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Looks like this thread hasn't been updated for a while. Anyways, I will add new links here, in case someone is checking the thread. All of these have updated Egypt information:
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Arabic is the official language; English and French are used by an educated elite; Nobiin, Berber and Coptic are used for religious purposes.
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It was interesting to note that the literacy rate for women was half that of men and that even in 2002 almost 60% of the female population could not read. As this would be a national rather than a...
Another national holiday, 'something todo with Mecca, my mate tells me...So, no Saturday shopping.
Sunday we are taking the ferry from Jorfe, or Geoff City as some 'wise arsed ex-copper once called...
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I remember Shoe Shine Said with great affection. He was, what I would term, a 'real' Egyptian, and would have been rightly horrified at the antics of some of his compatriots today.
I came across this article regarding customs at Cairo airport. Now I know some bring in more than one smartphone for friends and some locals are asking for tablets so the risk of duty on these is...
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I'm thinking of coming back in November …
You will be ok using your own phone, you are there for less then 3 months anyway ...
Next time you return after that, your phone will be blocked....
With the death of an English tourist in Morocco recently after a slight scratch from a puppy, what are your thoughts on getting a rabies jab before travelling to Egypt. As a dog lover I tend to pat...
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Can you get a pre-Rabies jab? I thought that it was one, or possibly a series of jabs, that you had if rabies was suspected following a scratch, cut, or bite.
Egypt faces energy strain as Israel and Iran escalate conflict
Egyptians are preparing for tougher times as the government begins limiting gas supplies to some industrial activities.
CAIRO
The...
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A very interesting article. I wonder how this will affect tourism especially in the Luxor area. I have a feeling numbers will drop if this war continues at its present rate.
Now, not a lot of people know this...but..
The use of marijuana as a medicine or recreational drug is far more recent, perhaps as early as 1798 when Napoleon’s troops brought hashish back from their...
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Brief update: How the locals know about this still amazes me..
Besides finding stashes of MJ huge amounts of booze, 200 rounds and a gun it seems 3 houses
were raided and 50 kilos seized..
Saturday, shopping over the 'dark-side.
I must say I never have liked going over for essentials, especially now I don't even chill for a cold libation.
We went to Aboudi bookshop looking for any...
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I wonder if LAROUSSE GASTRONMIQUE is still on top of the essential reading list for those entering catering college. A classic it may well be, but it's format likely does not make easy reading for...
Egypt hopes the Forever is Now exhibition of contemporary artists, now in its fourth year, will bring even more visitors to the Unesco heritage site
By Saeed Kamali Dehghan
Supported by...
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Sounds interesting.
It doesn't sound as though it's a touring exhibition which is a shame as I'm sure it would be an asset to both locals and tourism if it were to do a season at Luxor and no doubt...
Many now fear an imminent rise in fuel and food prices, as the government shifts to a flexible exchange rate that saw the currency dwindle in a matter of hours.
Egypt signed a $8bn deal with the...
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Maybe a proper tax system will needed in the future with electronic receipts given!
Well, let's hope so, but with Egypt's finance minister stating this week that he expects inflation to be below...
Some on here may be aware that to the immediate south of and next to the old Nova Hotel (now known as Iberotel) they are building the new Four Seasons Hotel, it will take the shape in the style of an...
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Further to what you say Crewmeal, although this is a fine hotel, food is good and staff are wonderful, I cannot recommend this place simply because there are TWO tower crane next door, and building...
Towards the end of last week the Egyptian government announced throughout the national media, including the state run El Ahram, that it had discovered a large amount of fake U.S. $'s in general use...
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So the SFO will investigate an AOP about a crime ?
You're probably dead right there, why would they bother? (But I wouldn't have dared risk it anyway, lol.)
As I posted earlier this year Egypt is doing everything it possibly can to raise hard currency, through the 'back door' one might say. The world banks are some what rather disappointed that Egypt is...
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I find it very sad to read Dusak's recent posts, that he is now leaving Luxor, a place I know from reading his posts for many years, that he now finds it impossible to live there. He has really lived...
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