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Implications of the Qatar crisis

By: Mariam Nabbout Source: Stepfeed Flights, trips, consular services – How the #QatarCrisis affects you https://t.co/g0mvnqcQkc #Qatar pic.twitter.com/g4cflFa0iA — Gulf News (@gulf_news) June 5, 2017 Six Arab countries including Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, Yemen, Egypt and Libya cut diplomatic ties with Qatar early Monday. The decision comes following weeks of rising tensions that saw several … Continued

8 Egyptian Women Making A Difference Around The World

By Alexandria Kinias Egyptian Streets From North America, to Europe, to Australia, Egyptian women are holding leading positions in politics, business and entertainment. 1. ANNE AZZA ALY Anne Azza Aly is an Australian politician, political scholar, academic and counter-terrorism expert. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since … Continued

Learning Arabic From Egypt’s Revolution

The vocabulary lists for Arabic lessons reflected both the country’s shifting politics and its enduring difficulties. By Peter Hessler The New Yorker When you move to another country as an adult, the language flows around you like a river. Perhaps a child can immediately abandon himself to the current, but most older people will begin … Continued

Pope Francis denounces deadly Egypt attack in Palm Sunday address

By DANIELA PETROFF The Star Pope Francis on Sunday decried a deadly attack on a Coptic church in Egypt during Palm Sunday celebrations, just weeks before his planned visit to Cairo. The pontiff expressed his “deep condolences” to the Coptic patriarch, Tawadros II, calling him “my brother,” to the Coptic church and “all of the … Continued

Amazon planning to launch logistics center in Egypt

By Arabian Supply Chain Staff Amazon is in the process of finalising plans for a logistics centre in Egypt, with a number of companies having applied for the distribution tender. Hany Kesis, former chairperson of Egyptian-American Business Council, was quoted by the Daily News Egypt as saying that a number of Egyptian companies have begun … Continued

Colossal 3,000-year-old statue unearthed from Cairo pit

By Thomas Page CNN A team of archaeologists has discovered a giant 3,000-year-old statue thought to depict Ramses II, in what the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities is describing as “one of [its] most important archaeological discoveries.” Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany began removing the quartzite statue — estimated to stand 30 feet tall — from … Continued

Hosni Mubarak Acquitted Over Arab Spring Protester Deaths

BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been acquitted on Thursday over his alleged participation in the killings of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 Arab Spring. After a day long trial in the Court of Cassations, Egypt’s highest criminal court, Judge Ahmed Abdel Qawi ruled the Mubarak, the defendant, was innocent. … Continued

Four Arabs Emerge As Potential NBA Prospects

BY: David DeMaria/Contributing Writer With March Madness right around the corner, four North African basketball players, are not only looking to finish their respective college seasons successfully, but stand out as potential targets for the NBA draft, either this year or in the future. The most frequently mentioned of the four by NBA scouts is … Continued

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