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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.
Area size...
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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...
I was startled to read an article courtesy of Simple Flying about a purchase of a Boeing 747-800 for the top brass of Egypt. Yes every government has a private jet or 10 to ferry the execs around but...
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it would impinge on their Yooman Rights
Ah! But would it also be seen as muscling in on the work rightly due to Council waste operatives? (The fact that they don't bother with it doesn't come into...
At least 41 killed as huge blaze rips through church in Egypt: Many of victims are feared to be children after building with nursery inside erupted in flames during Sunday service attended by 5,000...
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(lazily copying my response to this on the L4U Facebook page)
Horrific.
I read a number of reports about this dreadful situation earlier.
One of the things I don't understand is how the government...
As if life in Cairo wasn’t difficult enough, some bright spark has decided to copy another western idea..great in concept but utterly impracticable, and dangerous, if you’ve ever experienced road...
The passenger must keep any valuables, like money, electronics, breakable items and others in the hand baggage allowed to be taken on board the plane. Valuable items need not to be placed in the...
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It’s years since I travelled with anything apart from a cabin bag. Long gone are the days when I could be bothered to take several changes of outfit in order to look well dressed.
Beauty’s Ugly Truth, a BBC News investigation, has exposed serious flaws in Egypt’s cosmetic industry and claims these are endangering lives and leaving women scarred for life.
In 2021, the Egyptian...
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I told him that he looked a little to young for such a position, and suggested that perhaps he might be an Assistant Professor
How rude! Lucky you didn’t get a punch on the nose.
A video of Egyptian teenagers harassing two female visitors at the pyramids' archaeological site went viral on social media, causing widespread outrage.
My forthcoming trip to Hurghada will enable me to enjoy the latest extravaganza….hosted by the Museum. Presumably they’re not getting enough interest in the antiquities from the “kiss-me-quick” mob...
Egypt has announced new coronavirus-related restrictions at airports, seaports and land crossings, with the country witnessing a significant surge in daily infections and reporting the highly...
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I think what we have to understand about the present day NHS is that anyone who is admitted for surgery is fully tested. In years gone by it was HIV, by the year 2000 most hospitals were informing...
From today, Egypt is scrapping the health declaration form required of all arrivals and requiring instead registration, 2 days before travel, on www.visitegypt.gov.uk. They then issue you with a QR...
From 11 October Egypt is being added to the list of countries whose vaccination regime is recognised by UK for purposes of entry to UK.
You will still have to have received approved vaccines and...
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2 years into this decade, floods, fires, pandemics, Russia setting us back 80 years in Europe, interest rates climbing, energy costs at an all time high, along with taxes etc. ( Did you really think...
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