Egypt
Egypt cracks down on TikTok influencers
Egyptian authorities have detained dozens of popular teenage TikTok creators in recent weeks, accusing them of "violating family values&
heritage
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Egypt
Ancient handprint offers rare glimpse into life of Egyptian artisan
Archaeologists have uncovered a remarkably well-preserved 4,000-year-old handprint on an ancient Egyptian tomb offering, shedding new light on the
Algeria
Pope Leo XIV, Algerian president discuss interfaith ties
Pope Leo XIV met Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune at the Vatican Thursday to discuss Church life in Algeria and the
Egypt
Egypt’s minorities turn to technology to safeguard their heritage
Preserving language and culture is never easy for minority communities—especially in a country where one dominant culture prevails. In
Algeria
Algeria tipped as Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV is considering Algeria as the first destination of his papacy, National Catholic Register reports, citing Vatican sources.
Egypt
Belgium returns 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt
Belgian authorities on Friday said they had handed over a roughly 2,000-year-old sarcophagus to Egypt, a decade after it
Algeria
Algeria’s Sebeiba Festival Preserves Tuareg Heritage
A centuries-old dance tradition continues to unite the Tuareg people in Djanet, Algeria, where the annual Sebeiba festival drew over
Egypt
Egypt’s Abu Mena Monastery no longer ‘in danger’
UNESCO has removed Egypt’s Abu Mena monastery from its List of World Heritage in Danger, Egyptian Streets reports. The
Opinion
Soft power rivalry in the Maghreb
When a Moroccan chef calls couscous “as Moroccan as the Atlas Mountains,” an Algerian rival is quick to declare it
Tunisia
Tunisia struggles to save ancient Sloughi desert hound
Once prized hunting companions of desert nomads, Tunisia’s ancient Sloughi hounds are now under threat from urbanisation, habitat loss,
Algeria
Algeria derided for misrepresenting Moroccan heritage site
Algeria has sparked controversy after its Defense Ministry featured Morocco’s Ksar of Ait Ben Haddou in a promotional video,
Mauritania
Mauritania’s ancient city of Chinguetti battles desertification
Chinguetti, an ancient city in Mauritania, is slowly being buried by encroaching desert sands, according to a special report by
Egypt
Research on vanishing coastlines in Egypt has lessons for coastal cities in California
Rising seas are threatening Alexandria, one of the world’s oldest cities. A new study by researchers at the University