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World - Region
4/24/2025 2:04:19 PM
Saudi Arabia has restricted entry to Mecca for residents and travellers and halted Umrah visas in preparation for the Hajj season, which is expected to begin on 4 June.

Arts & Culture - Music
4/23/2025 1:07:37 PM
The Cairo-based Sudanese musician and researcher Dafallah Al-Haj launched What Comes Next, an initiative that invites Sudanese artists to think about projects to be implemented once the war in Sudan ends.

Heritage - Heritage special
3/20/2025 12:17:04 PM
'From Ocean to Gulf: Heritage Music of the Arab World' is a series by Ahram Online, in partnership with the AMAR Foundation (Foundation For Arab Music Archiving and Research). In this article, we explore the life of Hajja Zeinab El Mansouria, mother of Egyptian folk music.

Heritage - Heritage special
3/17/2025 1:47:12 PM
Why is the Ramadan Cannon known as Madfaa El-Hagga Fatma [The Cannon of Hajja Fatma]?

Egypt - Health
3/5/2025 11:28:38 AM
As part of her visit to the Middle East, Dr Rana Hajjeh, president of the Population Council, accompanied by Dr Nahla Abdel-Tawab, director of the Population Council’s Egypt office, conducted a visit to one of the projects implemented by the council.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Culture
1/15/2025 12:02:00 PM
Syrian cartoonist Saad Hajo’s debut exhibition in Egypt at Ubuntu Gallery

Al-Ahram Weekly - Culture
12/31/2024 9:15:00 AM
Since the outbreak of war in Sudan in April 2023, countless Sudanese nationals have fled the country, and most found refuge in Egypt. Many are artists, musicians in particular. It took most of them a few months to set themselves up before they could resume their creative practice.

Arts & Culture - Screens
12/30/2024 7:35:57 PM
The Egyptian film industry witnessed remarkable global recognition in 2024, as several films and filmmakers garnered significant acclaim at international festivals.

Egypt - Health
12/1/2024 3:43:52 PM
The Ministry of Health and Population launched a new digital application on Sunday designed to streamline medical check-ups for pilgrims.

Egypt - Society
11/27/2024 12:53:03 PM
Egypt has recently introduced a new regulation requiring unemployed women or women from 22 specific professions to obtain a travel permit before travelling to Saudi Arabia, except for Hajj or Umrah pilgrimages.

Egypt - Society
10/10/2024 11:24:48 AM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stressed Wednesday the need to offer Hajj at reasonable prices with quality services, while also providing high-quality services for those who opt for more luxurious Hajj programmes.

Arts & Culture - Screens
9/30/2024 6:21:31 PM
Egyptian films will be screened at the 35th Arab Film Festival in Fameck, France, scheduled from 3 to 13 October.

War on Gaza - War on Gaza
9/1/2024 11:33:25 PM
Ghadir Hajji rushed to a clinic on Sunday in hopes her five children would be among the first to get vaccinated against polio, which has re-emerged in war-ravaged Gaza.

Sports - World
8/29/2024 11:27:05 AM
Brighton's in-form Kaoru Mitoma returned to the Japan squad on Thursday as Hajime Moriyasu's side eye an eighth straight appearance at the World Cup.

Egypt - Tourism
8/27/2024 10:22:41 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly ordered on Tuesday the revocation of licenses for 36 tourism companies involved in making illegal Hajj arrangements for Egyptian pilgrimage hopefuls after the death of hundreds of Egyptian pilgrims during the 2024 Hajj season.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Culture
8/27/2024 8:23:18 PM
Nahed Nasr celebrates the Palestinian director Maha Haj’s new short film, which screened at the Locarno International Film Festival

Egypt - Health
8/4/2024 8:37:05 PM
Egypt intends to gather DNA samples from the families of pilgrims who have gone missing during the 2024 Hajj pilgrimage season, according to a cabinet statement.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Cinema
7/16/2024 10:16:36 PM

Egypt - Courts & Law
6/28/2024 2:10:00 PM
The Public Prosecution launched an urgent investigation Thursday into violations committed by several tourism companies that organized the travelling of Pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj this year.

Al-Ahram Weekly - Egypt
6/25/2024 9:25:24 PM
This year’s Hajj season has been marred by tragedy with hundreds of pilgrims reportedly losing their lives following extremely high temperatures.

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