Wilmington Eagle Scout creates a monumental project Nov 20, 2009
The pyramids of Giza in Egypt. The magnetic north pole. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
* Anti-smoking ban falters in Egypt Nov 19, 2009
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. Anyone who has ever spent any time in a Cairo taxicab, restaurant, office, lobby, coffeehouse, cafeteria or university, or even at the zoo, knows just how ubiquitous smoking is. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Heart Disease Found in Egyptian Mummies Nov 18, 2009
The Egyptology and preservationist team consisted of Abd el-Halim Nur el-Din and Gomma Ab el-Maksoud of Cairo University; Ibrahem Badr of the Institute of Restoration in Alexandria, Egypt; Hany Abd el-Amer of the National Research Center in Dokki, Giza, Egypt. The authors express their appreciation to Zahi Hawass, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, for allowing them to scan these mummies and perform this investigation. (Science Daily)
Antismoking fight proves a pyramid-size task Nov 17, 2009
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 ... 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. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Treasure hunt Nov 11, 2009
Other items include a statue of Hemiunu, the architect of the Great Pyramid at Giza - also in Germany; the bust of Anchhaf, builder of the Chepren Pyramid - at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston; and a painted Zodiac from the Dendera temple, which is kept at the Louvre ... If they cannot be returned permanently, Mr Hawass would at least like them back on loan for the opening of Egypt's Grand Museum at Giza, due by 2013. (BBC News -- Africa)
Explore ancient Egypt from $1,349 Nov 4, 2009
Visit Cairo, the Pyramids of Giza, and cruise the Nile ... Here, guests will have the opportunity to explore the marvelous (and colossal) Pyramids of Giza, as well as famous, old mosques. (MSNBC -- Travel)
650-Year-Old Cairo Mosque Restored Nov 1, 2009
Until recently, the Egyptian government also did little to encourage tourism to the area, and most foreign visitors ignored the area in favor of pharaonic sites such as the Giza Pyramids. Dina Bakhoum, conservation programs manager for AKTC's Egypt branch, said al-Darb al-Ahmar has "great potential to become one of Cairo's major attractions.". (Fox News)
Train collision kills at least 15 in Egypt Oct 26, 2009
Another 40 to 50 people were injured when one train traveling from Cairo to Asyut crashed into a train en route from Giza to Fayyoum, Deputy to the Health Ministry Mohammed Sarhan told state-run Nile News TV.. The Fayyoum-bound train was stationary when it was struck in Al-Ayyat district, he said. (CNN -- World)
* Train accident kills 25 in Egypt Oct 26, 2009
At least 25 people were killed and 55 others injured when a passenger train drove full-speed into the back of another on Saturday in Giza, southwest of the Egyptian capital, witnesses and police said. The toll, however, may become worse, a police official at the scene said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Water buffalo behind Egypt train crash Oct 26, 2009
The train that caused the collision was headed from Cairo to the southern city of Assuit, while the one ahead of it was traveling from Giza province to the oasis town of Fayoum, MENA said. Poor safety record on railwaysEgypt has a poor safety record on its railways, and there are several fatal accidents each year, usually blamed on poorly maintained equipment. (MSNBC -- International)
Deadly train collision in Egypt Oct 25, 2009
The trains collided at Al-Ayyat in Giza, 50km (31 miles) south of the Egyptian capital. The accident happened when a train heading south towards the town of Fayoum stopped suddenly and a second train ploughed into the back of it. (BBC News -- Africa)
Thousands race in Egypt to fight breast cancer Oct 25, 2009
Runners prepare in front of the historic Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on Saturday for an event to raise awareness about breast cancer in the Middle East ... Saturday's event took place near Egypt's legendary Great Pyramids at Giza and included participants from all over the world. (MSNBC -- International)
Egypt train crash death toll rises Oct 25, 2009
