#Cairo

I'm really having trouble reconciling this new FBI that is suddenly bound by due process and red tape with the one that was pulling people into unmarked airport rooms without
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For everyone making assertions about whether Egypt will intervene more directly in Libya, the truth is of course we don't know. There's no denying that Libya is viewed by Cairo
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About a year ago I came across a turn of the century book of poems about Cairo's nightlife district with a picture of an American woman I had never heard
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Thread on antisemitic conspiracy theories shared by Jeremy Corbyn and others:I was reminded today by a RT of an old thread of mine, that a number of familiar names from
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In the winter of 1930-31 the Egyptian magazine al-Dunya al-Musawwara ran a series of articles documenting Cairo's underworld - "Hidden Cairo" - and delving into the city's murky underbelly. [Thread]
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So, you want to visit Egypt? Great choice. South Africans don't have to pay for an Egyptian visa. You still gotta apply for it in SA. I used Swiftline Visa
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Cairo, Egypt Egypt’s giant middle finger to america, Cairo Tower Baron Empain Palace Sultan Hassan Madrasa & Al-Rifai Mosque Madrasah of Sarghatmish A serenade in Cairo Al
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In speech from Egyptian airbase, Pres Sisi hints at possible Egyptian direct intervention in Libya. Claims that - if ordered - intervention would be based on Egypt's right of self
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A Trend!!!Do you know that the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos, Nigeria used to be the longest bridge in Africa until 1996 when the 6th October Bridge was built in
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1/ Since "liquidity" has been the buzzword these days, here's an anecdote and a powerful lesson from history about printing unlimited amounts of money. Story time. #fintwit 2/ Our story
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Cairo is a tale of 2 cities. On one side, we have ppl living in poorly constructed self built houses with poor infrastructure for water, electricity & transportation. On the
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1./ On #HumanRights day we should remember Patrick Zaky #PatrickZaky the Egyptian rights campaigner who was arrested and tortured when he went back for a holiday to Egypt from
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The 1978 Camp David accords between Egypt and Israel has long been a cold peace which has frustrated Israeli policymakers as they quickly came to realize it was a peace
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I've covered wars oversees. I lived in Cairo during the revolution and the aftermath. Watching what happened today at the Capitol was eerily familiar to scenes I've seen take place
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Siemens Mobility signed a landmark MoU worth $23bn to install a 1000km high-speed rail transportation network across Egypt.The high-speed rail network will be implemented by Siemens in cooperation with two
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Since I’m back from Cairo, a couple of reflections for anyone interested:The country is in a paradoxical state of uncertainty and stability, a level of which I’ve not experienced since
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