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Egypt is famous for its many festivals and religious carnivals, also known as mulids. They are usually associated with a particular Coptic or Sufi saint, but are often celebrated by all Egyptians irrespective of creed or religion. Sham El Nessim: Literally sniffing of the breezes, Sham el-Nessim marks the beginning of spring. The ancient spring festival of Sham en Nisim has been celebrated by

Tahiti made history on Wednesday as the first-ever island nation from Oceania to qualify for a FIFA field football event. FIFA.com tells the story.

Today, Egyptian telecom giant Orascom Telecom launched an advanced mobile phone network in North Korea. This is an attempt to intro a worldwide symbol of personal freedom into one of the planets most heavily controlled societies. Orascom Telecom Holding SAE have been working on the network since January when they gained a $400 million deal and [...]

A member of the Muslim Brotherhood in the Egyptian parliament denounced the Grand Sheikh of Al Azahr, Mohamed Sayed Tantwy, regarding his recent comment in an Arab newspaper in which he expressed his desire to meet any Israeli officials who wanted to come to Egypt to discuss issues. He said his office was open to [...]

Egyptian cleric Hassan Abu Al-Ashbal has a message for Barack Obama: convert to Islam, or else.

This is dedicated to the Egyptian and the Israeli governments and their attempts by all means to close the tunnels between Gaza and Al Arish !! This photos are from a news report showing how the smuggling is still done between Gaza and Al Arish through tunnels , this time they are smuggling goats and small cows !! It is very sad thing that it reached to this level. This inhuman siege should be

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(click on images to Zoooom+++)The Ancient Egyptian USB drives come in two designs: one bears the shape of the Sphinx while the other one depicts an Egyptian citizen.The golden metallic shine is very nicely complemented by traditional Egyptian colorful designs with black, white, red and blue, making these USBs look better than your common thumbdrive.The speed standard is fully-compliant USB 2.0 and

One night a few weeks ago, Michael could be found taking a bath in our big Jacuzzi tub. For him, it’s an Olympic-sized swimming pool. He’s playing with the cups and boats and doo-dads he has floating around, humming randomly to himself.Then his tuneless hum turns into something that sounds remarkably like “Walk Like An Egyptian.” My wife and I, who had been chatting about the day’s event

The range of Egyptian food is very wide and cosmopolitan. Mostly you will find the dishes a combination between Middle-Eastern and Mediterranean cuisine. There are plenty of restaurants and snack bars that offer good range of inexpensive food. Typical Egyptian food of falafel and Beans “ful” is sold every where. Western style restaurants are now present in most Egyptian cities

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I am from the Egyptians who believe that the whole truth hasn’t been totally uncovered in the assassination of President Sadat and that it is from the holy Egyptian X-Files we won't know or even open freely except when this regime is over. There are many gaps and mysteries in that incident that changed the fate of Egypt. And every time someone just tries to get closer or this file or even h

French-Egyptian Seminar on Textile Machinery will be held at Nile Hilton, Cairo, on October 22, 2008.It was announced that the seminar is organized by UCMTF, the French Textile Machinery Manufacturers' association, in collaboration with Ubifrance, the French agency for international business development, and the Economic Department of the Embassy of France in Egypt.ECTI (Egyptian Chamber of Textil

Mr Rashid Mohamed Rashid, minister of Trade and Industry, and Mr Jean Felix-Paganon, Ambassador of France, will start a French Egyptian seminar on textile machinery This is to be started in presence of numerous French and Egyptian companies as well as experts and businessmen dealing with textile and related machinery.Hassan Behnam, Head of Ubifrance regional press office, announced that the semin

Ibrahim Eissa, the editor in chief of the newspaper Al-Dustour, recieved a presidential pardon earlier this week.He was sentenced to two months in prison last month after publishing articles in August 2007 speculating on the health of President Hosni Mubarak.In one article, Eissa stated:"The president in Egypt is a god and gods don’t get sick. Thus, President Mubarak, those surrounding him, and

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Ancient Egyptian Zodiac Astrological Calendar Papyrus Painting On Rosetta Stone Inscritions. Approximate Papyrus Size: - Small: 7.9 in. X 11.8 in. (20X30 cm). - Medium: 11.8 in. X 15.7 in. (30X40 cm). - Large: 15.8 in. X 23.6 in. (40X60 cm). 

Hack comics have long made sport of just how awful airline food is. Such material belongs quite rightfully in the comedic dumpster of pathetically worn-out jokes along with anything related to the fundamental differences between men and women and cutesy anecdotes detailing how their children are especially hilarious that are embarrassing to hear from comedians [...]

