 10 March as part of the Abydos Music Festival, with prominent Islamic chanter Yassin El-Tohamy and his ensemble set to open the event with a repertoire of their memorised traditional Sufi chants.
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World
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Region
1/29/2022 10:32:39 PM
Houthi fire from Yemen this month on the UAE, traditionally a haven of security in the turbulent Middle East, stirred alarm at home and abroad, but for many Saudis, it's nothing new.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
1/27/2022 7:10:00 PM
A new exhibition at the Institut du Monde Arabe aims to give a synoptic view of the mostly now-vanished Jewish communities of the Arab world, writes David Tresilian, while another — also in Paris — draws intriguing connections between modern European jewellery and traditional Islamic art
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World
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Region
12/25/2021 2:41:52 PM
The biblical town of Bethlehem marked its second straight Christmas Eve under the shadow of the coronavirus -- with small crowds and gray, gloomy weather dampening celebrations Friday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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World
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Region
12/24/2021 3:26:06 PM
The biblical town of Bethlehem marked its second straight Christmas Eve under the shadow of the coronavirus, with small crowds and gray, gloomy weather dampening celebrations Friday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
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World
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International
12/18/2021 5:49:08 PM
Paris on Saturday said it was cancelling its traditional New Year fireworks as Europe braced for tighter curbs to rein in the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus fuelling a resurgence in Covid-19 cases worldwide.
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Arts & Culture
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Art Alert
12/7/2021 2:30:33 PM
Sufi chanting troupe ‘Al-Hadra’ will be bringing some Islamic traditional Zikr (Remembrance of God) to the stage on 25 December at El-Sawy Culturewheel in Zamalek.
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