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Tue, 15 Nov 2022 17:07:24 +0000
5 North African Women Filmmakers Shining at Cairo International Film Festival’s 44th Edition
Filmmakers capture the hidden intricacies of humanity and seep into emotions; it is an art of impeccable storytelling. Over the years, women filmmakers in particular have explored bold and brave narratives, centering female experiences, challenging p...

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 15:14:50 +0000
Brazil’s Lula to Attend COP27 and Make Announcements to Protect Amazon Rainforest
Brazil’s President-elect Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is heading to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) summit this week to galvanize action towards protecting the Amazon rainforest and call for zero deforestation. According to hi...

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 13:36:59 +0000
Egypt Set to Promote Use of Solar Energy at Heritage Sites and Museums
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has signed an international memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the use of solar power at Egypt’s archaeological heritage sites and museums. This comes in collaboration with the Islamic World E...

Tue, 15 Nov 2022 12:11:15 +0000
Egyptian Tennis Champion Mayar Sherif Ends her 2022 Season in Victory
Egyptian Tennis Champion Mayar Sherif won the final match of the Copa LP Chile, after beating Ukrainian Kateryna Baindl with a scoreline of 3-6, 7-6, 7-5, securing her fourth world title in 2022. The final, which took place on Sunday, was a lengthy o...

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 12:40:19 +0000
In Photos: Wrapping Up Week 1 of COP27
The first week of the United Nations’ (UN) climate conference, popularised as COP27, has come to a close. As the second week of COP27 fast approaches, it seems pertinent to recap the main events and milestones that punctuated week one. With more th...

Mon, 14 Nov 2022 09:48:57 +0000
Egypt Condemns Istanbul Attack and Extends Condolences to Turkey
The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement following the 13 November bombing in Istanbul, condemning the incident in the “strongest terms,” while extending profound condolences to the victims’ families and the Republic of Tur...

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 19:39:25 +0000
22 Killed, 8 Injured as Minibus Plunges into Canal in Egypt’s Mansoura Road
At least 22 people were killed and eight injured after a minibus plunged into a canal in Cairo-Mansoura Road on Saturday, 12 November in Egypt’s Daqahliya governorate. According to several witnesses, the driver of the minibus lost control of the ve...

Sat, 12 Nov 2022 17:29:52 +0000
Planting 50 Billion Trees: The Most Ambitious Initiatives Announced at Egypt’s COP27
Though it has only been a week, the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) has already helped to raise the global climate finance target to USD 300 billion a year from USD 100 billion. The global climate finance target is a commitment ...

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:19:52 +0000
Biden at COP27: Egypt is the ‘Mother of the World’
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi welcomed United States President Joe Biden in Sharm El Sheikh on Friday 11 November, with the two leaders holding one-on-one talks on the sidelines of COP27. In remarks to the press ahead of their meeting, Bide...

Fri, 11 Nov 2022 10:07:31 +0000
Initiating an Egyptian-Australian dialogue at the Chau Chak Wing Museum
What is Egyptian heritage? Depending on who you talk to, you’re probably going to get different answers. This conversation piece draws on the responses from some of Australia’s Egyptian diaspora community captured during a weekend of focus groups...



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