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Sharm el-Sheikh: jewel of Egypt’s tourism industry

Sharm el-Sheikh: jewel of Egypt’s tourism industry

The Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, where British tourists were stranded Thursday after flight cancellations over fears a bomb…
Al-Masry Al-Youm investigates Russian plane crash location

Al-Masry Al-Youm investigates Russian plane crash location

The crash of the Russian passenger plane in central Sinai has raised many questions about the operation of militant groups…
Egyptian flooding drowns Gaza’s tunnel business

Egyptian flooding drowns Gaza’s tunnel business

 Mahmoud Bakeer speaks with despair about the night of the flash flood, when he screamed at his wife and five…
Hermopolis: A Minya village built by a woman

Hermopolis: A Minya village built by a woman

When a British boy asked Mervat Abdel Nasser, an Egyptian woman who has been living in the United Kingdom for…
New Qurna: a lost hymn for the poor

New Qurna: a lost hymn for the poor

In his book “Architecture for the Poor”, Hassan Fathy called New Qurna, the village he designed in Luxor, a “hymn…
Parliament is not my ambition, I seek to become prime minister: Mostaqbal Watan Party leader

Parliament is not my ambition, I seek to become prime minister: Mostaqbal Watan Party leader

Mohamed Badran, leader of the Mostaqbal Watan Party, said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm that his party seeks to…
Russian jet crash raises fears of impact on Christmas tourism

Russian jet crash raises fears of impact on Christmas tourism

The fatal crash of a Russian passenger jet in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has raised concerns on the inflow of tourists…
Naguib el-Rihani’s memoirs

Naguib el-Rihani’s memoirs

When Naguib el-Rihani was fired from the Sugar Company, he joined the George Abyad theater group, where he played small…
Brawl between Al-Ahram chief, Saudi ambassador confirmed

Brawl between Al-Ahram chief, Saudi ambassador confirmed

An initially-denied sharp exchange between Saudi Arabia's Ambassador in Cairo Ahmed Qattan and the board chairman of Egypt’s state-run Al-Ahram…
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