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Experts confront visions and realities of a greener Cairo.
Apr 30, 2012, rating: 5.000, 2 votesIn Cairo, environmental experts must struggle with the paradox between the visions they have for the city’s future and ...
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SunCity Mall opens in Egypt at a price tag of LE 3 bln.
Apr 27, 2012, rating: 3.000, 10 votesSun City, a new addition to Egypt’s shopping and entertainment centers worth more than LE 3 billion (about $497 ...
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Egyptian ambassador to Qatar recalled after rant at Egypt's foreign ministry
Apr 14, 2012, rating: 5.000, 1 votesEgypt's foreign ministry has decided to recall the Egyptian ambassador to Qatar, Mohamed Fawzy, as he has been... -
Mubarak's lawyer denies reports of fleeing Egypt
Jan 24, 2012, rating: 5.000, 3 votesThe lawyer of ousted President Hosni Mubarak has denied reports that he fled Egypt and shut down his law firm -
Young men become love slaves for older women in exchange for money and gifts.
Sep 28, 2011, rating: 3.667, 3 votesA recent study indicated that the phenomenon of young Egyptian males marrying... -
The Great 10 places to go in Cairo
Apr 19, 2011, rating: 3.188, 16 votesThere is of course a lot more to see than just the 10 sights listed here, especially if you... -
A blogger was jailed recently for “insulting the military.”
Apr 10, 2011, rating: 0.000, 0 votesA blogger was jailed recently for “insulting the military.” Human rights advocates say... -
Eight artifacts reported missing from Cairo's Egyptian Museum
Feb 14, 2011, rating: 0.000, 0 votesZahi Hawass, head of the newly-created Ministry of State for Antiquities, announced this morning that eight artifacts had been stolen ... -
Cairo Museum: Restoration of museum artifacts to be complete in 5 days
Feb 07, 2011, rating: 0.000, 0 votesEgyptian Minister for Antiquities Zahi Hawass said restoration of 70 artifacts damaged at the Egyptian Museum last week will conclude ... -
Egypt: Journey to a rosy eternity
Jan 27, 2011, rating: 4.000, 1 votesFragile papyrus scrolls known collectively as the Book of the Dead; a glossy hardback entitled Life in Paradise; and archaeologists ... -
Egypt officially requests Nefertiti bust
Jan 26, 2011, rating: 0.000, 0 votesEgypt has submitted an official request to Germany to return a bust of Nefertiti displayed in a Berlin Museum -
Egypt: Sewage workers find 3 pharaonic coffins
Jan 23, 2011, rating: 0.000, 0 votesWorkers in Abu Yasseen village in Sharqiya Governorate found three pharaonic coffins and other artefacts while digging as part of ... -
Egypt: A painted burial chamber of the 25th Dynasty priest Karakhamun
Dec 10, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesA painted burial chamber of the 25th Dynasty priest Karakhamun was discovered this week on Luxor's west bank -
Al Ahly Bank returns 200 Egyptian objects
Dec 05, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesMinister of Culture, Farouk Hosny, announced that the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) received 200 artifacts from Al-Ahly National Bank -
Luxor's west bank receives another facelift
Dec 03, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesMinister of Culture, Farouk Hosny, announced that the newly installed lighting system on Luxor’s west bank has been completed ... -
Egypt: Sphinx statues uncovered on Luxor temple road
Nov 17, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesTwelve sphinx statues have been found near the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has announced. -
Luxor: Farmland yields another statue
Nov 15, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesANOTHER gigantic statue of Pharaoh Amenhotep III was unearthed late last week on Luxor's west bank -
Egypt announces discovery of 3400-year-old wall around Sphinx
Nov 03, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesEgyptian authorities on Tuesday announced the discovery of a 3400-year-old enclosure wall around Giza's Sphinx, presumably erected to protect ... -
4,000-year-old priest's tomb unearthed in Egypt
Oct 20, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesCAIRO (AFP) – Egyptian archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a priest who conducted prayer rituals before statues of a dead ... -
Egypt urges US to give back 3000-year old Pharaonic coffin
Oct 15, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesZehi Hawass, Egypt’s top archaeologist, said that his country will file an official request with the US authorities to ... -
Egypt unearths 3,400-year-old granite statues
Oct 04, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesArchaeologists have unearthed the upper part of a double limestone statue of a powerful pharaoh -
Egypt: Ancient burial chamber discovered on Luxor's west bank
Sep 17, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesThe Egyptian Ministry of Culture on Wednesday announced that archaeologists had discovered a 2600-year-old burial chamber -
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
Sep 05, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesAl-Masry Al-Youm hit the streets of the capital to ask: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority? -
Egypt: Photographing the Orient
Aug 28, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesSomething of a minor Cairo landmark, the Lehnert and Landrock bookshop has been selling photographs of the Orient since the ... -
Egypt discovers 3500-year-old oasis trading post.
Aug 27, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesEgypt's antiquities authority announced on Wednesday the discovery of an ancient trading settlement in one of its desert oases ...
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Egypt: Journey to a rosy eternity
Jan 27, 2011, rating: 4.000, 1 votesFragile papyrus scrolls known collectively as the Book of the Dead; a glossy hardback entitled Life in Paradise; and archaeologists ... -
Egypt officially requests Nefertiti bust
Jan 26, 2011, rating: 0.000, 0 votesEgypt has submitted an official request to Germany to return a bust of Nefertiti displayed in a Berlin Museum -
Egypt: Sewage workers find 3 pharaonic coffins
Jan 23, 2011, rating: 0.000, 0 votesWorkers in Abu Yasseen village in Sharqiya Governorate found three pharaonic coffins and other artefacts while digging as part of ... -
Al Ahly Bank returns 200 Egyptian objects
Dec 05, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesMinister of Culture, Farouk Hosny, announced that the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) received 200 artifacts from Al-Ahly National Bank -
Egypt urges US to give back 3000-year old Pharaonic coffin
Oct 15, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesZehi Hawass, Egypt’s top archaeologist, said that his country will file an official request with the US authorities to ... -
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
Sep 05, 2010, rating: 0.000, 0 votesAl-Masry Al-Youm hit the streets of the capital to ask: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?