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Forum Newsletters
by DJKeefy » Mon Oct 03, 2005 10:26 am
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Below will be Links to each Luxor4u Newsletter , starting from this month (October 2005)
Forum Newsletter No.4 October 2005
Forum Newsletter No.6 January 2006
Forum Newsletter No.7 July 2006
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Got my one Thank-you :D
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Last post by Kiya
Fri Jul 14, 2006 10:43 am
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Newspapers!
by LivinginLuxor » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:05 am
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As I am always fair and impartial, just like Fox News, here's a list of some other major English Newspapers
The Mirror =
The Sun =
The Telegraph =
The Express =
The Daily Mail =
The Times =...
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Thanks for finding this old post, Choc - since I wrote it 4 years ago, the Times and the Sun are now subscription only though. One of the best things about online newspapers is the ability to comment...
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Last post by LivinginLuxor
Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:28 am
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Bomb Attack
by Horus » Sun May 19, 2019 2:09 pm
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Reports of a bomb attack on a tourist bus near a museum close to the Pyramids in Egypt, 12 injured so far.
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The UK Authorities prevent many attacks by breaking down the door to a house at 5 am and arresting many people of a certain ethnicity in that house.... The papers and news are full of it that day,...
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Last post by John Landon
Wed May 22, 2019 10:16 am
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Abuse of Animals
by Hafiz » Mon May 20, 2019 3:08 pm
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Abuse of Animals.
I hadn't realized that posting links to videos would lead to unpleasant images appearing in this post. Its the only way I know to post the link but don't read any further if you...
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I can report I have never abused any animals even a sheep, called nos 7.
But I have killed a few, mostly I've eaten them except for the odd dog...
It's called 'the great eating if someone want's to...
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Last post by Who2
Tue May 21, 2019 3:52 pm
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UK MUSEUM TO HOST PREHISTORIC EGYPTIAN EXHIBITION
by Winged Isis » Wed May 08, 2019 7:43 am
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UK MUSEUM TO HOST PREHISTORIC EGYPTIAN EXHIBITION WITH 7,000 YEAR-OLD ARTEFACTS
The unique exhibition aims to explore the impact of Nubia on the art, culture and politics of Egypt's past, as well...
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We could build it from Titanium and it would last forever :up
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Last post by Horus
Tue May 21, 2019 1:19 am
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The new administrive city
by crewmeal » Wed May 15, 2019 3:00 pm
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There was a clip on ITV's 'On Assignment' last night about the new yet to be named capital I was surprised to hear that it's only for the Government and rich people and the normal Egyptain is not...
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I have a friend who is designing the lighting systems for the theatres of the new city.
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Last post by BBLUX
Sat May 18, 2019 9:38 pm
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Disney picks Egypt as major tourist destination in 2020
by Winged Isis » Wed May 08, 2019 7:46 am
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Adventures by Disney picks Egypt as major tourist destination in 2020
By: MENA Sun, May. 5, 2019
CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - Adventures by Disney touring company has selected Egypt as one of the most...
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Don't they call Disney Inc 'the dream factory ?..... 8)
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Last post by Who2
Wed May 08, 2019 4:10 pm
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GEM to be inaugurated in last quarter of 2020
by Winged Isis » Thu May 02, 2019 9:48 am
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Hopeful, but not holding my breath.....
GEM to be inaugurated in last quarter of 2020
By: Walaa Ali Wed, May. 1, 2019
CAIRO - 1 May 2019: Minister of Tourism Rania al-Mashat said Tuesday that...
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Tut will get them in, especially the tour groups. Regular visitors like myself will try it at least once, maybe more for special exhibitions.
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Last post by Winged Isis
Thu May 02, 2019 1:45 pm
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Man throws stones at visitors from top of Khufu pyramid
by Winged Isis » Thu May 02, 2019 9:46 am
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Man throws stones at visitors from top of Khufu pyramid
Egypt Independent
May 1, 2019
A young man ascended to the top of Khufu pyramid this morning and threw stones at visitors in the...
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Well a right daft 'prat to say the least..
Galileo worked it out, kinetic energy of falling objects.
It's a dead easy calculation if, your a genius.
v^2-u^2=2gS.
Take 1 pyramid @ 139 meters tall 1 x...
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Last post by Who2
Thu May 02, 2019 11:35 am
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Teacher demands students remove their trousers!
by crewmeal » Sun Apr 14, 2019 7:12 am
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I'm aware of some strange practises in Egypt but this is beyond belief!!!
Egypt’s Al-Azhar University has suspended one of its teachers who forced his students to take off their trousers in order...
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MT do you ever use spell checker? Admittedly I'm not the best speller in the world but if you did use it, it would make your posts much more legible.
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Last post by carrie
Tue Apr 23, 2019 4:42 pm
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Deranged
by Hafiz » Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:35 pm
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Deranged.
There is some stunt to cycle around Cairo and distribute food to poor people and mark Gandhi’s birthday.
Maybe its just a stunt because cycling in Cairo will kill you and how many food...
