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LIVE from the fourth edition of the Creative Industry Summit People’s Choice Ramadan Awards at : What was the best Ramadan series this year? The question is one that doesn’t leave us even long after the holy month ends. Bringing our (subjective) discussions to an end, the Creative Industry Summit’s annual People’s Choice Ramadan Awards distill real user-generated data into a list of winners, and a full-blown award ceremony.

From series that made us cry and laugh in the span of the same ten minutes, to ads that lived in our heads rent-free all the way to Eid Al Adha, these are the creatives that shaped our Ramadan this year.

For the full list of People’s Choice Ramadan Award winners, head to .

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Egyptologist and former minister of antiquities Zahi Hawass has received the Meridian Cultural Diplomacy Award in Washington during the sixth biennial edition of the honours programme.

Zahi Hawass Receives Meridian Cultural Diplomacy Award in Washington More than 500 guests attended the Washington ceremony recognising Hawass's contributions to preserving and promoting Egyptian heritage.

Gala de Danza, the Mexico-born festival that brings together dance, music and visual art, is set to make its Egyptian debut at the Grand Egyptian Museum on Thursday, November 5th, turning the landmark venue into a stage for an international roster of performers.

Mexico's Gala de Danza is Strutting to the Grand Egyptian Museum British, Cuban-Canadian, American and Egyptian artists will take part in Gala de Danza's debut at the Grand Egyptian Museum on November 5th.

A new initiative aimed at increasing green space across the capital will see evacuated urban sites converted into public green areas as restoration and redevelopment projects continue across historic Cairo. Known as 'Greening Cairo', the project was announced during a meeting reviewing progress on the rehabilitation of Islamic, historical and heritage sites throughout the city.

Greening Cairo Initiative to Turn Vacant Sites Into Parks The project will convert evacuated urban spaces into green areas as restoration works continue across historic Cairo.