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Saba Yemen
09-05-2025
- Sport
- Saba Yemen
Al-Ahly defeats Al-Masry in Egyptian Premier League
Cairo - Saba: Al-Ahly defeated its host, Al-Masry of Port Said, 4-2 in the fifth round of the Egyptian Premier League championship. Al-Ahly star Imam Ashour scored the first and fourth goals for the Red Castle in the 35th and 79th minutes from a penalty kick, while his fellow strikers, Palestinian Wissam Abu Ali and Egyptian Taher Mohamed Taher, scored the other two goals in the 45th and 58th minutes, respectively. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Saba Yemen
03-03-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
43 days after ceasefire: Israeli violations escalate, Kerem Shalom continues to be closed
Gaza - Saba: The Israeli occupation forces continued their violations of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on the 43rd day, as these violations during the past twenty-four hours led to the martyrdom of six Palestinians and the injury of six others. Palestinian media reported that two brothers from the Al-Masry family were martyred as a result of shelling by an Israeli drone east of the town of Beit Hanoun, north of the Gaza Strip, coinciding with intense tank fire. The media added that a Palestinian woman was martyred and two others were injured in shelling by Israeli drones on the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip. Three Palestinian citizens were also martyred in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, one by sniper fire in the center of the city and two in an airstrike east of it. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Al-Ahram Weekly
22-02-2025
- General
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Stiola: An exhibition inspired by Predynastic Egypt - Visual Art - Arts & Culture
Stiola is a pottery exhibition by Saleha Al-Masry, inspired by Egypt's Predynastic era (6000-3150 BCE), which opened at the Salah Taher Gallery last week. Stiola represents the second installment in the Keramos exhibition series, which Al-Masry initiated in January 2024. The series showcases pottery works that embody the essence of Egyptian heritage by utilizing smoke effects during the reduction phase. The process begins with selecting a pottery design influenced by Predynastic eras. Al-Masry based her work on heritage found in ancient settlements that evolved into towns scattered across Upper Egypt, such as Merimde Beni Salama, Deir Tasa, Badari, and Naqada, as well as those representing the Maadi Predynastic civilization, where the present-day Maadi district of Cairo is situated. Subsequently, ancient script symbols — such as those from ancient Egyptian, Cuneiform, Sasanian, Sumerian, Akkadian, and Aramaic languages — were adapted to enrich the surface of the pottery aesthetically. Al-Masry's intent was not to convey literal meanings through these scripts but to harness their visual appeal and add a unique visual element to each piece. While the artist remains faithful to historical references in technique and form, conscious interventions infuse her work with modern conceptual dimensions. Those interventions include treating script lines as formative elements, echoing trends from 20th-century Western art movements like abstract calligraphy, where letters transcend their semantic functions to serve purely aesthetic purposes. This approach is facilitated by using scripts unfamiliar to most viewers, arranged in compositions that harmonize with the contours and dimensions of the pottery. The works convey a profound humanistic message, emphasizing the importance of an individual's connection to their cultural heritage, which is the foundation of their identity. The exhibition opening saw high-profile attendees, including Ambassador Ahmed Farid, Deputy Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs; Lamia Zayed, Chairwoman of the Cairo Opera; Walid Qannoush, Head of the Fine Arts Sector; and Gamal Hosni, Director of Exhibitions and Art Collections at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Renowned artists, including Salah El-Meligy and Farid Fadel, were also present. The exhibition will run until Thursday, 27 February, at the Salah Taher Hall of the Cairo Opera House in Zamalek, Cairo. Short link:
