Egyptian authorities announced Tuesday the arrest of 25 members of an international network allegedly trafficking in human organs, including university professors and doctors. “Today at dawn, the largest international network for trading human organs has been captured,” the country’s Administrative Control Authority said in a statement on its website. The network …
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Representatives of around 40 countries on Saturday approved plans to establish a fund to protect heritage sites in war zones and a network of safe havens for endangered artworks. A closing statement issued after two days of talks in Abu Dhabi did not specify the total amount pledged for the …
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by Maram Mazen At a club in downtown Cairo, Ahmed Saleh pumps electronic beats from his laptop as Abdullah Miniawy chants to a cheering crowd, the duo part of a wave of new talent on Egypt’s underground music scene. Emerging artists are creating an eclectic selection of hip-hop, dubstep, electronic …
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Switzerland will return to Egypt an ancient stela stolen from a temple dedicated to the goddess Isis, Geneva’s public prosecutor said on Monday. The stone slab bearing a relief design was stolen 30 years ago from the Iseion temple at the Behbeit El Hagar archeological site in Lower Egypt. “During an inventory control …
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Spanish archaeologists have discovered a millennia-old mummy in “very good condition” near the southern Egyptian town of Luxor, the antiquities ministry said on Sunday. The find was in a tomb probably dating from between 1075-664 BC, on the west bank of the Nile river 700 kilometres (435 miles) south of …
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Egypt on Sunday November 13 mourned film star Mahmoud Abdel Aziz who died aged 70 after a prolific career that included more than 90 feature films, many with searing social messages. Culture Minister Helmy el-Nemnem described Abdel Aziz as a “magician”, using the title of one of the actor’s box office …
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By Abdallah Homouda The Egyptian city of Luxor will host the 104th Session of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Executive Council over three days, from 30 October to 1 November 2016. Tuesday, 1 November, will also mark the beginning of the two day Fifth Global Summit on City Tourism, with …
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The President of the Cairo International Film Festival, Magda Wassef (L) and the artistic director, Youssef Cherif Rizkallah, give a press conference to present the 2016 edition on October 27, 2016 in the Egyptian capital Cairo. The 38th edition of the festival will take place from November 15 to 24. …
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A Japanese inventor is hoping a robot that still needs humans will win over Asia’s largest tech fair, offering a counterpoint to major technology firms pushing the boundaries of artificial intelligence (AI). Katsumori Sakakibara was showing off his little droid called Caiba at the Cutting-Edge IT & Electronics Comprehensive Exhibition …
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