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Tourism minister Hisham Zazou stated that he is concerned about the negative impact of political events on cultural tourism.
Around 8.1 million tourists visited Egypt over the past ten months,...
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Demolishing the Giza Pyramids and the Sphinx??? I read about that in the Independent and on the blog Egyptian Chronicles I have little doubt that given half a chance Mr El Gohary would go ahead with...
Hundreds of truck drivers across the country continued their strike for the second day and blocked roads across the country Tuesday in protest against tax increases.
In Sharqiya, the protesters...
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The Police should think themselves lucky they only got rocks thrown at them, with all the illegal guns in circulation..
I think the Police are going to find it hard to regain control, they have been...
Controversial early closing hours for Egypt's shops postponed.
Government delays initiative to shut shops and restaurants early as it sets regulations for implementing decision, affirms Local...
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The latest on closing times...
A dispute with business owners over a government plan to close shops early ended with an agreement to extend the closure time to 12 am, Prime Minister Hesham Qandil...
The government has taken a first step to getting expensive energy subsidies under control, a key component of an economic reform program the cash-strapped government is presenting to the IMF to...
Taking a breath of fresh air is often is quite difficult in the bustling Cairene metropolis, specifically in fall when the seasonal black cloud caused by the burning of rice straw starts hovering...
Recently, over forty Hilton Worldwide staff members and general managers from the company’s 18 hotels across Egypt were joined by HE Ezzat Mohamed Saad, the governor of Luxor while spending the day...
The tuk-tuk, Egypt's much-derided three-wheel transport, could finally be officially licenced for use on the country's streets, the state-run Al-Ahram newspaper reports.
Egyptian Prime Minister...
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I'd love to travel in one! Could a non-driver easily learn to handle one?
You often see children driving them.
Ah, but children are much cleverer than me when it comes to machines! :D . Attempted...
172 arrested on sexual harassment charges; still not enough, say activists.
In the first two days of the Eid al-Adha holiday, police have arrested 172 people on charges of sexual harassment and...
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I tried to get a link of the video of the 'youth against sexual harassment' group in Cairo where they are going round spray painting the faces of any offenders they catch but I cant find it now. WELL...
Sectarian violence and discrimination against Copts in education and the media has increased since the 25 January revolution, said Millet Council Secretary Kamil Seddiq on Monday.
Shopping? Buy Made in Egypt
Time to shop? If you’re running out of ideas for gifts or something unique for yourself, try buying Made in Egypt; here’s Ahram Online’s list
Ahram Online, Thursday 16...
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Thanks Robo; that's what I was told when in town earlier this year. ;)
Environmentalists, activists and bystanders gathered Saturday at various locations around Cairo and Alexandria to join a seed bombing campaign known as “Bozoor Baladi” (Seeds of My Country).
Seed...
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This is my nakla and one day will be 30ft tall, it is now 3 years old when it's taller I will string up a 50ft horizontal short wave radio ariel to it, for those little 'down-time moments on ones...
Starting in November, Egypt's shops will have to shut their doors by 10pm and restaurants by midnight or face stiff penalties; tourist establishments are exempt.
Egypt's governors' council has set...
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Maybe a similar result could be obtained by the shops closing during the day - still late-night culture - instead of shutting at about 2 and opening again at around 6.
An interesting article; too long to cut and paste.
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A really ugly building, but a national treasure! From Fort Quait Bey, it looks like a great tortoise shuffling towards the sea, and looks so out of place there.
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