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Violent clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi have led to at least one death and scores of injuries in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, Egyptian state...
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Quite agree with your analysis H. My more cynical side comes out when querying how all of these political moves will impact Expats but if the extremists maintain control life could change...
The Egyptian street has been gripped by fear and anticipation with 30 June right at the doorstep. Those feelings have been exacerbated by the tense relationship between the presidency and the Muslim...
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Sad situation. Such high hopes during the Revolution only to have everything turn out the way it did. Very unfortunate indeed.
Despite the growing number of drug addicts in Egypt, recent reports confirm that the number of those seeking treatment for addiction is also on the rise. According to a report issued by the Fund for...
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Agreed H. Not a good situation and am sure recidivism rates are high.
Ready a study once about a program run by Monks in the USA. Their success rates with drug abusers was extremely high. They...
Egypt plans to block widely-used applications Viber and WhatsApp on economic and security concerns, a state telecommunication senior official tells Ahram Online on Saturday.
Head of the National...
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I agree with Grandad. I see what is happening in Egypt as a slow progression towards a more fundamental Islamic state. One by one Islamic values will replace western ways. Change takes time and the...
An acquaintance several weeks ago was in shock, “I got my daughter a bicycle which she parks on the street. Last night I found an old man trying to break...
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The rise of crimes perpetrated by one Egyptian against another is interesting but I think in any economic downturn crime rates rise.
I understand cuts to programs related to culture and the arts....
Former finance minister and economist say Egypt is in dire predicament as foreign investment and tourism collapse.
Egypt is suffering its worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, a former...
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It looks like Sinai hotels are well occupied, looking on my hotel map so many are sold out - and the prices have big discounts. Not one of this months visitor reviews have mentioned anything about...
Egyptian prosecutor suspended for ordering 80 lashes for drunk man.
A prosecutor in Minya (Upper Egypt) was suspended on Sunday and faces a judicial investigation after he ordered a man to receive...
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I see nothing wrong with a drink and to have a wine with dinner, a beer after work (can't stand the taste myself) or a social drink in a relaxed atmosphere could actually be termed therapeutic....
The small Red Sea town of Dahab is perfect for whatever type of holiday experience you are looking for (with the obvious exception of winter sports). You can opt for a quiet beach holiday or an...
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The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all but essential travel to the Governorate of South Sinai, with the exception of (i) the Red Sea Resorts including those in the entire region...
The average Cairene inhales more than 20 times the acceptable level of air pollution every day, according to the World Health Organization. That means that every Cairo resident’s daily air pollution...
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Spent more time in Cairo than I ever spent in Luxor and the pollution in Cairo is awful. PERIOD - just awful.
In our culture if we do wrong or lie or whatever (whether deliberate or not) and then admit it with an apology it is viewed as us having personal strength or good moral character. It is then normal...
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You have now touched upon something that is openly preached by some madrasas even here in the Uk and that is that we as infidels are deemed to be monkeys and pigs according to some mullahs and it is...
We see them everywhere. They beg, they clean cars, they fight in the street. We see mothers with their babies and babies without their mothers. We see them in wheelchairs, sitting on the ground,...
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I commented on Dusak's post (on the Blue side) to the effect that I had never come across child prostitution etc. in Luxor. Neither have I in Aswan, Cairo or Hurghada, and I don't feel that I've been...
Belly dancing is one of the most fascinating styles of dance in Egypt. Cairo is known as the global capital of belly dancing. Following the increasing appearance of foreign belly dancers in Egypt’s...
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If you were in Egypt, you would hear Lub, lub, lub .
Egypt eyes rising electricity prices as potential cure for summer power cuts.
As Egypt struggles to import enough fuel to meet energy needs, officials hope increases in electricity prices will take...
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I somehow think that Egyptian families are probably not squandering electricity now. To increase the price to get people now who are barely making ends meet will definitely get them to use less and...
Egypt is ready to start blocking pornographic websites, as the mechanism used for blocking these sites has been ready since January, said Sherif Hashem, deputy head of the National Telecom Regulatory...
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What is classed as porn though?
In the Egyptian eyes they see things like take a break magazines and holiday brochures as porn (anything that is showing more skin than just face, hands or feet)...
Intense clashes took place on Friday between hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters and opponents near the group's Cairo headquarters.
At least 40...
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Just watched a TV morning news show that detailed that the USA no longer has any of its own spaceships although it has a space station. The USA actually needs to BUY space or buy a ticket to get to...
Beating students in Egypt is endemic, especially in public schools, where students from poor families are granted free education. Using violence with children inside schools, regardless of their age,...
In June of last year, the United Nations General Assembly declared 20 March the 'International Day of Happiness.' According to the UN, the day is meant 'to promote happiness as a universal goal and...
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