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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
10/1/2024 11:24:37 PM
UNESCO and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir Square are celebrating Egypt’s intangible cultural heritage, writes Nevine El-Aref
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
9/27/2024 12:40:33 PM
Its winding allies, ancient mosque and ochre earthen houses helped bestow on Agadez its UNESCO World Heritage status, but the town in Niger is now under threat from flooding.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/17/2024 1:19:29 PM
Rafik Mansour, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the US State for Cultural Affairs and Education, affirmed that the US government places great importance on preserving Egyptian antiquities as a global human heritage.
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World
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War in Sudan
9/13/2024 3:33:40 PM
Sudan's priceless archaeological heritage is being stripped from museums, with looters loading statuettes and fragments of ancient palaces onto lorries, smuggling them out of the war-torn country, and selling them online.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
9/7/2024 9:47:00 AM
At one of the oldest workshops in the area, Abdu Al Dahsuri has been crafting and decorating Moulid El-Nabi dolls for the past 35 years.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
9/7/2024 9:45:00 AM
In our series Palestine From Cairo, we share a unique evening focused on rare maps of Jerusalim, traditional songs and a taste of Palestinian signature dishs.
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World
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Region
8/29/2024 7:24:08 PM
Four historic souks in northern Syria's Aleppo, heavily damaged during some of the most intense fighting of the 13-year civil war, reopened this week following their restoration.
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Egypt
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Society
8/29/2024 4:07:36 PM
Egypt’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) announced on Thursday that artisans and crafters can now apply for the upcoming Torathna (Our Heritage) 2024 exhibition for the first time through an online platform.
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Egypt
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Society
8/28/2024 4:28:05 PM
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) announced Wednesday in a meeting that 11,300 books from the National Library and Archives will be available on the soon-to-be-launched Egypt Digital Heritage platform.
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World
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International
8/25/2024 11:55:35 AM
In key US swing state Michigan, Democratic voters of Arab and Middle Eastern heritage say Kamala Harris is going to have to win them back, after they were alienated by President Joe Biden's handling of Israel's war on Gaza.
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World
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Region
8/14/2024 6:38:36 PM
Israel has approved a new settlement on a UNESCO World Heritage Site near Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, its far-right finance minister said on Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Society
8/11/2024 9:11:49 PM
The New Alamein Festival launched the Handicrafts and Heritage Exhibition on Sunday, showcasing Egypt’s persistence in preserving its rich craft heritage and tradition, reported Extra News channel.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
8/2/2024 2:13:35 PM
Following its 46th session held in New Delhi, India, UNESCO added three new Arab sites in Palestine, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia to its World Heritage List.
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World
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International
7/27/2024 5:21:19 PM
UNESCO added Saturday the scene of an apartheid-era massacre and a village where Nelson Mandela lived as a boy to its World Heritage List, in an entry honouring South Africa's struggle that ended white-minority rule 30 years ago.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/24/2024 5:33:44 PM
Egypt welcomed on Wednesday the unanimous decisions of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee regarding the preservation and protection of Palestinian sites included in the List of World Heritage in Danger.
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Sports
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World
7/17/2024 6:33:56 PM
Chelsea have begun disciplinary action after midfielder Enzo Fernandez was involved in a video where members of Argentina’s Copa America-winning squad made racist chants about French players with African heritage.
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Heritage
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Walks
6/16/2024 3:35:11 PM
Talented Palestinian artist Amal Kaawash brought the audiences to tears as she performed songs from her album Ally Al Maragih (Let the Swings Swing Higher) at the El-Warsha Theatre troupe last week.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
5/28/2024 9:54:55 PM
Nevine El-Aref explores the rich history of Thebes and the work being done to offer a glimpse of its ancient Egyptian grandeur in a series of articles on Egypt’s World Heritage Sites
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Exhibitions
5/28/2024 7:50:59 PM
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Life & Style
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City Lights
5/11/2024 1:32:40 PM
The exhibition offers an in-depth visual guide to the appeal of sushi, an opportunity to learn about its history and how sushi is eaten in Japan in its original form, which UNESCO listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2013.
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