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The Egyptian Museum & Planetarium has the largest collection of Egyptian artifacts on exhibit in the western United States. No need to travel all the way to Egypt, just take a trip to Rosicrucian Park in San Jose California. Inside the museum you will find an extensive collection of artifacts, jewelry and displays of Egyptian antiquity. Take the family on a fun trip and get a great look at what

The Egyptian idea of a pyramid was that of a structure on a square base, with four inclining sides, each one of which should be an equilateral triangle, all meeting in a point at the top. The structure might be solid, and in that case might be either of hewn stone throughout, or consist of a mass of rubble merely held together by an external casing of stone; or it might contain chambers and passag

The first living, breathing, acting, flesh-and-blood personage, whom so-called histories of Egypt present to us, is a certain Sneferu, or Seneferu, whom the Egyptians seem to have regarded as the first monarch of their fourth dynasty. Sneferu—called by Manetho, we know not why, Soris—has left us a representation of himself, and an inscription. On the rocks of Wady Magharah, in the Sinaitic pen

All nations, unless they be colonies, have a prehistoric time—a dark period of mist and gloom, before the keen light of history dawns upon them. This period is the favourite playground of the myth-spirits, where they disport themselves freely, or lounge heavily and listlessly, according to their different natures. The Egyptian spirits were of the heavier and duller kind—not light and frolicsom

It is very sad thing ,there was an Egyptian engineer who was killed in the latest terrorist act in Pakistan that targeted Marriott hotel.His name was Tarek Ismail Fouda and he was working as CFO in Orascom's Mobilink in Pakistan. Strangely the Egyptian Embassy denied at first that there was an Egyptian in the terrible blast then they knew there was some Egyptian whom they should work on retrieving

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Prehistoric Times The historic use of aromatic plant substances has been around since the Neolithic period. Herbs and plants were used in cooking and medicine, as well as buried with the dead. Deposits of medicinal plants have been found inside graves dating back eighty thousand years ago. More: continued here

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By Richard MonkEgypt and pyramids are two words that just go together. In a testament to the advancements of the Egyptians, those pyramids by and large stand today thousands of years later.Egyptian PyramidsEgypt is a country that brings to mind vast deserts and huge, imposing pyramids. Situated in the Northeastern part of the continent of Africa, this country has been inhabited by advanced societi

Egyptian Hieroglyphics in Luxor.

Ayman Nour, founder of the liberal Ghad Party, wrote an open letter to Barack Obama that began, “the writer of these lines is a man about your age who was, and still is, dreaming like you of change and reforms.. in our countries, legitimate dreams,all too often turn into horrifying nightmares.” He argues his main [...]

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Retrocede en el tiempo al Antiguo Egipto cuando todo era gobernado por poderosos faraones. La guerra de los dioses ha comenzado. Toma tu bola egipcia y empieza a cargar contra los templos. Los antiguos templos deben ser destruidos para dar paso a un nuevo dios y a un nuevo faraón. ¡Lucha y mantente firme para lograr la gloria en este histórico juego de romper ladrillos Seguir leyendo... >>

A 27- year-old Egyptian woman named Ghazala Khamis gives birth to Septuplets or seven babies via Ceasarean section. The babies, four boys and three girls are now in stable condition. Ghazala who has three daughters, took fertility drugs in order to have a son. Lucky for the parents because Egypt's health minister will shoulder the milk and diapers of the seven babies for two years."This is a very

CAIRO, Egypt – A 27-year-old Egyptian woman gave birth to septuplets early Saturday in the coastal city of Alexandria, family members and the hospital director said. Ghazala Khamis was in good condition after having a blood transfusion during her Caesarean section due to bleeding, said Emad Darwish, director of the El-Shatbi Hospital where she gave birth. The [...]

The newborns, four boys and three girls, weigh between 3.2 pounds and 6.17 pounds and are in stable condition, Darwish said. They have been placed in incubators in four hospitals that have special premature baby units

The newborns, four boys and three girls, weigh between 3.2 pounds and 6.17 pounds and are in stable condition, Darwish said. They have been placed in incubators in four hospitals that have special premature baby units

Susan Tamim's murder was considered an Arabic X-File due to the fact that the victim was Arab and the murder took place in an another Arab country and the suspected murderers are from other Arab country "Egypt" But now it turned in to an Egyptian X-File , with the sudden death of the first suspect "Mohesn El-Sokary" The Head of security of Four season resort Sharm El-Sheikh , which is partially

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Yes I wrote it right “Egyptian Hindus” , It seems that there are Egyptian Hindus in Egypt , beside the foreign Hindus from different nationalities. I know it sounds strange and for some people especially Egyptians it will be a surprise or even a shock. Already I did not believe it when I read it from two weeks ago in Al Masry Al Youm despite the creditability of the newspaper and how the repor

