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Egypt Grand Museum
Grand Egyptian Museum
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From UNESCO to GEM, Egypt hides a dark side to grand archaeology

By appointing Khaled El-Enany as head, UNESCO proves heritage has become spectacle & soft power for the institution, argues Mohamed Elshahed.

Mohamed Elshahed
18 November, 2025
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Egypt
MENA
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New campaign demands return of stolen Egyptian artefacts

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05 November, 2025
A view of the main atrium with a statue of Ramses II as people visit the Great Egyptian Museum on October 15, 2024 in Giza, Egypt. (Photo by Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Egypt
MENA
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After delays, Egypt set for lavish opening of grand museum

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 October, 2025
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Egypt
MENA
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Egypt's Khaled el-Enany to become first Arab to chair UNESCO

The New Arab Staff
07 October, 2025
A tourist visits the tomb of King Amenhotep III in the Valley of the Kings near the city of Luxor on October 4, 2025 after it was officially opened to the public after nearly two decades of restoration and maintenance work (AFP via Getty Images)
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MENA
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Egypt opens one of Valley of the Kings' largest tombs to public

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
04 October, 2025
Egypt
MENA
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Experts divided over Egypt's Menkaure Pyramid restoration

Thaer Mansour
31 January, 2024
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In-depth
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Demolishing Egypt's heritage for modernisation

Ahmed Galal
05 September, 2023
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Cleopatra
Film, TV & Music
Culture
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Netflix's Cleopatra and Hollywood's problem with colourism

Mahdi El Amin

Mahdi El Amin

16 June, 2023
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World
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Egypt bans museum from excavations amid exhibition race row

The New Arab Staff
07 June, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt challenges Netflix with local documentary on Cleopatra

Thaer Mansour
03 May, 2023
Egypt lanterns
Ramadan
Culture
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Egypt's ancient craft of lantern-making under threat

Adel Sabry

Adel Sabry

03 April, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Excavation in south Egypt uncovers 2,000 mummified ram heads

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 March, 2023
Egypt
Giza
Interviews
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Deep dive into the lost harbour of Egypt's pyramid builders

Diyora Shadijanova

Diyora Shadijanova

17 March, 2023
Egypt discoveries
Egypt
Offbeat
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Egypt announces a slew of ancient discoveries

The New Arab Staff
08 March, 2023
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MENA
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Egyptians detained for 'attempt to steal statue with crane'

Thaer Mansour
13 January, 2023
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Egyptology
Offbeat
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New documentary explores truth of 'Tutankhamun's Curse'

The New Arab Staff
27 October, 2022
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MENA
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Egypt bans street photography that is 'offensive to country'

Thaer Mansour
22 July, 2022
Ella Shamahi
ancient Egypt
Interviews
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Ella Al-Shamahi and the curse of Tutankhamun’s tomb

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Sami Rahman

18 June, 2022
King Tut
Egyptology
Perspectives

Egyptomania: Enough with the West's mummy obsession

Farah Abdessamad

Farah Abdessamad

24 May, 2022
In Moon Knight, Marvel explores a psychological minefield
Marvel
Lifestyle
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Marc/Steven: Marvel tackles dissociative identity disorder

The New Arab Staff

Rabeea Saleem

18 May, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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Did Egypt’s Sphinx really close its eyes?

Thaer Mansour
16 May, 2022