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The former British spy chief also warned that Hamas was “essentially laying a trap for Israel and would be well pleased if Israel commits itself to a full-scale ground...
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Louis ? Made me dig out an old photo of a young Louis at my place with Adam & Joe in the background... 8)
Statement by the Patriarchate of Jerusalem on Egyptian Court Order Impacting the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai Desert
30 May 2025
“Show mercy to those who honor my memory”
St Catherine...
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Never been, but your post has me thinking on a holiday...thanks!.... 8)
Perhaps you should plan to visit sooner rather than later while there is the opportunity!
It's a long time since I got my hands on a copy of Al Ahram & The Egyptian Gazette. Saturday over the dark side I bought both..... What does Netanyahu want ? Everything so it seems, it's the Greater...
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I lost it a bit today..down to the cashpoint dropped ali off at WE, the so called it provider.
Went shopping, back to we, still waiting "I'm off to Attars' the baker..
I am currently reading a novel which is written by someone who has spent (as far as I understand) quite some time living in an Islamic country. I'm enjoying it as...
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Who2, your mention of Pearl, and the Sunshine Home, has helped jog my memory. I never met Pearl but I did meet her successor (name escapes me for the moment) and I think it may well have been her...
Not before time The United Nations International Court of Justice has ruled against Israel to end it occupation of the West Bank. Back in 94 I was messing around in Israel and also my 1st visit...
"The Conservatives have accepted a £5m donation from an Egyptian-born billionaire who served as a minister in the government of the former president Hosni Mubarak.
Mohamed Mansour, who was made...
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Here in Clerkenwell, Post Office Plc have built and are building over 600 apartments.
The 6 man sales team consists of 5 Chinese and 1 Caucasian.
My postman Pat tells me most are empty !
Sitting outside Cafe Kick today, reading i newspaper, having a smoke,espresso tia maria and a nigerian guinness. Spotted matt frei in his normal seat talking german on his phone. I looked him up, he...
Donald Trump has come out and approved Boris Johnson's attempt to become the next PM. Is this a poisoned chalice. Will anyone take any notice?
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] No words necessary......... 8) An inglorious end to a turd of a PM. But….viewing yesterday’s debate between the 5 possible successors….there’s little pleasure one can take at Boris’ demise. Rishi...
Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine started last February, countless articles have been published on the devastating impacts this war will have on wheat-importing countries in the MENA region,...
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What to do…..
Now that the regime is about to crumble, it is urgent that all national forces come together around a project that is bigger than us, bigger than our political views, and bigger even...
Well what with another worldwide pandemic, a couple of Commies wanting to rule the world, quite a few serious 'nutters running different countries, then that's not counting all the religious side of...
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As expected, Boris has come out with a load of sanctions that must have Putin rolling around….laughing!
Freeze the assets of 3 oligarchs no one has heard of….and sanctions on 5 equally obscure...
Egypt's top court upholds death sentences of 12 Brotherhood figures.
This just popped up on my monitor.
I'm not sure about 'topping them but, if Morsi and his 'bruvvers were still in power "No...
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Egypt wants to cement its reputation as a barbaric backward autocracy with little observance of judicial proceedings , this is a step in the right direction.
As in other Orthodox Christian traditions in Russia, Serbia, and Ethiopia, Egyptian Coptic Christians have been celebrating the Christmas season with a month-long fast - a vegan type diet for 43 days...
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Presumably archive photos from a previous year.
I suspect this year’s photos will look a little different 😷
Yesterday, I went to buy a assortment of pumpkins!... Now round here, history abounds.. 2 minutes from me is Naoroji St. Named after Dada Naoroji (1825-1917) Dada was a zoroastrian, he even started a...
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Finally our local 'rag has done a piece on Dadabhai.... 8)
Well the home of the brave and the land of the free seems to be in a bit of a muddle at the moment.
Votes in the Presidential election are being counted amidst wide scale accusations of fraud and...
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I wrote to my cousin who's lived in America for the past 40 yrs, asking if he was pleased with the result.
His reply -
"Yes . Our family are not Trump fans . But it’s a bit like treading in dog...
So after years of non action the Equality and Human Rights Commission report
finds the Labour party is responsible for three breaches of the Equality Act.
I worked in Israel, my friends were...
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I’ve some sympathy with Corbyn, and others in the Labour Party, who apparently cannot criticise Israel - particularly the Zionist - inspired policies against Palestinians - without being accused of...
A meticulous report from Madr Masr indicating that Sinai is still a mess with militants behaving little worse than a military that kills civilians. The...
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Egyptian Streets might be the next news outlet to go if it doesn’t watch its step. It recently published an article bemoaning the absence of critical journalism and, whilst it bends over backwards to...
Suggesting that the well- beloved Generalissimo might submit himself to democratic re-election does not go down well with his parliamentary acolytes :lol:
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