The train crash occurred in Giza, southwest of the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on Saturday. A security services official who declined to give his name said that the trains "were travelling on the same track. One ran into the other as they headed towards Upper Egypt.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
* FEATURE : In Egypt, swine flu fears buried under threat of garbage Oct 4, 2009
The government agency charged with cleaning up Cairos twin city of Giza admits it is swamped. We have neither the manpower, nor the equipment to pick up all the rubbish, said one official who asked to remain anonymous, as three street sweepers in green outfits dumped torn garbage bags onto a truck already overflowing with litter. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Forecast » Sep 23, 2009
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 09/23/09 05:31:19 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 90% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Exact Date Pinned to Great Pyramid's Construction? Sep 22, 2009
The Egyptians started building the Great Pyramid of Giza on August 23, 2470 B.C., according to controversial new research that attempts to place an exact date on the start of the ancient construction project. SHARE RELATED. (National Geographic)
Egypt, air/hotel/cruise, 13 nights, from $1,999 Sep 11, 2009
Visit the Great Pyramids of Giza, sail along the Nile River, travel by horse-drawn carriage to the Temple of Horus, and soak up the rays in Hurghada on the Red Sea. Slideshow. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Crazy, colourful Cairo Sep 8, 2009
From the courtyard I can see the Pyramids of Giza, floating like a mirage through the smog. They appear to be close to the city and yet they are dwarfed by giant skyscrapers. (iAfrica.com)
Group preserves Egyptian art Sep 2, 2009
Additional projects to be sponsored with the new USAID grant, awarded in July, include creating a plan for site and visitation (tourist) management in Historic Cairo (the Islamic historic area); developing a museum at the ancient Coptic Monastery of St. Antony near the Red Sea; continuing the Archaeological Field School at Giza; and publishing materials about ARCE s various activities ... For example, the Egyptian government is building a new museum in Giza as well as a number of regional or... (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Croc takes mid-air stroll Aug 3, 2009
Crew members managed to corner and capture the croc and handed it over to authorities when the plane landed in Cairo, where it was to be housed at the Giza zoo ... The menagerie also ended up at Giza zoo. (iAfrica.com)
Government, camel operators grapple over Giza access Aug 2, 2009
GIZA, Egypt - Sed Ali dug his heels into the hindquarters of a small, gray, Arabian-style horse, weaving through a pack of dilapidated camels as he trotted across the sand. Ali was giving our group of Northeastern University students a guided tour of the great pyramids in Giza, a family business he has been a part of since he was 6 ... Egypt s Supreme Council for Antiquities, which oversees this and other historic sites, is looking to protect the Giza pyramids by transforming the area s largely... (Boston Globe)
Cairo Canvas Jul 31, 2009
Giza, a suburb of Cairo, also on the Nile can be reached by crossing over a bridge. To Giza, the city of Pyramids ... Thousands of tourists visiting Cairo, drive down to Giza to look at the amazing Pyramids, the wonders of the world. (Suite101.com)
Egypt: 230 Death Sentences in Six Months Jul 17, 2009
The following day, another six people were given the death penalty for the murder of two colleagues in the urban governorate Giza. And on Jun. (allAfrica.com)
Imagine Cup 2009 Kicks Off in Cairo Jul 4, 2009
The winners will be announced on Tuesday, July 7, as part of the Imagine Cup World Festival closing ceremonies with the pyramids at Giza as the backdrop. "Students around the world are contributing their creativity and passion in this year's Imagine Cup, and they have developed truly amazing solutions to tackle the most pressing social problems facing our world," said Joe Wilson, senior director of Academic Initiatives in the Developer & Platform Evangelism Division at Microsoft. (PR Newswire)
Nile offers glimpses of ancient, modern Egypt Jun 29, 2009
