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Cairo's pyramid perils
More tales of the road from the Egyptian capital from my recent trip to a country with far too much history to pack in to such a short space.As our driver hurtles along at hair-raising speed from the hotel to the... "Derbler Parge Viarge" - bienvenue to Egypt
What follows is the first in a series I wrote recently, shortly after returning from my first trip to Egypt.It's a country about which I'm ashamed to admit I knew very little. I was ignorant of the culture, the ... Big archaeology find in Egypt
While it has been historically difficult to get access to dig and study ruins in Egypt, a University of Chicago expedition has discovered a large administration building and silos dating back to early Egyptian... Google uses Western Union to send money to Egyptian Publishers
"Google will send your Adsense payments in cash using the worldwide Western Union money transfer service rather than a check”." Palestinians storm Rafah crossing
Hundreds of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip have stormed the gate at the Rafah crossing and have clashed heavily with security forces."Palestinian youth on Wednesday threw rocks at Egyptian soldiers, who responded in kind, keeping the crowd at bay with water cannons. ... Mugabe: African Union calls for national unity government in Zimbabwe
Ongoing African Union summit has finally decided to crackdown on errant Zimbabwe. The Union called for a unity government to bring the normalcy in the country. " The African Union last night called for a national unity government in Zimbabwe, but stopped short of... Eighteen killed in China coal mine collapse
China seems to having all kinds of problems this year. In this latest incident more than 18 people have been killed. " Eighteen people were confirmed dead after a coal shaft collapsed in northwest China, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday. At... Egypt Opens Gaza's Rafah Crossing for 48 Hours
The clocks are running for anyone stuck on either side of the Gaza strip and medical services as the Rafah crossing in Egypt opens for 48 hours. The Gaza strips main access to the outside world was re-opened at 9:30am on Tuesday and will remain open until Thursday. This is to...Mugabe aide tells West to 'go hang'
Zimbabwe's leadership finds itself in further controversy following Robert Mugabe's re-election as president. "Robert Mugabe's spokesman told the West on Tuesday it can "go hang" amid growing criticism of the...Kenya urges AU to suspend Mugabe
Zimbabwe's Robert Mugabe is not only facing criticisim from the international community but from his own people as well. The Kenyan Prime minister Raila Odinga is urging the African union to suspend him until he allows free and fair elections, which we all know is never going...Zimbabwe looms over Africa summit
Despite widespread condemnation over his one sided election victory, Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has embark on his first first foreign tour after getting reelected . He is in Egypt to attend...African Union: "Unite or Starve"
I can't really argue with this: if it means bargaining with a collective continental market in order to get a better deal on necessities, then so be it. SInce the various AU nations have such different agendas, both with the West and with each other, it's hard to predict how...Polygamy here to stay, say Muslim leaders
" A SMALL number of Victorian Muslims are living in polygamist relationships but shouldn't be seen as a threat to Australia's way of life, Islamic community members say. Some Muslim men, mainly from Sudan, Jordan or Egypt, have immigrated with two or more wives, but their... Israeli/Palestinian Truce Shaken by Rocket Fire
I was wondering if anyone knew how many truces have been broken in this region? Could this have been nothing more than a military tactic? "Palestinian militants fired three homemade rockets into southern Israel on Tuesday, threatening to unravel a cease-fire days after it... Wheelchair man 'over the limit'
Drivers are not the only ones who go over the limit on drink driving. Police in the northern Australian city of Cairns have charged a man with drink driving in a motorised wheelchair. Patrol officers found the man stopped and fast asleep in his wheelchair in the exit lane of...
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