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CAIRO (AP) — An online image circulated Wednesday purported to show the beheading of a Croatian hostage held by the Islamic State group's Egyptian affiliate, the first such killing of a foreign...
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Sadly this was the outcome that everyone expected. I just find it strange as to the demands made for his release, the freeing of all female prisoners, considering that IS routinely rape women and...
Egypt in festive mood ahead of new Suez Canal opening
Egypt is scheduled to inaugurate the new waterway in less than 48 hours
Marina Barsoum , Tuesday 4 Aug 2015
Egypt Remains A Dream Destination For Foreigners. Here’s Why.
Documentary by Ahmed Yacoub, article by Emir Nader
Why are foreigners dreaming of a vacation in Egypt while we Egyptians are dying...
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Well the dream destination for 80,000 ex-pats/migrants seems to be just across from Calais, and can you blame them I don't and if they can manage to get all the way to that 'sh**hole called Calais...
CAIRO (Reuters) - At least 15 people drowned when a small boat collided with a barge and capsized on the Nile River near Cairo on Wednesday night, Egypt's interior ministry said in a statement.
The...
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I was also shocked when I saw this headline here and could only hope that it wasn't a second tragedy. I didn't have to time to check it earlier but now note that the article was marked Reuters July...
One of my colleagues is in the process of getting a divorce.
It's a relatively easy process.There are no dependant children.The husband has moved out,she will keep the family home.She has a job,can...
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A friend of mine wanted a divorce, her husband had two Egyptian wives, one had a boy and she a little girl. The two women lived in flats that were across the landing from each other and hated each...
There are new LE100 and LE200 notes in circulation from this week. They are slightly slimmer than the old ones and also have a hologram for the first time.
Source CAIROSCENE
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We have 'plastic' money here now. When it gets old it'll break and chip, if it lays in the hot sun it can melt, when new it'll stick to each other and doesn't fold worth a darn but overall it does...
Egypt population hits 89.11 million, increases by 18 % in 6 years
Jul. 11, 2015 12:07
By THE CAIRO POST
CAIRO: Egypt’s population on Saturday reached 89.110 million, compared to76.1 million in...
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Unfortunately they all suffer from the 'jiggy jiggy syndrome. They know no better once wed. Keep pushing it in, keep pushing them out. It matters not at the time that the family income can not...
For some reason, in this holy month of Ramadan, and after scanning the usual tales of woe on social media forums about the trials & tribulations of living in Egypt, I was reminded of the words os St....
Great news ! ... Egypt aims to reduce its surging fertility rate over the next 15 years, a government minister has said, in an effort to address overpopulation concerns in the Arab world's most...
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You have to laugh at the way they think and self medicate. I know a family, a lovely family, 3 sons all working but yet will not allow their sick mother to see a doctor because of finances. Yet its...
Efforts are paying off in fighting FGM
Only 61 percent of girls aged between 15 and 17 were circumcised in 2014, compared to 74 percent in 2008, according to a recent survey
Ignacio Artaza , Sunday 7...
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You beat me to it W.I. I know it's only a small step but it is in the right direction :) In addition, the survey shows a significant change in mothers’ attitudes since, from a total of 92 percent...
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Desert Breath, El Gouna, Egypt,
The project is rooted in our common desire to work in...
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Amazing! Thanks for posting this Winged Isis. If I had known of it's existence I would definitely have tried to visit when I was staying in El Gouna earlier this year.
CAIRO: The decision of the Antiquities Ministry to raise entrance fees paid by Arab tourists and locals to visit Egypt’s archaeological sites has drawn mixed reviews.
“The timing of the decision is...
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Is that a tail or is the foot you are cramming down your throat coming out the other end?
No, its my man meat, have to tuck it away to save it continually banging my knees. :up
While researching something completely different I stumbled upon this report from February 2000. I have only skimmed it so far, but it is interesting to see how the plans made 15 years ago have...
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This might be easier to read.
Yes, but it is only the first section Executive Summary . :-(
Egypt to hold national poll on daylight saving time
The cabinet previously announced that clocks would go forward one hour starting on 1 May
Ahram Online , Saturday 11 Apr 2015
Egypt's prime...
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:ai I had better call the driver and tell him, inshallah, to pick me up at Luxor airport around midnight and not an hour later!
:cuppa: Next morning, I shall certainly welcome that extra hour. :yawn:
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