The city is ancient by the usual standards (1,000-plus years old), but a spring chicken compared with the Giza Pyramids; the temples at Luxor, Karnak and Abu Simbel; and the tombs in the Valley of the Kings, where King Tutankhamun was buried ... In addition to head-scarved sculling crews, I later saw camel-driving touts at the Giza Pyramids texting business associates. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient Wo... Jun 27, 2009
The Great Pyramid at Giza is believed to have been build by Egyptian pharaoh Khufu in around 2560 BC as a tomb for himself. At it s tallest it stood at 480 ft, but has lost 30ft from the top. (Suite101.com)
The Elgin marbles: Snatched from northern climes Jun 26, 2009
It will soon lend the Rosetta stone, the cornerstone of written language, to Egypt for the opening of the Giza museum. On the day the new Acropolis Museum was opened, the British Museum s director was in Riyadh, to arrange loans for an exhibition on the haj in London in 2011. (The Economist)
Egypt unpackaged Jun 16, 2009
Philip Dierking compares sizes in front of the Sphinx and Pyramids of Giza in Egypt ... Philip Dierking poses in front of the Pyramids of Giza in Egypt ... My friend showed me around and too me to all the favorites: the Giza Pyramids (not a let-down, definitely as impressive as all the hype makes it out to be), Coptic Cairo, the crazy Khan Al-Khalil Bazaar (Travel Tip 1. (Juneau Empire)
Obama calls for new beginning between US, Muslims Jun 6, 2009
He also toured the Great Pyramids of Giza, and joked with reporters that if they were not present, I d get on a camel. Some of his aides did just that. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
U.S. President Obama said in a major speech at Cairo University on Thursday that the United States seeks a "new beginning" in relations with the Muslim world. • Obama hopes "new beginning" with Muslims Jun 6, 2009
After the speech, Obama toured the Great Pyramids of Giza under the guide of Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities. Obama's Cairo visit is also part of a Mideast-Europe tour which will also take him to Germany and France. (Xinhuanet, China)
Obama to Muslims: Discord must end Jun 5, 2009
Obama seemed upbeat after he spoke, touring the Great Pyramids at Giza. "This is huge!" he yelled at the base of the biggest, his voice echoing off the stone. (MSNBC -- International)
Obama Checks Out Sphinx And Pyramids Jun 5, 2009
(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)Everyone says it when they see the pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx ... Giza was the last stop on the president's Egyptian drop-by ... Serving as Mr. Obamas guide in Giza was Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary-General of Egypts Supreme Council of Antiquities. (CBS News)
Cairo residents praise Obama speech Jun 5, 2009
President Obama was given a tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza while in Egypt yesterday. Obama's speech in Cairo was well-received by many. (Boston Globe)
Does Obama's address mark a shift in US policy towards the Muslim world? Jun 5, 2009
A tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza was also on his itinerary. The build-up to the speech was enormous, stoked by the White House although Obama seemed at pains to minimize hopes for immediate consequences. (India Times, India)
Obama urges new dawn in U.S., Moslems Jun 5, 2009
But if we choose to be bound by the past, we will never move forward," he said. The president's brief stay in Cairo included a visit to the Sultan Hassan mosque, a 600-year-old centre of Islamic worship and study. A tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza was also on his itinerary. The build-up to the speech was enormous, stoked by the White House although Obama seemed at pains to minimise hopes for immediate consequences. "One speech is not going to solve all the problems in the Middle East," he... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Obama Urges "New Beginning" With Muslims Jun 4, 2009
His brief stay in the city also included a visit to the Sultan Hassan mosque, a 600-year-old center of Islamic worship and study, and a tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza on the capital's outskirts. Aides said the schedule also would afford Mr. Obama time to talk to Egyptian journalists and young people. (CBS News -- 60 minutes)
Obama in Cairo for outreach speech Jun 4, 2009
His brief stay in the city also was to include a visit to the Sultan Hassan mosque, a 600-year-old center of Islamic worship and study, and a tour of the Great Pyramids of Giza on the capital's outskirts. Aides said the schedule also would afford Obama time to talk to Egyptian journalists and young people. (Albany Times Union)
