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This day in history: Passing of a film icon

This day in history: Passing of a film icon

"Bus Driver," "The Innocent," "The Nurse," "Sins"--these are but a handful of the landmark films featuring legendary Egyptian movie star…
Politics and war of Elie Hobeika

Politics and war of Elie Hobeika

Born on 22 September 1956, Elie Hobeika was a Lebanese Forces militia commander during the Lebanese Civil War, and a…
Queen Farida, King Farouk’s first wife

Queen Farida, King Farouk’s first wife

Born in 1921 in Alexandria, Saphinaz Zulfikar, or Queen Farida, member of the Egyptian-Circassian family of Zulfikar, was King Farouk's…
Royal tombs threatened with collapse

Royal tombs threatened with collapse

Leaking water from Ein el-Seira, a body of water formed by six springs, is threatening cemeteries in the Emam el-Leithy…
Keeping water safe at its source

Keeping water safe at its source

Herodotus famously wrote 2500 years ago that "Egypt is the gift of the Nile." But 50 years after the construction…
Climate change: Precarious Rosetta

Climate change: Precarious Rosetta

 Around Rosetta, the dramatic effects of climate change can already be seen. Along the city, famous for the stone that…
Does Egypt have a Green Party?

Does Egypt have a Green Party?

Apparently it does: "The establishment of the Egyptian Green Party was a direct response to the milk powder scandal in…
The ‘Hopenhagen’ fiasco

The ‘Hopenhagen’ fiasco

As the dust settles after the storm of last month's Copenhagen summit, we citizens are left with uncertainty regarding our…
Tainted canals blamed for cancer, kidney failure

Tainted canals blamed for cancer, kidney failure

According to a report issued by 6th of October City's municipal health committee, canals running through the village of Abul…
Environment officials grilled over vigil

Environment officials grilled over vigil

Prosecutors are investigating Environment Ministry officials in the southern city of Aswan for reportedly participating in a protest vigil against…
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