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A bit like Egypt - the best and brightest or at least those not connected and offering obeisance have left.
Lets hope that Sudan gets a flux back as it faces a really difficult 10 years or so. The...
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Last post by Hafiz
Sun Apr 21, 2019 8:25 am
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Sisi in Washington
by Hafiz » Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:11 am
Sisi in Washington.
Al Ahram has it as a great State Visit but more of that later.
Whilst in the ‘home of the free’ he may have visited the Washington Memorial. Or the Great Lincoln’s, maybe the...
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Last post by Hafiz
Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:11 am
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Last Titanic Lifeboat.
by Hafiz » Thu Mar 28, 2019 2:39 pm
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Last Titanic Lifeboat.
I fear a Titanic in the Gulf would be first man first and no women – but I could be wrong.
The Abu Dhabi prince who seems to speak for the UAE has been visiting the Egyptian...
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We have two orange lifeboat, water ambulances here on the Nile.
They look wicked far better than an old Bedford j1's and far faster.
But iv'e only ever seen them out twice on the water, they have...
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Last post by Who2
Thu Mar 28, 2019 3:07 pm
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Flatulence, Wind or Just Gas.
by Hafiz » Sat Mar 23, 2019 2:35 pm
Flatulence or Wind.
Some might have read about how a military owned paint factory – so essential to defending the father/motherland – exploded about 10 months ago adjacent to the Cairo airport –...
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Last post by Hafiz
Sat Mar 23, 2019 2:35 pm
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Cairo train crash
by crewmeal » Wed Feb 27, 2019 2:39 pm
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This is absolutely horrendous.
It's time the Egyptian government did somwething about the safety of the railway system. There are too many crashes in recent times.
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This is the third rail disaster in the past six months. It is also in the past six months that the government of Egypt has said that it is committing big money to improve the system 1) A new high...
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Last post by A-Four
Fri Mar 01, 2019 9:18 pm
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Egyptair to schedule the new Boeing 787-9 on the LHR route
by crewmeal » Tue Feb 05, 2019 6:18 am
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Good to see Egyptair using the new 787 on the LHR route commencing May 1st - 25th Sept.
Cairo – London Heathrow 01MAY19 – 25SEP19 MS777/778 Day 23 operated by 787-9, replacing 777-300ER ]
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Guess what??? It's not happening!! Thanks Egyptair I was looking forward to my first flight on this frame.
Planned 787-9 service for Cairo – London Heathrow from 01MAY19 to 30SEP19 (2 weekly) has...
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Last post by crewmeal
Fri Mar 01, 2019 6:05 am
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Suicide blast in Cairo tourist area kills three policemen
by DJKeefy » Wed Feb 20, 2019 4:42 pm
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A suicide bomber has killed and injured members of Egypt's security forces in an attack near Cairo's historical centre.
A third policeman has died of his wounds, sustained when officers were...
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Some simple points. Where exactly did this event occur. The vagueness on such matters is a standard and where did the previous 500 terrorist attacks occur. Why no specifics from the Supreme...
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Last post by Hafiz
Wed Feb 27, 2019 5:16 pm
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Bust and Boom - or Maybe Just Survival
by Hafiz » Tue Feb 19, 2019 2:21 pm
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Bust and Boom.
Egypt hasn’t had a boom since the US Civil War but it has been bust a few times together with long periods of just sad, life-support style, performance.
Its current debt isn’t...
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I think just survival Hafiz, a good post pointing out some trinkets people may not know. Would anyone trust Donald Buttbubble though? More fool them if they do!
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Last post by Major Thom
Wed Feb 20, 2019 2:27 pm
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Making Money out of Animals.
by Hafiz » Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:05 pm
Making Money out of Animals.
Some prefer to spend their lives in the pig sty or the charnel house – either because it gives them pleasure or suits their ‘particular’ skills. Some like to do business...
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Last post by Hafiz
Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:05 pm
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FGM - say NO blue ribbon
by HEPZIBAH » Wed Feb 06, 2019 3:59 pm
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Doctors at two Cairo hospitals will pin blue ribbon badges to the clothing of newborn baby girls on Wednesday as they launch a campaign to persuade parents in Egypt to say no to female genital...
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It's not Islamic though, the Quran forbids mutilation of the body. Just ignorant, stupid people who think their daughters will never find a husband if she's not cut.
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Last post by carrie
Thu Feb 07, 2019 8:21 am
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Free Speech - Some Don't Like it but Say They Do.
by Hafiz » Tue Feb 05, 2019 9:16 am
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Sisi, Free Speech, Turning on the Leader.
Sisi recently agreed an interview with CBS, his staff spent a month 'negotiating' the questions, then did the interview, changed his mind afterwards and...
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What with China, Russia, Venezuela, DPRK and much of Africa, half the world would disagree with you Dusak :lol:
I think the proposal is to give Sisi 6 years.....and unlimited number of terms.
No...
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Last post by newcastle
Wed Feb 06, 2019 10:47 am
