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I intend to carry back my heavy duty la creuset fondue set, which operates on meths.
So does anyone know what 'meths is in Arabic phonetically speaking ? cheers... :cool:
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@Who2
The arabic word given to me for this stuff sounded something like SEBERTO
I will second that Newcastle,it is seberto pronounced sperrtow
Gunfire and weddings have long been an element of Egyptian culture. It is always mortifying to hear of the unfortunate accidents that come as a result of gunfire, or gun handling...
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A tragedy maybe,stupidity certainly. Guns in any culture are dangerous. The fact of the matter is you are more likely to be injured with your own weapon than you are to injure or kill someone else....
Egypt drafts bill to ban burqa and Islamic veils in public places.
Legislators have argued that full face veils are un-Islamic and that the Quran only requires women to dress modestly and cover...
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I can fully understand people wishing to cover their hair and heads to protect themselves from sun, sand, etc. But this has nothing to do with religion.
Not about Luxor, but a good piece nonetheless, as normally journalists don't report much on elections beyond Cairo or Alex and this reporter clearly took his time to understand things in depth:
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An interesting read.
The portrayal of Upper Egypt as a patriachal society dominated essentially by a relatively small number of family/tribal elders came as no surprise.
A few years ago I went off into the 'blu on a camel called Clementine.
Organised by a right English eccentric 'nutter adventurer & writer Robert Twigger,
6 of us and three Senussi Bedu from...
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Is that acclimatising or do you mean thawing out? I gather it is a bit nippy there at the moment. Turns a trip out to a hostelry into an arctic adventure ;)
Before the 2011 revolution, thousands of tourists explored Luxor’s temples every day. Now only a few hundred make the visit. Many people have lost...
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My friend was telling me this morning that close to the factory were her brother works near to her village a farmer yesterday uncovered what is believed to be extensive Roman ruins. The area is now...
Following a conference hosted this week in Cairo, which was attended by more than 200 tourism delegates from 25 countries, the Egyptian minister for tourism announced the Cairo Tourism Declaration....
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In my opinion this country is far to vast and open to be able to offer security and protection to each and every individual visitor. Didn't do much good for the Italian guy. There are countries in...
Egypt's long delayed value added tax (VAT) has been set by the government at a flat rate of 10 percent, according to the country's sustainable development strategy for 2030 website that was launched...
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Surprised it's not been set the same as import tax!
The operator said as a result of reduced demand it has pulled flights from Manchester, Luton and Gatwick to the resort, but is planning to operate twice-weekly flights out of Stansted from May 29....
British delegation in Egypt to evaluate airport security
Al-Masry Al-Youm
A delegation of security experts from British firm Control Risks will visit Marsa Alam International Airport to evaluate...
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I think you will find that I reported on this in my initial 'Good News' post on 12th February, things have advanced since then, however two little factors to give the full picture has now clearly...
Egypt's government screened a video early on Saturday at the Egyptian Economic Development Conference in Sharm El-Sheikh, giving a detailed presentation of their economic vision for 2030.
British Ambassador John Casson – UK won’t leave Egypt stand alone in defeating terrorism and strengthening tourism
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Giulio Regeni’s death reminds us no one is safe from Egypt's brutal police.
There is a scene filled with terrifying suspense in the 1995 French film La Haine. Police have detained two young men,...
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Now I know that David lives in Spain, if he kept on and I got a truncheon shoved up my 'jasksy
I would have sent in my cousins from Magaluf, to do him. . know what I mean ? ... :cool:
'Bleedin...
News coming through on the wire that the Prime Minister and his entire cabinet has just resigned,............Me being the old cynic, is wondering if this has anything to do with a certain amount of...
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You are someone who always hints he has some insider information, but it's clear you don't even read the top current news stories.
What I have written above was issued by El Ahram on Sunday, not my...
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