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Upon returning to Egypt, the exhibits will sit in the new museum near the Giza pyramids. (Photo: AFP)

Life

King Tutankhamun's treasures attract millions

Paris Tutankhamun show sets new record with 1.42 mn visitors.

23 Sept 2019 1:31 PM IST

Under the rule of general-turned-president Sisi, who led Morsis ouster, authorities have launched a broad crackdown on dissidents, jailing thousands of Islamists as well as secular activists and popular bloggers. (Photo: AFP)

World

Watch: Several protests break out in Egypt's Tahrir square, many...

Tahrir Square was the epicentre of 2011 revolution that toppled Egypt's long-time autocratic leader.

21 Sept 2019 2:09 PM IST

One passenger from Chennai has been moved to a hospital in Alexandria after showing symptoms of virus infection (AP)

India

17 Indian passengers stranded in a Covid19 affected cruise ship in...

One Chennai resident admitted to a hospital in Alexandria after showing symptoms of Covid-19

9 March 2020 2:03 PM IST

An Egyptian youth, trailed by his friends, gropes a woman crossing the street with her friends in Cairo, Egypt. (AP File Image)

World

Another #MeToo wave sweeps up Egypt amidst a pandemic

Sexual assault is deep-seated problems in Egypt, where victims must also fight a culture that ties female chastity to...

13 July 2020 1:22 PM IST

In a file photo, a girl holds a draw reading Save Our World as demonstrators take part in the Fridays for Future Scotland march, during the Cop26 summit in Glasgow. (AP)

Opinion

AA Edit | Will the polluter pay?

The one silver line is that COP26, which met last year was not even open to the idea of compensation but that position...

8 Nov 2022 12:15 AM IST

Rishi Sunak, front-runner to the British PM post (Photo: AP)

World

British PM Rishi Sunak reverses decision on COP27, says will attend...

The Oppn described the reversed decision to attend as Sunak being

2 Nov 2022 4:49 PM IST

Genital cutting of girls was banned in Egypt in 2008, criminalized in 2016, but continues to be viewed as a way to promote chastity. (Photo: Pixabay)

Life

Egypt struggles to end female genital mutilation

According to the World Health Organization, more than 200 million girls, women have been cut in 30 countries in Africa,...

10 March 2018 2:27 PM IST

Tough economic reforms have led to a dramatic increase in prices, notably for the imported goods bought by many newly-weds to equip their homes. (Photo: Pixabay)

Life

Weddings get costlier in Egypt as economic hardships deepen

Number of marriages across Egypt fell by nearly 3 per cent in 2017, according to official data.

22 Dec 2018 10:46 AM IST

$Relief statues are seen at the recently uncovered tomb of the Priest royal Purification during the reign of King Nefer Ir-Ka-Re, named \Wahtye\, at the site of the step pyramid of Saqqara, in Giza, Egypt, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018.The Egyptian Archaeological Mission working at the Sacred Animal Necropolis in Saqqara archaeological site succeeded to uncover the tomb, Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Anani, announced. (Photo: AP)$ Life