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'Forever is Now' Kicks off 3rd Edition at Giza Pyramids

The "Transparent Pyramid" by Rashid Al Shashai (The "Forever is Now" exhibition).
The "Transparent Pyramid" by Rashid Al Shashai (The "Forever is Now" exhibition).
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'Forever is Now' Kicks off 3rd Edition at Giza Pyramids

The "Transparent Pyramid" by Rashid Al Shashai (The "Forever is Now" exhibition).
The "Transparent Pyramid" by Rashid Al Shashai (The "Forever is Now" exhibition).

The 3rd edition of the exhibition “Forever is Now” has kicked off at the Giza Pyramids this week with a remarkable participation from Egypt and the Gulf. The event brings together artists from around the world to explore the mysteries of a great ancient civilization.

The partaking works focus on the theme of pyramids and temples from a modern perspective, using materials inspired by the contemporary environment like wood, glass, steel and paper, in addition to recycled wastes.

The exhibition highlights elements from the earth, history, environment and humanity, and displays the contemporary artworks at the prestigious site of the Giza Pyramids.

“The new edition has so many new features that weren’t seen in the past two editions, like the increased number of participants (14) from Egypt, Brazil, Argentina, the US, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Greece and the UK, as well as a special presence from the Gulf with three artists: Saudi Rashid al-Shashai, Bahraini Rashid Al Khalifa, and Emirati Azza Al Qubaisi,” Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, CEO of Art D'Égypte, the company behind the event, told “Asharq Al-Awsat”.

“Held in collaboration with the Egyptian ministries of foreign affairs and tourism and antiquities, and the UNESCO, the 3rd edition of ‘'Forever is Now'’ has gained more trust from international partners.

The success of the two past editions has reflected on the current one, and we managed to lure a wider audience to explore a new genre of art,” she added.

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10 Endangered Black Rhinos Sent from S.Africa to Mozambique

Kenya Wildlife Services veterinarians and rangers rush to aid a sedated female black Rhinoceros that has been selected for translocation to the Segera Rhino Sanctuary from the Lake Nakuru National Park on June 07, 2025. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
Kenya Wildlife Services veterinarians and rangers rush to aid a sedated female black Rhinoceros that has been selected for translocation to the Segera Rhino Sanctuary from the Lake Nakuru National Park on June 07, 2025. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
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10 Endangered Black Rhinos Sent from S.Africa to Mozambique

Kenya Wildlife Services veterinarians and rangers rush to aid a sedated female black Rhinoceros that has been selected for translocation to the Segera Rhino Sanctuary from the Lake Nakuru National Park on June 07, 2025. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)
Kenya Wildlife Services veterinarians and rangers rush to aid a sedated female black Rhinoceros that has been selected for translocation to the Segera Rhino Sanctuary from the Lake Nakuru National Park on June 07, 2025. (Photo by Tony KARUMBA / AFP)

Ten black rhinos have been moved from South Africa to Mozambique to secure breeding of the critically endangered animals that became locally extinct 50 years ago, conservationists said Thursday.

The five male and five female rhinos were transferred to Mozambique's Zinave National Park in a 48-hour road trip last week, said the Peace Parks Foundation, which took part in the translocation.

"It was necessary to introduce these 10 to make the population viable," communication coordinator Lesa van Rooyen told AFP.

The new arrivals will "secure the first founder population of black rhinos since becoming locally extinct five decades ago,” South Africa's environment ministry, which was also involved, said in a statement.

Twelve black rhinos had previously been sent from South Africa to Zinave in central Mozambique but the population was still not viable for breeding, Van Rooyen said.

Twenty-five white rhinos, which are classified as less threatened, were also translocated in various operations.

The global black rhino population dropped by 96 percent between 1970 and 1993, reaching a low of only 2,300 surviving in the wild, according to the International Rhino Foundation.

Decades of conservation efforts allowed the species to slowly recover and the population is estimated at 6,421 today.

Once abundant across sub-Saharan Africa, rhino numbers fell dramatically due to hunting by European colonizers and large-scale poaching, with their horns highly sought after on black markets particularly in Asia.

Mozambique's population of the large animals was depleted during the 15-year civil war, which ended in 1992 and pushed many people to desperate measures to "survive in very difficult circumstances", van Rooyen said.

Years of rewilding efforts have established Zinave as Mozambique’s only national park home to the "Big Five" game animals -- elephant, rhino, lion, leopard and buffalo.