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Lower Egypt
Digital Echoes of the Rails: A Virtual Resurrection for Alexandria’s Vanished Tramway
The digital resurrection of Alexandria’s historic Raml Tram through the lens of engineer Ahmed Amara. Following the iconic line’s closure,…
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Lower Egypt
Before It Vanishes: Alexandria Artists Race to Capture the Tram One Last Time
With the Alexandria tram set to cease operations completely on April 1st, one foundation organised a final journey to photograph…
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Lower Egypt
Writing Against Erasure: Bassem Khandaqji on Prison, Imagination, and Palestinian Identity
Palestinian writer Bassem Khandaqji speaks in Alexandria about prison, imagination, identity, and writing his Booker Prize–winning novel from captivity.
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Lower Egypt
Alexandria’s Shallalat Gardens: Historic Park Faces Neglect Amid Development Fears
120-Year-Old botanical treasure caught between abandonment and controversial redevelopment plans
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Lower Egypt
Prince Omar Tosson Palace Alexandria: Historic Royal Residence Faces Urgent Restoration Crisis
Students and faculty of Alexandria University fight to preserve the deteriorating Royal Palace amid a Heritage crisis.
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Lower Egypt
Rediscovering Alexandria’s Soul: The Iskenderona Project Celebrates a City’s Layers
Beyond the well-trodden paths to ancient libraries and sunken palaces, a different kind of excavation is underway in Egypt’s legendary…
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The Sayed Darwish Museum in Alexandria.. False promises renewed every year
Although more than a century has passed since the death of the people’s artist Sayed Darwish, Alexandria—his birthplace—still has no…
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Lower Egypt
The Alexandria Biennale returns after a hiatus of more than 12 years… What will it look like?
Dr. Ahmed Fouad Hanno, Minister of Culture, announced the return of the Alexandria Biennale to the Mediterranean countries after a…
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Lower Egypt
“The massacre of Abu Qir trees”… A traffic expansion project sparks outrage in Alexandria
A heated debate has erupted on social media in recent days after photos circulated of huge trees being cut down…
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Lower Egypt
Will life return to the ancient Ibn al-Nabih cistern in Alexandria?
In the heart of ancient Alexandria, where archaeological monuments are scattered among narrow alleys and heritage buildings, stands the Ibn…
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