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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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Mon Sep 10, 2012 8:28 am
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Tutankhamun: Bust Egypt says was 'stolen' sells for £4.7m
by DJKeefy » Thu Jul 04, 2019 7:15 pm
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A 3,000-year-old Tutankhamun bust that Egypt claims was stolen has fetched £4.7m ($6m) at auction.
Egypt earlier called on auction house Christie's to cancel the sale of the relic depicting ancient...
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You can get most of the Poirot series on Youtube including this one, but some pillock has recorded the film in mirror image.
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Last post by Horus
Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:14 pm
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4-year-old Brit dies in Egypt, family blame resort
by DJKeefy » Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:41 pm
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A four-year old British girl has drowned in a swimming pool whilst on a family holiday to Egypt after slipping, banging her head and then falling into the water.
Skia Watson was staying at the...
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Very true Hatusu, the case of another missing little girl springs to mind.
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Last post by Horus
Tue Jul 16, 2019 12:14 pm
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Shredded nerves
by hatusu » Mon Jul 15, 2019 6:24 am
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What a fantastic day of sport in the UK yesterday, what with England winning the Cricketing World Cup for the first time in its history. I wouldn't say I was a cricket fanatic usually but what a...
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Yes didn't they do well/
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Last post by carrie
Mon Jul 15, 2019 9:51 am
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Egypt Gets The Boot
by Hafiz » Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:44 am
Egypt Gets the Boot.
Now the purges begin and the military are to take over the management of soccer – maybe even including coaching.
A former coach said: “whether a military official should...
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Last post by Hafiz
Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:44 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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Bombings at Gaza.
Like all stories issued by the State (Mis)Information Service of Egypt they don’t add up.
For example:
“the bus was carrying 25 South African tourists from the airport to the...
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Last post by Hafiz
Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:15 am
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Kent woman's Egypt holiday death 'was gastroenteritis'
by DJKeefy » Thu Jul 04, 2019 3:16 am
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A woman on holiday with her husband in Egypt most likely died as a result of gastroenteritis, an inquest heard.
Alison Sonnex, from Ramsgate, Kent, was at the Royal Tulip Hotel in Marsa Alam with...
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The Royal Tolip/Tulip Hotel chain is 'well owned' almost certainly by persons in uniform. Generally the non-Egyptian comments on their hotels are poor but you need to balance these against the...
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Last post by Hafiz
Sat Jul 06, 2019 5:05 am
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Egypt halts hot air ballooning in Luxor after incident
by DJKeefy » Fri Jun 21, 2019 2:58 pm
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Egypt has suspended hot air ballooning rides over ancient sites in Luxor after strong winds took 11 tourists off course the day before and forced them to land in the country's southern desert.
Local...
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Not again????
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Last post by Major Thom
Tue Jun 25, 2019 2:29 pm
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Poor Sudan
by Hafiz » Sat Jun 15, 2019 2:40 pm
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Poor Sudan.
If you are a weak poor country full of chaos expect all the local brutes to stick their fingers in to get what they want.
Here is what Foreign Policy, a specialist diplomacy magazine,...
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I wonder if this guy was dreading returning to Sudan
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Last post by crewmeal
Sun Jun 16, 2019 6:10 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
