Archive for November, 2011

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Egypt’s stock exchange urged citizens to exercise their duty to vote in the parliamentary elections, and announced the bourse will be closed on Nov. 28, the start of the first phase of voting. With Sunday already a holiday for Islamic New Year, this means Egypt’s market will reopen for trading on Nov. 29. By the end... »

Conceived in 2008 as a celebration commemorating Howard Carter’s archeological success in unearthing Tutankhamun’s tomb, this year’s festival will celebrate Egyptian culture in its entirety. Hosting contemporary art, literature, music, film and stand-up comedy, the festival will run until April 2012 with every month hosting a different set of writers, filmmakers, artists, musicians and... »

Violent unrest in Egypt threatens to accelerate the country’s slide toward a currency crisis, forcing a sharp depreciation of the Egyptian pound in coming months and conceivably prompting Cairo to impose capital controls. Even before this month’s clashes between government forces and protestors in Cairo, Egypt was heading toward monetary turmoil as the central bank... »

O Land that once shone bright Cry loud in the silence of the night Weave echoes of your ancient light - Ben Morales-Correa »

The ancient Egyptian animal mummification industry was so large it put some species in danger of extinction. But as a new exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington DC shows, the Egyptians believed they were doing the animals a great honor. The Egyptians believed that animals held a unique position... »

Makro Egypt, in partnership with the Egyptian Chefs Association has launched the country’s first culinary training center, located in Akhbar Al Youm Academy. The center will host the culinary training program which was recently launched under the patronage of the Egyptian Tourism Federation (ETF) and the Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with the European Union... »

Tourist arrivals in Egypt rose by 23.2 percent in the third quarter, official statistics showed on Monday. Some 2.7 million people visited Egypt in the third quarter of this year, half-a-million more than those who came during the second quarter. In the second quarter, tourist arrivals plunged 35.4 percent, down from 3.5 million visitors in the... »

Aly El-Asfar, head of the Giza Plateau in the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), told Ahram Online that the Great Pyramid of Khufu will be closed on 11-11-11, thereby canceling 19 private visits scheduled and approved a year ago as well as a controversial meditation ceremony intended to be held at the foot of... »

“Lost Egypt: Ancient Secrets, Modern Science” will reveal how archaeologists use technology to uncover and understand the long-gone civilization. A few highlights include forensic facial reconstructions and a life-size prototype of a mummy in a stage of “unwrapping.” Through those authentic artifacts, high-tech science and hands-on discovery, Emilee Richardson, spokeswoman for the Des Moines facility, says... »