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The government has started printing 1LE and 50 piastre notes again. No doubt we will see a few people trying out the old 50 piastre note scam.
A typical scam works like this. A local goes up to a...
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Since Ramadan I have received several mint condition 1Le notes in my change. The cash man at the till in 40' told me that these were the new issues. Personally I prefer the coins. If they printed the...
Egyptians Who Don't Have A Fridge Will Not Suffer From Price Hikes, Says Minister of Electricity.
That's right, the Egyptian Minister of Electricity said those with no fridges will not exceed 50...
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This cost cutting offer will be cold comfort for many. Not too bad in this :a55: but when it changes to this :a65: I see a lot of theses :sk in the doctors as they begin to suffer the consequences of...
Cheaper gold introduced to Egyptian market in bid to combat surging prices.
Egypt's government has officially launched new, lower-karat gold jewellery for cheaper prices in a bid to combat the...
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Thank you Brian, must have missed that one off my list.
You have confirmed what I was saying about the 9 kt being quite common, quite often because it is more durable.
Its odd that the Egyptian media doesn't mention the 60th anniversary of one of the most important events in modern Egyptian History - the nationalization of the canal. The fact that the canal has not...
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Good - all friends - all agreed (maybe? - up to you) we have said too much and at too much length (me).
Ziad Hassan Qenawy, a 3-year-old who was sentenced in absentia to two years in prison for charges of theft and fighting authorities, was acquitted yesterday.
n Cairo, a lawyer prepares for a defense...
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Delinquent little sod, age should be immaterial when a crime has been committed...8)
Mr Angry of Royal Tunbridge Wells..
Egyptian adventurer Galal Zekri Chatila has set out on his latest and boldest journey — to climb the highest peak on each continent and plant the Egyptian flag, with the aim of raising funds for...
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Personally.....I would not question anyone's motives without knowing them or without evidence.
The point Horus makes about the proportion of donations eaten up in the expenses of the climbs is a...
UK Export Finance, the UK's export credit agency, is committed to funding trade deals with Egypt worth up to GBP 500 million, and has GBP 2.5 billion of financing available for projects in Egypt,...
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UK – Egypt Relations
Britain has a long-standing and historic relationship with Egypt due to it being a former British protectorate and a strategically vital country in the MENA region. Britain...
Egypt 100 years ago: The Ceremony of the Holy Carpet (Mahmal)A collection of postcards by Egyptologist George Darresy constitutes a time capsule of Egypt at the beginning of the 20th century
Fathi...
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Newcastle you say: Egyptians have a long history of embellishing the facts for the entertainment of foreigners. Not untrue but also not untrue of others when they want to tell the 'ripping yarns' of...
We occasionally (ahem!) discuss the frustrations of life in Egypt....why things are not as we think they ought to be. Some of us get accused of moaning on and on about the problems (MT alert!). On...
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There was a caption from Rainer but dare not put it on here! :))) :)))
An interesting article on how Sisi intends to rescue Egypt.
Some extracts:
CAIRO (AP) — During two years in office, Egypt's general-turned-president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi has sought to impose a...
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There are obviously dangers in Egypt, remember the ex pat who flew home and got free accommodation for some time, because they thought their life was in danger! It's this type of happening that...
A number of Egyptian MPs said in separate statements they were “outraged” by what they called the wide use of excessive force against black protesters in recent days in the United States
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