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Egypt has been in the grips of an on-again, off-again fuel shortage for over a year now, with massive lines outside gas stations across the country causing headaches for drivers and sometimes even...
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Here in Luxor (East Bank) when the petrol stations are closed you can see the guys who work there sitting in a group near the back of the petrol station. drinking tea, playing on their phones and...
Mohamed Morsy has become officially Egypt's first Islamist president after he took his oath of office on Saturday, ending six decades of rule by former military men and becoming fifth head of state...
• There are calls for a large demonstration in Tahrir Square, Cairo on Friday 29 June. Crowds remain in the Square and there is the possibility that demonstrations could take place elsewhere in Cairo...
Even though Islam had granted women equal rights to men, in many Muslim countries women have been struggling for equal participation in politics, social life and just...
With Ramadan due to begin on 20 July, the government is racing to supply the market with cut-price commodities to meet the annual surge in consumption.
Just before the final elections Egyptians who are about to leave school took there exams, this is the English exam, even if they cant speak or write English they still do the exam.
I read an...
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Technological advances innovate cheating in Egyptian schools
High school teaching in Egypt may be moribund and low tech, but students are harnessing the power of innovation and technology for...
Farouq Sultan, the head of Egypt's election commission, has just announced that Mohammed Morsi is the winner of the country’s presidential runoff with a total of 13,230,131 votes. His opponent, Ahmed...
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Best wishes for the egyptian population with their elected president. I don't envy him his seat...
Since I last wrote on this forum, just over a week now, l have been studying the general form of this site, then after reading Subversion first statement under the heading Tiswas (General Discussions...
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On a lighter note, and which might endear the IMF to you, have you thought that downsizing the bureaucracy is bound to be one of the first IMF demands. The loans will then have to be re-payed and...
Five hundred days after they overthrew Hosni Mubarak, the nation will finally have a new leader on Sunday.
Egyptians will soon know the winner of a divisive presidential election after the results...
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1OO to 1 on Shafik, with USA's money their Generals & Egypt's Generals I think it's a forgone conclusion, mind you I'd rather go for Moursi the intellectuals choice but in reality there was no choice...
For the past few hours there has been rumour and speculation about the decline in health and reported death of Hosni Mubark. It would appear now from breaking news reports that he has infact died...
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I'm wondering how long it will be after the annoucement today of who is Egypt's President - assuming that is what will be announced - that we will hear more news of ex President Mubarak's health or...
CAIRO: An Egyptian delegation at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday has urged the body to focus its efforts on “real people” who need assistance in questioning the rights...
The security situation in Egypt is less than desirable to say the least, we hear of kidnapping, carjacking and robbery day in day out, and it keeps hitting closer to home.
So until we have a...
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Was last in Luxor October 2011,tourists thin on ground and nightlife non-existant.Was also there April 2011,stayed in New Pola.Hellish experience!Chef didn't come in til 2pm,so survived on lunchtime...
According to final vote count, the Brotherhood's Mohamed Mursi is set to face Mubarak-era minister Ahmed Shafiq in runoff vote slated for 16/17 June
FINAL results in all 27 governorates aggregated...
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Robert, by your last post, it's fairly obvious that you consider companies like MacDonalds, Coca-Cola and other sponsors of the Olympics, thieves and cheats! On that count I totally agree with you,...
When I stayed in Alexandria for a week (holiday) I found no hassle at all, not one Egyptian tried to get my attention, no taxi's stopped to ask me if I needed a taxi, infact no one spoke with me at...
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In Cairo (with an Egyptian friend) I booked into a 4 star hotel in Giza, I asked for 2 rooms, The guy behind the desk said why dont you share a twin room it will be a lot cheaper, this is not...
Applying for a UK visa in Egypt
The UK Border Agency processes all visa applications to the United Kingdom. You can find out whether you need a visa and how to...
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The thread title is misleading, as it refers to travel to NK (&NI) where it should be through .
It wouldn't fit in the space allowed. :doh:
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