Contested Berlin Bust of Nefertiti a Fake?

I find this claim somewhat oppotunistic. A Swiss art historian announces the release of a new book in which he claims that the bust of Nefertiti is actually a fake. Doesn't have that much proof in my opinion. But...

Egyptian Farmers Clash With Police To Protest Pig Cull

Egyptian pig farmers learned on Saturday that all their pig stocks would be destroyed as a ‘general public health measure.’ However, initially the reason behind the cull was quoted as a precaution against the...

WHO to Stop Using 'Swine Flu' Term, After Misleading Consumers

As confirmed cases of the disease rose to 257 on Thursday, the World Health Organization announced that it is going to stop using the term "swine flu" after realizing that people are getting the wrong idea about the...

Swine Flu Fears Spark Mass Slaughter of Pigs in Egypt

Egypt has begun the slaughter of up to 350,000 pigs in an effort to stop the spread of swine flu. The cull, mandated by Health Minister Hatem el-Gabali, is going ahead despite the fact that there have been no cases...

16 tourists injured in Egypt balloon crash

In a tragic incident of hot air balloon crash has seriously injured 16 tourist mostly from north America and Europe. "An Egyptian security official says a hot air balloon crash over the famed ancient temple city of Luxor has injured 16 tourists, mostly from Europe...

The New Israeli Foreign Minister: Is the Devil That Horrible?

The devil is not as horrible, as it is drawn, claims a famous Russian proverb. This may well be the case for Avigdor Liberman, the new Israeli Foreign Minister, which is by chance a native Russian speaker. Since the new Israeli government has taken the duty, about three weeks...

Iraqi refugees in Egypt seek secure education

BY SETARREH MASSIHZADEGAN, MEDILL NEWS SERVICE Magdi is different from the other four million Iraqi refugees who have been displaced since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003. That he has survived a kidnapping in which he was left for dead may not make him distinct. Magdi was born...

Saudi’s large souk for fatwa merchants: Get your fatwas here!

Souk= marketplace, traditionally open-air, now on the internet and over satellite TV channels."Farcical fatwas, often at odds with each other, flood Saudi sites, satellites as faithful seek spiritual answers. By Habib Trabelsi Women are banned from sitting on a chair or...

Passover and the Holistic Haggadah

Since this program was such a success last year  we thought it was worth presenting it once again for this Passover. Contemporary Spiritual Commentary on the Meaning of Freedom and its Relationship to serving God Through The Holistic Haggadah, Dr. Michael Kagan shares...

Egyptian Cleric: Shut Down Starbucks, It's A Jewish Plot!

According to the cleric, the mascot of Starbucks is none other than Queen Esther, a Jewish Queen and heroine. "An Egyptian cleric has literally blown the lid off the global conspiracy of the Starbucks chain: none...

Two statues of Amenhotep III found in Egypt

Barry Artiste Op/Ed Certainly a treasured find for Egyptologists in uncovering these statues, as many of us look forward to reading more in the months to comes as excavation continues. " Two statues of Amenhotep...

Discovery

An undated recent handout picture from the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities shows a recently discovered black granite statue of King Amenhotep III in the southern Egyptian town of Luxor. Archaeologists discovered two huge statues of King Amenhotep III (1411-1375 BC),...

Al-Qaeda founder launches fierce attack on Osama bin Laden

"One of al-Qaeda's founding leaders, Dr Fadl, has begun an ideological revolt against Osama bin Laden, blaming him for "every drop" of blood spilt in Afghanistan and Iraq. Twenty years ago, Dr Fadl became al-Qaeda's intellectual figurehead with a crucial book...

Viva Palestina: Making History

History was made last night - and, sadly, much of the Western media was either oblivious or under pressure to turn a blind eye. Algérie Presse Service has reported that the Viva Palestina convoy - a remarkable...

Viva Palestina aid convoy departs London for Gaza

The Viva Palestina aid convoy, a 110-strong convoy of vehicles packed with practical aid and driven by self-financed British volunteers has departed London en route to Gaza.  This remarkable convoy, born of an...

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