Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online An Egyptian archaeological mission at Tabet Al-Motaweh area, West of Alexandria, uncovered a Graeco-Roman pottery workshop and a storage building on Monday. “A collection of kilns were discovered in the workshop which include two engraved in rocks”, Mostafa Waziri secretary-general of the Supreme Council of …
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Ahram Online A funeral service for the late Coptic Archpriest Arsanios Wadid, 56, was held at Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria on Friday. The late priest was stabbed to death in Alexandria on Thursday evening. He was the priest of the Church of the Virgin Mary and Mar Boulos in the …
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Egypt Independent Head of Alexandria Education Directorate, Mohamed Saad, inaugurated the city’s first e-library for the blind and visually impaired Egyptians at Al-Noor School for Girls on Wednesday. The library includes six Braille single-line devices and a smart screen. The devices are smart electronic-notebooks with e-Braille cells, which enable students …
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Ahram Online Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria, head of the Coptic Orthodox Church, inaugurated the renovated St Mark Cathedral in Alexandria on Saturday evening. The cathedral had been undergoing renovation work since April 2017, when it was targeted by a terrorist attack on Palm Sunday. “Tawadros II inaugurated the renovated …
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Egypt Today The Streets of Alexandria were covered in Snow as temperatures dipped in a rare event on Sunday. Citizens shared on social media images of snow-covered cars and roads as they expressed their excitement with a rare scene that was “reminiscent of Europe”. Alexandria is currently witnessing unstable weather …
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Egypt Today The Youth Love Egypt (YLE) Foundation organised a cycle marathon in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on Friday, ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, which is due to convene on 31 October – 12 November 2021. The marathon, which was co-organised by 3agal …
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Ahram Online “Egypt has conducted its longest-ever beach clean-up campaign, stretching over 5 kilometres of the Alexandria beaches on the Mediterranean Sea”, a statement by the Ministry of Environment read on Sunday. The World Clean-up Day, which falls on the 18th of September, is a UN recognised global initiative. It aims …
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Egypt Independent The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of a residential and commercial suburb dating back to the Greco-Roman era in the Shatby district of Alexandria on Thursday. “The team found resting places for travellers and visitors to the city while they waited for entry permits. …
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Egypt Today The Bibliotheca Alexandrina announced its readiness to launch its 16th annual bookfair, scheduled to launch from 16 to 30 August. This year’s fair is held in cooperation with the General Egyptian Book Organisation and the Egyptian and Arab Publishers Associations. “The exhibition includes 65 Egyptian and Arab publishing …
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Egypt Independent The Italian FREMM Bergamini-class GP frigate ‘Bernice’ FFG-1003 joined the Egyptian Navy’s fleet on Thursday. ‘Bernice’ is the second new addition to the fleet according to a contract between Egypt and Italy. The ‘al-Galalah’ was the first frigate, which was delivered in late December 2020. The FREMM is …
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