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US Embassy in Cairo funds restoration of world’s second oldest Jewish cemetery
Archaeology
January 28, 2020
US Embassy in Cairo funds restoration of world’s second oldest Jewish cemetery
The Bassatine Cemetery, located in Cairo and known as the world’s second oldest Jewish cemetery, is set to be restored…
Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on
World
January 25, 2020
Survivors, dignitaries to mark Auschwitz liberation 75 years on
Elderly Holocaust survivors will gather in Auschwitz on Monday, some for the last time, to mark 75 years since Soviet…
Cairo Book Fair: from national project to international hub for book lovers
Egypt
January 24, 2020
Cairo Book Fair: from national project to international hub for book lovers
The 51st edition of the Cairo International Book Fair, which kicked off a few days ago, represents one of the…
Century ago and today, Baghdad street a front line in revolt
Middle East
November 27, 2019
Century ago and today, Baghdad street a front line in revolt
BAGHDAD (AP) — When discontented Iraqis sought independence from British occupation in 1920, Baghdad’s most prestigious new boulevard, Rasheed Street,…
45 years after Nixon, another US president faces impeachment
World
November 23, 2019
45 years after Nixon, another US president faces impeachment
On August 7, 1974, a trio of top Republican leaders went to the White House and told President Richard Nixon…
Photos: Egypt opens Old Kingdom tombs Idu, Qar for visitation
Archaeology
November 18, 2019
Photos: Egypt opens Old Kingdom tombs Idu, Qar for visitation
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry on Monday opened the Idu and Qar tombs in the Eastern Cemetery at Giza following the completion…
America’s finger in the pie regarding the GERD
Opinion
November 11, 2019
America’s finger in the pie regarding the GERD
For a history lesson: look up America’s finger in the pie regarding the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dame (GERD), in light…
On Wall anniversary, Merkel urges Europe to defend freedom
World
November 9, 2019
On Wall anniversary, Merkel urges Europe to defend freedom
Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday urged Europe to defend democracy and freedom as Germany marked 30 years since the fall…
Iran student leader says he regrets 1979 US Embassy attack
Middle East
November 2, 2019
Iran student leader says he regrets 1979 US Embassy attack
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — His revolutionary fervor diminished by the years that have also turned his dark brown hair white,…
Hunger defeats sectarianism, politics in Lebanon!
Opinion
October 28, 2019
Hunger defeats sectarianism, politics in Lebanon!
In our youth, we envied Lebanon for its democracy, its picturesque nature and the coexistence of its various sects with…