Obama to speak at Cairo school - most likely May 28, 2009
Cairo University is a landmark occupying a large gated area in Giza, part of greater Cairo. It is an important institution that once helped to elevate modern Egypt to the center of Arab learning. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Gary Brown: Where is your Greatest Place To Stand On Planet Earth? May 26, 2009
The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. The Great Wall of China. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Explore breathtaking Santorini, Mykonos, more May 5, 2009
Your next destination is Cairo, home to the world-renowned Egyptian Antiquities Museum, the mystical sphinx, and the Great Pyramids of Giza. Its A Snap. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Benjamin Franklin Find: Researcher Discovers Trove Of Founding Father’s Letters Apr 28, 2009
Benjamin Franklin Find: Researcher Discovers Trove Of Founding Father s Letters. Benjamin Franklin Find: Researcher Discovers Trove Of Founding Father s Letters. (Science Daily)
Egypt to open chambers of bent pyramid Apr 15, 2009
The increased access to the pyramids south of Cairo is part of a new sustainable development campaign that Egypt hopes will attract more visitors but also to avoid some of the problems of the urban sprawl that have plagued the famed pyramids of Giza ... But he also cautioned that the Western fast food restaurants and hundreds of hawkers selling kitschy souvenirs near the Giza pyramids would not be allowed at Dahshur, which is currently surrounded by agricultural fields on one side and open... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Avoidthe popular tourist traps Apr 13, 2009
And, granted, there's no substitute for an authentic replica of the Great Pyramid at Giza ... Just because the Pyramids at Giza are overrun with fanny-pack-wearing families of gawkers, Egypt shouldn't be removed your must-see list. (MSNBC -- Travel)
* Sacred tours tap into Egypt's spirit Apr 12, 2009
By Jessica Desvarieux AP, GIZA, EGYPT Sunday, Apr 12, 2009, Page 12. Spiritual seeker Star Charney, 56, performs her own prayer outside the Great Pyramid at Giza, Egypt, on March 3 ... The Great Pyramid of Giza was one of the ancient wonders of the world and even most travelers today would not consider a trip to Egypt complete without seeing the pyramids. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Hoping for a spiritual transformation Apr 11, 2009
The sun rises above a pyramid at Giza, Egypt ... GIZA, Egypt - The Great Pyramid of Giza was one of the ancient wonders of the world, and even most travelers today would not consider a trip to Egypt complete without seeing the pyramids ... The trip starts with visits to the Pyramids of Giza and the mysterious Sphinx. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Inside Egypt Apr 2, 2009
From there we flew back to Cairo for two days, hanging out at the pyramids of Giza and the Spinx. Where did you stay along the way, and why. (iAfrica.com)
Obama envoy: Time to act on climate change Mar 30, 2009
A combination photo of a night view of the site of the ancient Giza Pyramids before and after switching off the lights for the Earth Hour, in Cairo, Egypt Saturday March 28, 2009. From an Antarctic research base to the Great Pyramids of Egypt and beyond, the world switched off the lights on Saturday for the second Earth Hour, dimming skyscrapers, city streets and some of the world's most recognizable monuments for 60 minutes to highlight the threat of climate change. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Lights dimmed around the world Mar 30, 2009
A combination photo of a night view of the site of the ancient Giza Pyramids before and after switching off the lights for the Earth Hour, in Egypt on Saturday. (Nasser Nouri/The Associated Press). (Globe and Mail -- National)
World dims for Earth Hour Mar 29, 2009
ASSOCIATED PRESS A night view of the Pyramids of Giza is captured just as the lights were switched off in observance of Earth Hour in Cairo ... ASSOCIATED PRESS A night view of the Pyramids of Giza is captured just as the lights were switched off in. (Insight on the News)
Shoring up the world Mar 29, 2009