Officially we do not have any more POWs in Israel after the release of Haj Mahmoud El-Sawurka in the 1990s or at least this is what we have been told. When Hezbollah announced its operation Radwan, it boasted and announced rapidly that Lebanon officially became the first Arab country  to close its POWs in Israel file. Lebanon officially is the first Arab country in the front that has no POW

The Egyptians continued to construct taller and taller pyramids and started smoothing out the jagged edges of stepped pyramids. One of the earliest attempts was the Meidum pyramid, in 2570 B.C. It had seven steps progressing to eight, but it collapsed and was abandoned.Pyramid designers learned that if pyramids were going to be higher and have steeper slopes, their bases needed to be wider. At Dah

The Egyptian Chefs Association aims to improve the quality and standards of their members

Our ultimate question is a name of a TV show that was first aired from couple months ago exclusively on Al-Saa TV Channel then re-aired on the Egyptian National TV. Al-Saa TV Channel by the way is a Libyan TV channel in Egypt, it is not Egyptian as it is said; this is a side remark. This documentary TV show was prepared and presented by Journalist/TV Host Amr El-Lathy. El-Lathy is heading one of E

Egypt has a rich and fascinating history with the Middle East. Although Egypt is the best known and most researched empire in the area, the others in the Middle East contributed to its grandeur. No culture has ever began with only its own traditions and methods. Other cultures from the area contribute to all the things that distinguish one culture from another. Interaction between Egypt and its ne

Egyptian Pharaohs were the Ancient Egyptian secular and spiritual leaders of ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs were responsible for safeguarding the well-being of all Egyptians in ancient times. The term 'Pharaoh' is a Greek interpretation of the Egyptian word Per-aa literally meaning 'Great House'.Pharaoh is a title used to refer to the rulers of ancient Egypt in the pre-Christian and pre-

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South African club Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Haras al-Hodoud 1-0 in an African Confederation Cup tie on Saturday.

It has been a very long time since I wrote anything about Ashraf Marwan and his enigmatic case, which officially became an original Egyptian X-file. Lots of things happened since last time I wrote about Marwan whether directly or indirectly, but do not be surprised I kept journal with the important events that took place all that time. The media machine of his son Gamal is doing a great job in ke

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There are no more famous ancient sites within Egypt, or for that matter elsewhere in the world, than the Great Pyramids at Giza. They are, without question, the icon most associated with the Egypt. They have been both the main destination for tourists, and a source of imaginative thought to the world for over three thousand years.However, there are actually over 100 pyramids in Egypt, many of whic

Egypt has a rich and fascinating history with the Middle East. Although Egypt is the best known and most researched empire in the area, the others in the Middle East contributed to its grandeur. No culture has ever began with only its own traditions and methods. Other cultures from the area contribute to all the things that distinguish one culture from another. Interaction between Egypt and its ne

Other popular Egyptian tattoos include the Eye of Horus, Pyramids, and Hieroglyphics. The Eye of Horus is an interesting design as it is not only visually arresting, but tells the story of the Egyptian God Horus who lost his eye in battle and later reclaimed the power of magical sight. It should be no surprise that pyramids are common Egyptian tattoos that seem to illustrate the power of ancient w

The growing tension between Iran and Egypt continues to escalates as the Egyptian government views Iranian action throughout the Middle East as harmful to its national interests. Iran is the most powerful Shiite Muslim nation in the world and thus a threat to Sunni countries like Egypt. An informal alliance of Sunni nations such as [...]

Start filming an Egyptian accused of harming Moroccan in TangierTangier - EveningBegan portraying the Egyptian film "promise" in Tangier, in which singer ", which are" exciting "Ruby", in light of controversy over accusing him of harming the image of Moroccan and the use of female students in institutes of tourism in the city to carry out the roles of prostitutes.The team was the film, directed by

I do not think that you know that Many people especially from Women and children were saved from the terrible fire in the Sudanese airplane flight on Wednesday by two Egyptians. Two simple Egyptian heroes from Belqas , Dakhalia Governate , their names are Mustafa Shabaan Ahmed “28 years old” and Mongi Abdel Rahman “34 years old” who were on a Business trip to Sudan. Ahmed is married but

An Israel delegation arrived in Cairo today to pursue further discussions with Egyptian mediators and Hamas officials for a long term cease fire in Gaza. The Israel Cabinet has decided to call off plans for a full blown invasion of Gaza and will work with Hamas in order to end violence in the Gaza area. [...]

Do you think that Sami El-Hajj was the only Al-Jazeera reporter being detained in the Afghanistan war !!?? Do you know that there is another reporter of Al Jazeera like Sami Hajj who is under arrest along with his family ?? No, he is not in Guantanamo bay ,well I think in his case , he would wish to be there ,at least all the world will be following his case even if his country does not care abo

In a nation of eighty million which contains about forty million illiterate people, highly educated individuals who have access to the computers and the Internet increasingly are becoming voices protesting human rights abuses. Blogger Karim el-Behein described his imprisonment and torture in a jail because he supported worker efforts at a textile mill to obtain [...]

