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Egyptian farmers behind world’s perfumes face climate fight alone

Parts of the museum have been open for months, the main draw, the treasures of Tutankhamun, will remain under wraps until the official launch.
Lifestyle

Egypt grand museum delay puts tourism hopes on hold

The golden funerary mask of ancient Egyptian King Tutankhamun (1341-1323 BC) is displayed at the Tutankhamun gallery at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's central Tahrir Square, Egypt, June 11, 2025.
Lifestyle

King Tut gold mask to leave Cairo museum after nearly 100 years

A network of buses whisks visitors around the site, the hard-sells have been tamed – and you can even enjoy some fine dining overlooking the 4,600-year-old monuments.
Lifestyle

The US$30 million plan to overhaul tourism around Egypt’s pyramids

TOPSHOT - People walk amid collapsed buildings along Saftawi street in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on February 5, 2025 during a ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and Hamas. Palestinian militant group Hamas lashed out on February 5, at President Donald Trump's shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people in other countries, seemingly whether they want to leave or not. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
International

Egypt proposes US$53 billion Gaza reconstruction plan

Sayyed al-Arabi, 71, who has lived and guarded a cemetery in Old Cairo for decades
Lifestyle

Egyptians exhume the dead as historic cemetery partially razed

The mosque’s main entrance is decorated in ornate inscriptions and fine marble.
Lifestyle

Egypt unveils renovation of 14th-century Maridani mosque

The statue is now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo but not on display.
Lifestyle

Egypt reclaims 3,400-year-old stolen statue of King Ramses II

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the augmentation will allow Egypt to immediately draw about US$820 million.
International

IMF approves Egypt’s expanded, US$8 billion loan programme

The price of one gram of silver more than doubled in a year but at about 47 Egyptian pounds, it remains far cheaper than the price of a gram of 21-carat gold which rose more than 120 per cent to 3,875 Egyptian pounds.
Energy & Commodities

'Silver is the new gold' as Egyptians try to protect savings

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