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Harnessing Darwin to Push an Ancient Intellectual Center to Evolve
It is not that Charles Darwin and the theory of evolution are unknown here. But even among those who profess to know something about the subject, the common understanding is that Darwin said man came from monkeys.
Egypt: President Mubarak and the Egyptian Dignity
Freedom of Speech , Cyber-Activism , Elections , Governance , International Relations , Politics Languages: Arabic , English Full Category List Excerpt Egyptian Facebook users continue to discuss the ramifications of the aftermath of the Algeria vs Egypt football final, which saw Algeria qualifying to the World Cup finals in South Africa next year.
African Union Chairman Gaddafi To Mediate Football Row Between Egypt and Algeria
Gaddafi 'to mediate' football row Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi has agreed to mediate between Algeria and Egypt in an increasingly heated row over football, state media says.
Anti-smoking ban falters in Egypt
A lack of political will has hampered efforts to enforce a 2007 prohibition on smoking in public places By Michael Slackman NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , CAIRO Thursday, Nov 19, 2009, Page 9 Perhaps not since Egypt built the great pyramids of Giza, or more recently tamed the Nile with the Aswan High Dam, has the government embarked on as challenging a ...
Israel, Hamas near prisoner swap deal
Israel and Hamas are close to a deal to swap 1,000 Palestinian prisoners for an Israeli soldier held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group, a Palestinian familiar with the talks said Monday.
Muslims burn Christian shops in Egypt's south
Hundreds of Muslim villagers in Egypt's south threw stones at a police station on Saturday where a Christian was being held on suspicion of assault, and they later burned and looted Christian-owned shops, witnesses said.
Ancient Egyptians knew the pain of heart disease
A mummy undergoes a scan at the City University in central London in July. The hardening of the arteries associated with heart attacks and strokes is not just a modern phenomenon, according to new research showing ancient Egypt's pharaohs suffered from heart disease too.
Mubarak vows not to tolerate attacks on Egyptians
President Hosni Mubarak entered Egypt's bitter soccer row with Algeria on Saturday, vowing in a televised speech that attacks on Egyptians abroad will not be tolerated.
Scans of mummies reveal ancient Egyptians had heart disease
For years doctors have been trying to figure out why heart disease is such a problem for so many, including those who seem to be living a healthy lifestyle.
Ancient Egyptians 'had heart disease'
Egyptians living 3,500 years ago had signs of heart disease proving that the condition is not a phenomenon on the modern age, a conference has been told.
Lebanese pop diva under fire for song comparing black Egyptians to monkeys
In this Tuesday, May 19, 2009 file photo, Lebanese model, actress, and singer Haifa Wehbe arrives for the screening of the film 'Los Abrazos Rotos' during the 62nd International film festival in Cannes, southern France.
Scans Of Egyptian Mummies Show Hardening Of Arteries Is Not A Modern Disease
An international team of scientists who took CT scans of mummified bodies of people who lived in Egypt up to 3,500 years ago found evidence to suggest that hardening of arteries, a risk factor for heart attacks and strokes, is not a modern disease and may have been quite common among ancient Egyptians of high socioeconomic status.
Egyptian Mummies Reveal Heart Disease as Ancient Affliction
Miyamoto and team carefully examined 22 mummies from the Museum of Egyptian Antiquities using a six-slice CT scanner.
Fury at 'monkey' lyric of Arab pop star
One of the Arab world's biggest pop stars has provoked a torrent of outrage after releasing a song which refers to black Egyptians as monkeys.
Heart Disease Found in Egyptian Mummies
Study results are appearing in the Nov. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association and are being presented Nov.
'Situation escalating' after Egyptian factory in Algeria burned
Naguib Sawiris, the chairman of Egypt's giant Orascom Telecom, on Tuesday said the "situation was escalating," after Algerian football fans attacked his company's compound there.
Play fair, and Egypt may yet be land of the rising son
To his supporters he is a voice of reform in a stagnant country. To his detractors he represents the ruling elite responsible for the stagnation of the Arab world's most populous nation.
Internet Governance Forum kicks off in Egypt
Ambassador Sha Zukang, the UN Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, addresses the fourth version of the Internet Governance Forum in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on Nov.
Internet to speak Arabic: Egypt
SHEIKH: Egypt's communications minister on Sunday announced the introduction of the first Arabic domain, in a step easing Internet access to millions of Arabic speakers around the world.
Crossing into Israel, African migrants dodge Egyptian bullets, Israeli jail threat
When Amank decided to attempt to cross the Egyptian border into Israel, he wasn't thinking about the likelihood that Egyptian guards would shoot at him.
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