History tells of many such works the great walls of Jerusalem built by Nehemiah during Biblical times, the ziggurats of ancient Mesopotamia built between 2500BCE and 2100BCE, and the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt, finished around 2560BCE. And they are all handmade, with nary a single machine. These ancient achievements have greatly inspired Dr Nehemiah Lee since young. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Antarctica to Pyramids _ lights dim for Earth Hour Mar 29, 2009
A combination photo of a night view of the site of the ancient Giza Pyramids before and after switching off the lights for the Earth Hour, in Cairo, Egypt Saturday March (Nasser Nouri / AP). The Eiffel Tower is shown just after the 20,000 bulbs illuminating the tower went out Saturday, March 28, 2009 at 8. (Albany Times Union)
Turn off the lights for Earth Hour Mar 28, 2009
Among the more dramatic places to go dark today will be in Egypt at the great Pyramids of Giza, in Athens at the Acropolis and even the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which is commonly referred to as the City of Lights. Earth Hour is set up to happen from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. in each time zone. (AZCentral -- News)
Trek, Transformers, Terminator oh my! Mar 25, 2009
Parts of the film were actually shot at the Giza pyramid complex and Luxor in Egypt. Web site: Release date: June 26. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Debate over curbing heat-trapping gases Mar 18, 2009
The increased access to the pyramids is part of a new sustainable development campaign intended to attract more visitors but also avoid some of the problems of the urban sprawl that have plagued the pyramids of Giza. 11 Palace seized: Madagascar soldiers broke into an unoccupied presidential palace in Antananarivo and took it over in a symbolic show of force after opposition leader Andry Rajoelina called on the army to arrest President Marc Ravalomanana. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Egypt will open pyramid to public Mar 17, 2009
The crowded environment around the famous great pyramid of Giza which are surrounded by hundreds of hawkers and Cairo's buildings, is seen in this April 14, 2007 file photo. Travellers to Egypt will soon be able to explore the inner chambers of the 4,500-year-old 'bent' pyramid, announced the Egyptian antiquities chief Monday March 16, 2009, as part of a comprehensive plan to conserve the area around the ancient monuments. (Globe and Mail)
Ancient statue found buried at Egypt pyramids Feb 25, 2009
CAIRO - Maintenance workers at Egypt's Giza Pyramids have found an ancient quartzite statue of a seated man buried close to the surface of the desert, the culture ministry said on Tuesday. The statue, about life-size at five feet tall, was found north of the smallest of Giza's three main pyramids, the tomb of the fourth dynasty Pharaoh Mycerinus, who ruled in the 26th century BC, the ministry said in a statement ... The Giza complex, containing the pyramids and the Sphinx, on the outskirts of... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Tut lecture takes you back to ancient Egypt Feb 25, 2009
Zahi Hawass career as an archaeologist has spanned three decades and yielded many spectacular discoveries, including the Valley of the Golden Mummies and the tombs of the pyramid builders at Giza. During the special evening, Dr. Hawass will reveal new secrets discovered at the pyramids and detail his search for the tomb of Cleopatra and Mark Anthony. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Bomb attack adds to tourism woes in Egypt Feb 24, 2009
Egypt is home to some of the world's most famous historical sites, such as the Pyramids of Giza. It also boasts sandy beaches and spectacular coral reefs along the Red Sea coast. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Egyptian Dig Uncovers 30 Mummies in 4,300-Year-Old Tomb Outside of Cairo Feb 10, 2009
The main step-pyramid at Saqqara of King Djoser is almost fully intact and is often visited by tourists along with the pyramids of Giza nearby. To contact the reporters on this story: in Cairo at. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Dr Hazem Y Abdelazim, Chief Executive, ITIDA Feb 8, 2009
Possesed with a varied language talent pool of Arabic, Spanish, French and English, cities like Giza and Cairo are acting as nearshoring locations for Europe and the Middle East. All top Indian IT companies have announced plans to open centres in Egypt. (India Times)