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Only the base remains of an ancient pyramid just uncovered in Egypt. Original post by Associated Press

The Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, known commonly as the Egyptian Museum, in Cairo, Egypt, is home to the most extensive collection of ancient Egyptian antiquities in the world. It has 120,000 items, with a representative amount on display, the remainder in storerooms and carparks. The museum’s Royal Mummy Room, containing 27 royal mummies from pharaonic [...]

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And while Katrina is delighted with the way the song has shaped up, she is even more charmed by Egypt and its culture.“It’s among the most beautiful countries I have visited - the pyramids, the temples and the landscape are absolutely exotic. I even enjoyed the barbecue dinner on a boat on the Nile. We [...]

Lost in discussions concerning Israel and Muslim conflict is the less reported ongoing violence against Christians who live in the Middle East. Half of the pre-2003 Iraqi Christian population has fled the country due to violence by Muslims against them and their churches. Sectarian clashes are also present in Egypt where Coptic Christians continue to [...]

It's becoming summer more and more and the heat reached us here in Egypt. I love Egypt's climate with its hot summers which don't get you sweat as it's very also. Waking up in the morning with sunshine around and to be sure it will not rain (I can count with 10 fingers how many times it was raining since I came here) is just amazing.But sometimes it's even too hot and Chica & Pumuckl feel it v

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GAZA - PalestineInfo : Dr. Ismail Radwan, a Hamas political leader and one of its spokesmen in the Gaza Strip, has revealed that the Israeli occupation authority's replies to the Egyptian calm offer were not encouraging. Radwan, speaking in an address before a ceremony marking the foundation anniversary of the popular front for the liberation of Palestine – general command in Gaza on Saturday, s

In a lengthy interview published today in the online Arabic news service Elaph , Supreme Guide of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Mohammed Akef was asked: “Regarding resistance and jihad…do you consider Osama Bin Laden a terrorist or an Islamic Mujahid ?” Akef’s answer: “In all certainty, a mujahid , and I have no doubt in his sincerity in resisting the occupation, clo

GAZA - PalestineInfo : The Hamas Movement's delegates are expected to have another session with Egyptian officials on Wednesday to receive the final response on the calm between Palestinian resistance factions and Israel, Ayman Taha, a Hamas spokesman in Gaza said. He added in a press statement that the Hamas team members would address a press conference later today to table their Movement's final

The grand imam of Al-Azhar in Cairo, in an effort to promote tolerance of Islam, said Monday that terrorism is rejected by the Islamic faith. A delegation from the U.S. Military Academy met Monday with the grand imam of Al-Azhar, Sheik Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi, at Al-Azhar University in Cairo. The U.S. delegation was visiting Egypt as part of a Middle East tour. In an initiative to promote grea

Both beautiful girls , Moroccan girls are beautiful because they have Spanish/Andalusian-Arabian-and Black African blood.And Egyptian girls , I mean , Cleopatra was also egyptian.Interesting? Click here to explore further

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Bruce Wayne is known for using gadgets and his surroundings to get the advantage during a fight, however I would never have thought he would use a nearby bird as a weapon. It’s not who I am underneath, but my poultry of choice that defines me! Related News Funny Movie Signs Coolness: Hopeman! Transformers Alternate Ending Coolness: Ian McKellen On Extras Coolness: [...]

An article in last Sunday’s edition of the Chicago Tribune has raised new questions about the CIA kidnapping of Hassan Mustafa Osama Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, on the streets of Milan on February 17, 2003. Nasr was shipped back to Egypt, where he was held without charge and tortured. His case hit the headlines after an Italian magistrate issued arrest warrants for 13 CIA agents, provoking sha

Egypt striker Amr Zaki has emerged as a leading target for Wigan Athletic, according to widespread reports.1 Vote(s)

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Student 'Twitters' his way out of Egyptian jail: James Karl Buck helped free himself from an Egyptian jail with a one-word blog post from his cell phone. Buck, a graduate student from the University of California-Berkeley, was in Mahalla, Egypt, covering an anti-government protest when he and his translator, Mohammed Maree, were arrested April 10. On his way to the police station, Buck took out his cell phone and sent a message to his friends and contacts using the micro-blogging site Twitter. [photo link]The message only had one word. "Arrested."Within seconds, colleagues in the United States and his blogger-friends in Egypt -- the same ones who had taught him the tool only a week earlier -- were alerted that he was being held. Twitter is a social-networking blog site that allows users to