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World
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International
12/31/2022 8:00:03 PM
Pioneering television journalist Barbara Walters, who upended a male-dominated industry as the first woman to anchor an evening news show in the United States, died on Friday at the age of 93, her long-time employer ABC said.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
12/19/2022 4:50:37 PM
Many of Ukraine’s monuments and archeological sites have come under Russian gunfire, endangering the country’s cultural heritage as well as a collection of ancient Egyptian artefacts.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
12/17/2022 5:19:22 PM
World famous American comedian Kevin Hart has been trending on Egyptian social media this week, after some have called for a boycott of his first stand-up comedy show in the country over alleged claims he made that the kings of ancient Egypt were “black Africans.”
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World
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Africa
12/16/2022 2:05:43 PM
South Africa's ruling African National Congress party is starting its crucial national conference amid scandal and bitter divisions.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/13/2022 12:17:00 PM
A British mission from Cambridge University working at Tell El-Amarna necropolis in Minya governorate in Upper Egypt discovered a small collection of gold and steatite (soapstone) jewellery in an 18th Dynasty (1550 to 1292 BC) cemetery.
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World
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Region
12/11/2022 7:06:29 PM
Hamas authorities in Gaza on Sunday announced the discovery of over 60 tombs in an ancient burial site dating back to the Roman era.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
12/6/2022 11:29:10 PM
This year marks the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun in what is still the most famous achievement of modern Egyptology, writes David Tresilian in the first of a series of articles
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
12/6/2022 11:27:53 PM
The main lines of today’s cultural diplomacy were laid down by the ancient Egyptians some three millennia ago, writes Gihane Zaki
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
12/6/2022 11:20:05 PM
Celebrated fashion house Christian Dior staged its first-ever show at Giza Pyramids, the last surviving wonder of the ancient world, reports Nevine El-Aref
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Egypt
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Tourism
12/5/2022 4:08:37 PM
Egypt is using the ancient grandeur of its pyramids as a backdrop for modern pop concerts and fashion shows, hoping to boost its image, tourism and the luxury brand sector beloved by its moneyed elite.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
12/4/2022 8:40:42 PM
Minister of Culture Nevine El-Kilany met with Ambassador of Iraq to Egypt Ahmed Nayef Rashid Saleh on Thursday to discuss reinforcing cultural and artistic cooperation as well as Egypt's participation in the sixth edition of the Ancient Civilisations Forum in Baghdad from 4 to 6 December.
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Life & Style
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Style
12/3/2022 11:11:14 PM
French fashion house Dior on Saturday held its first show at Egypt's ancient Giza pyramids, presenting its 2023 fall men's collection in the shadow of the millennia-old tombs.
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World
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Africa
12/1/2022 1:06:41 PM
South Africa's ruling ANC party will hold emergency talks Thursday, the day after a report into scandal-hit President Cyril Ramaphosa paved the way for his possible impeachment.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
11/24/2022 9:27:00 PM
The ancient Egyptians laid the foundations for sustainable development by protecting the environment, growing sustainable food, and preserving renewable and non-renewable natural wealth, said Zahi Hawass, former minister of antiquities and a well-known Egyptologist, in an interview with Al-Ahram Weekly.
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Egypt
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Tourism
11/24/2022 7:14:00 PM
In celebration of the National Day of Belgium, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Cairo is organising a month-long photo exhibition featuring the adventures of the legendary Belgian toon Tintin in an ancient Egyptian royal tomb
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Egypt
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Tourism
11/17/2022 1:17:48 PM
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
11/11/2022 2:06:00 PM
Zahi Hawass reconstructs the background to the discovery of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun that took place 100 years ago this month.
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Sports
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World
11/9/2022 7:29:19 PM
Carlo Ancelotti defended Karim Benzema from accusations he is not playing with Real Madrid to be ready for the World Cup, saying Wednesday the France striker himself is upset about his lack of minutes going into Qatar.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/3/2022 4:34:40 PM
The Dominican-Egyptian expedition led by Kathleen Martinez unearthed a monumental tunnel-aqueduct system and various royal busts and statues, potentially dating to the Graeco-Roman period, near the Ptolemaic-period Taposiris Magna temple in Borg El-Arab, west of the city of Alexandria on the Mediterranean.
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Heritage
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Walks
11/2/2022 8:44:31 PM
In our second article on documenting the social history of historic districts of Egypt, Ahram Online walks with Mina Ibrahim, anthropology researcher, and founder of SARD Shubra Archive, a nonprofit initiative to document the oral history of the neighbourhood before it all fades out due to fast transformations of the urban fabric of the ancient district.
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