Category: EGYPT
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An ancient Egyptian mystery draws tourists to King Ramses II statue
Every year, a Pharaonic miracle has been happening for 33 centuries. At the main entrance of the Great Temple of Ramses II at Abu Simbel in Aswan governorate, a solar alignment is witnessed on the face of the King Ramses II statue twice a year, once on his birthday, Oct. 22, and again on his coronation…
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Egypt Heads Project to Connect 10 African Countries through Nile Shipping Line
Egyptian Minister of Water and Irrigation Moahmed Abdel Aty announced the completion of an annual report which highlights the results of the early stages of the feasibility studies. Egypt signed a feasibility studies contract with a German-Belgian international consultancy office, using $650,000 in funding from the African Development Bank, after having completed a pre-feasibility study…
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The Statue of Liberty was modeled after an Arab woman
The statue’s designer, Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi, was enamored with Egyptian pyramids and monumental sculpture. According to historian Edward Berenson, in the 1860s, Bartholdi decided to build a monument to commemorate the opening of Egypt’s Suez Canal. “And that monument was going to be a woman in the southern opening of the canal holding up a torch…
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Egyptian army chief of staff discusses military cooperation with Greece’s navy chief
Egyptian army spokesman Tamer El-Rifaei said that the talks involved several issues of common interest, including an exchange of viewpoints towards developments taking place in the MENA region and their impact on the regional and international arenas. Hejazi affirmed the depth of the ongoing partnership and cooperation between the Egyptian and Greek armed forces to…