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Soviet film posters from the post-Stalin “Khrushchev thaw” period
Soviet film posters from the post-Stalin “Khrushchev thaw” period: The Moscow Design Museum has been collecting artefacts from the former Soviet Union that were “discarded, destined to be forgotten” after the “Evil Empire” collapsd in 1991, according to the Guardian. Among these artefacts are film posters from the 1950s and 1960s, during what is known […]
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What not to miss during your visit to the Giza Pyramids
When not discussing Mo Salah or the recent clampdown on activists, the foreign press appears to have caught the summer vacation bug, and Egypt is high on the radar. A number of leading publications we follow have run travel features on Egypt. National Geographic explorer Yukinori Kawae says now is the best time to visit […]
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Definitely don’t miss when there
We love theNew York Times, but you can count on it to be a buzzkill as it focused its Pyramids piece on how urban sprawl developing around the iconic site is ruining the scene. It particularly takes an interest in the area’s Pizza Hut having a prime view of the complex.
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Float down the Grand Hotels of the Nile
The mood lightens up with the Wall Street Journal’s piece on the floating wonders that are the Nile boat cruises. Here, writer Tara Isabella Burton is particularly fond of the history of the SS Sudan, which she describes as “a floating grand hotel.”
Posted inOn Deadline
Fighting corruption is just as important as cutting electricity subsidies to reduce fiscal spending
When it comes to electricity, fighting corruption is just as important as lifting subsidies to reduce fiscal spending, Massoud El Hennawy writes for Al Ahram. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said earlier this week that the government will crack down on homes and unlicensed businesses that mooch electricity from the national grid. El Hennawy counters that […]
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HBO sees Showtime’s Bns and raises
HBO sees Showtime’s Bns and raises with Succession: Of the many new shows being piloted this summer, one we’re eagerly looking forward to is HBO’s Succession (watch trailer; runtime: 1:47), which is coming right on time —just as Bns is starting to get stale. From the creators behind The Big Short and Veep, the shows […]
Posted inDiplomacy + Foreign Trade
Ismail, Stuart discuss possibility of UK business delegation visit to Cairo
Ismail, Stuart discuss possibility of UK business delegation visit to Cairo: UK Investment Minister Graham Stuart and Prime Minister Sherif Ismail discussed the possibility of sending a British business delegation to Egypt to explore potential investment opportunities, according to a Cabinet statement. Ismail told Stuart, during a meeting in Cairo yesterday, that sectors such as […]
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EU voices concerns over human rights
The EU has voiced its concerns about ongoing arrests of activists and bloggers in Egypt over the past few weeks, and called for “the full respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms,” according to a statement from the EU’s External Action Service. Egypt rejected the “inaccurate reading” of the situation on the ground, the Foreign […]
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Gaza-Israel border falls quiet following Egypt-brokered ceasefire
The Gaza Strip and Israel border area saw a quiet morning yesterday following an Egypt-brokered ceasefire that put an end to the worst violent flare-up since 2014,Reuters reports. “An agreement was reached to return to the [2014] ceasefire understandings in the Gaza Strip. The resistance factions will abide by it as long as the Occupation […]