Day one of 2024 Presidential Elections: High turnout and smooth voting

Egypt’s National Elections Authority (NEA) announced on Sunday that the subcommittees of the polling stations will continue to work till the “last voter can vote” due to the high turnout of voters on the first day of the 2024 Egyptian Presidential elections.

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Day one of 2024 Presidential Elections: High turnout and smooth voting
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Laila Baker

A vision of human rights and progress in the Arab world

Human Rights Day presents an opportunity to reflect on ways to realize the slogan written 75 years ago today, that "all human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights."
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Nabil Fahmy

2023: A Clarion Call for Recalibration

Just over a year ago, analysts and think tanks were confidently churning out projections on international affairs in 2023.
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James Zogby

The US Needs to Say 'No' to Israel and 'Yes' to Palestine

The Biden administration has recently attempted to pivot from its initial unconditional support for Israeli actions in Gaza by combining caution with a vague plan for “the day after.”
Israel pushes into southern Gaza amid ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarian situation-as it happened
War on Gaza

Israel pushes into southern Gaza amid ‘apocalyptic’ humanitarian situation-as it happened

On the 65th day of its war Israel continued to push into southern Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled in search of shelter from bombardments and intense fighting with Hamas fighters. Aid groups have sounded the alarm on the "apocalyptic" humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory, warning it is on the brink of being overwhelmed by disease and starvation.

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In Photos: Soft opening of Grand Egyptian Museum's Grand Staircase held Thursday

The soft opening of the Grand Staircase of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) was held on Thursday.

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In Photos: New Zealand museums hand over mummified remains to Egypt

A collection of mummified human remains that were handed over to the Egyptian embassy in New Zealand earlier this month arrived safely in their home country.

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The 'Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs' exhibition opens in Sydney

The 'Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs' exhibition opened in Sydney on Thursday showcasing priceless artefacts of King Ramses II.

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Egyptian Museum in Tahrir celebrates 121st anniversary with new exhibition, activities

The Egyptian Museum in Tahrir marks its 121st anniversary with the “Antiquities from Giza to Tahrir” exhibition and cultural activities.

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Egypt celebrates pioneer of the science of folk architecture

An exhibition by pioneer architecture and tutor Essam Safi El-Din traces Egypt's folk architecture.

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Palestine From Cairo series: Un-silencing Palestine photo exhibition

A rare photo collection of British Mandate-era Palestine in 1921 is currently on display at the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo.

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UNESCO adds three Arab traditions to intangible World Heritage list

The Palestinian dabkeh dance, birthday celebrations for the Prophet Muhammad in Sudan, and the art skills and Arab metal engraving are now listed on UNESCO's World Heritage list.

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Palestinian Dabkeh stomps the ground of UNESCO

The world celebrates the traditional Palestinian Dabkeh as UNESCO adds it to the List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

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Breast cancer survivors do not need so many mammograms after surgery: study

Annual mammograms are recommended indefinitely for breast cancer survivors, but a large British study finds that less frequent screening is just as good.

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After success abroad, Saudi designers hit the runway at home

Couturier Adnan Akbar's past clients included Princess Diana and two French first ladies, but until recently he had never staged a major fashion show in his native Saudi Arabia.

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Japan’s KUSANONE project improves quality of education in Ezbet El-Haggana

The project provided new kindergarten facilities to Salah El-Din Primary School in the Ezbet El-Haggana area, Cairo, enabling it to accept preschool children and offer an appropriate curriculum for primary education.

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Japan to legalise cannabis-based medicines

Japan's parliament has passed a bill to legalise cannabis-based medicines in a landmark revision of its stringent drug laws, while toughening its ban on recreational use of marijuana.

Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell shared his thoughts on the best way of telling stories, advice for young authors, and his definition of success during a panel discussion at the 42nd edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair.

Al-Ahram Weekly reviews a new book on the Middle East Peace Process as designed by former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger and told by author Martin Indyk.

Writer and money management consultant Monika Halan offered golden advice to visitors at the Sharjah International Book Fair this week.

African countries made a major showing at Sharjah's 13th Annual Publishers Conference, which is held annually in conjunction with the Sharjah International Book Fair.