Egypt

CAIRO - Perhaps not since Egypt built the great pyramids of Giza, or more recently tamed the Nile with the Aswan High Dam, has the government embarked on as challenging a national project: wiping out smoking in public places.

Submitted by Cinders 11 days ago

Marsa Alam has the appearance of a tropical paradise with its palm trees, mangroves and sea coasts fringed with barrier coral reefs

Submitted by Egypt_lover 2 months ago

The body of a Muslim woman, killed in a German courtroom by a man convicted of insulting her religion, has been taken back to her native Egypt for burial.

Submitted by Cinders 4 months ago

All the news of whats going on in the land of the kings

Submitted by Mallory101 11 months ago

Interesting article discussing the peculiar representation of one of the most infamous Egyptian pharoahs.

Submitted by dazl 1 year ago

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Introduction

Arab-Israeli War of 1973, armed conflict between Israel and the Arab countries of Egypt and Syria, fought during the month of October 1973. Egypt and Syria initiated the conflict to regain territories that Israel had occupied since the Six-Day War of 1967. Although both sides suffered heavy losses during the 1973 war, Israel retained control of the territories. Because the conflict began on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur and took place during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the war is also called the Yom...