Easy task for Egypt in preliminary qualifiers

Egypt have been handed an easy draw in the preliminary stage of the 2010 World Cup qualifiers as they were placed in Group 12 along with DR Congo, Malawi and Djibouti.The Pharaohs, whose last World Cup appearance was in the 1990 tournament in Italy, are likely to ease into the next stage, where they will probably face a fierce battle.Egypt have crushed DR Congo 4-1 in the 2006 African Cup of Nations quarter-finals before eventually winning the tournament for a record-breaking fifth time.

Life is good in Egypt

Although Egypt is not a financially rich country, it is very rich with skilled labor, great minds, and fascinating culture. I am very optimistic about Egypt’s future. With the right government, Egypt should not be less than India in the computer technical support field or China in manufacturing. The labor cost is very cheap in Egypt and the workmanship is great. I think the government should do a better job in bringing foreign investments to Egypt.

In my opinion, Egypt should remove all subsidies on food items, gas, and services. Allowing the free market to dictate prices will significantly improve the financial status of the country and will relief the government from a huge burden and will allow it to focus on growing. If Egypt continues to subsidize everything, first, it will never be able to keep up with the increase in population, and the services such as education and Medicare will continue to decline… Second, it will never have enough money to improve the infrastructure and build revenue generating projects… To be continued.

Alexandria Library

During my last visit to my home town Alexandria I visited the Alexandria Library. A magnificent piece of architecture. A really beautiful building with fantastic view of the cost of the Mediterranean sea. Construction work began in 1995 and finished in 2002. It is located near the ancient library of Alexandria site. It is eleven stories and is partially submerged in a pool of water. The library saves over 5 million volume-books. It is on 11 levels and it looks like the sun sign of ancient Egypt. The new building is with area 40 130 square m. There are 9 group-study rooms with 92 study places and three information hives with 66 study places. The hives are equipped with cables for data communications and electrical wiring, so student may use laptops of their own or borrow one from the Learning Centre. The complex also houses a conference center; specialized libraries for the blind, for young people, and for children; three museums; four art galleries; a planetarium; and a manuscript restoration laboratory.

The Pyramids of Egypt

There are no more famous ancient sites within Egypt, or for that matter elsewhere in the world, than the Great Pyramids at Giza. They are, without question, the icon most associated with the Egypt. They have been both the main destination for tourists, and a source of imaginative thought to the world for over three thousand years.
However, there are actually over 100 pyramids in Egypt, many of which are relatively unknown to anyone who is not an ancient Egypt enthusiast. All but a very few are grouped around and near the City of Cairo, just south of the Nile Delta. Otherwise, only one royal pyramid is known in southern Egypt (at Abydos), that being the one built by Ahmose, founder of the 18th Dynasty and Egypt's New Kingdom. It may have also been the last royal pyramid built in Egypt.
Hence, major pyramids were not built throughout Egypt's ancient history. The Pyramid Age began with a burst of building, starting with the 3rd Dynasty reign of Djoser. Some of the early kings, most specifically Snefru, built more than one pyramid. Almost all of the kings added to their number through the end of the Middle Kingdom, with the possible exception of the First Intermediate Period between the Old and Middle Kingdoms. After the first Pharaoh of Egypt's New Kingdom, Ahmose, royal pyramid building by Egyptians ceased entirely. Somewhat abruptly the kings of the New Kingdom chose, rather than making their tombs completely obvious, to hide them in the hills of the West Bank of Thebes (modern Luxor).

1997 Deaths Changed Egyptian Tourism

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The attack a decade ago was stunning, and is still recalled with horror: Islamic militants with knives and automatic weapons killed 58 foreign tourists — mainly Germans, Swiss and Japanese — at one of Egypt's most popular pharaonic temples. Some of the bodies were mutilated.
The Nov. 17, 1997, massacre at Hatshepsut temple in Luxor turned out to be the last gasp in the wave of Islamic militant violence that struck Egypt in the 1990s.
The 10th anniversary of the attack highlights the changes in Egypt since then — both in tourism and terrorism.
Over the years, the jailed leaders of the once-robust Islamic rebellion have called for an end to the violence after Egyptian security forces crushed the two main militant groups of the 1990s, Islamic Jihad and the Gamaa Islamiya.
Sayed Imam, a jailed ideologue of radical Islam, on Sunday is publishing "Revisions," a book in which he recants his past calls for the forceful overthrow of Arab governments seen as infidels.
The Nile Valley, once the heartland of violence, has not seen a major attack since the Hatshepsut slayings. But the nature of terrorism has now shifted: Since 2004, Egypt saw a string of deadly bombings on Red Sea beach resorts in the Sinai Peninsula that killed 121 people, including many tourists.

Egypt.... History, People, and Government

Egypt is one of the most populous countries in Africa. The vast majority of its estimated 78 million people (2007) live near the banks of the Nile River in an area of about 40,000 km² (15,000 sq mi) where the only arable agricultural land is found. Large areas of land form part of the Sahara Desert and are sparsely inhabited. Around half of Egypt's residents live in urban areas, with the majority spread across the densely populated centres of greater Cairo, Alexandria and other major cities in the Nile Delta.
Egypt is famous for its ancient civilization and some of the world's most famous monuments, including the Giza pyramid complex and the Great Sphinx; the southern city of Luxor contains a particularly large number of ancient artifacts such as the Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings.

Read the rest @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt

Madrast Almoshagben مدرسة المشاغبين

For those who love the Egyptian theatre, here is the first part of مدرسة المشاغبين on You Tube....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4axb4EBPPw0

Egypt Puts King Tut on Public Display

King Tut's buck-toothed face was unveiled Sunday for the first time in public — more than 3,000 years after the youngest and most famous pharaoh to rule ancient Egypt was shrouded in linen and buried in his golden underground tomb.
Archeologists carefully lifted thae fragile mummy out of a quartz sarcophagus decorated with stone-carved protective goddesses, momentarily pulling aside a beige covering to reveal a leathery black body.

Read the rest of the article @ http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5il0ZJBzzRK-iUB-Q0b8AaAwnkVqAD8SN1L881

Egypt secure Nations Cup place

Holders Egypt qualified for the 2008 Nations Cup finals with a 1-0 win against Botswana in Cairo concluding their laboured campaign.
The Pharoahs played well and should have won by a much bigger margin, but were wasteful in front of goal.

Read the rest of the article @ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/africa/7043478.stm

Egypt draws record 9.7m visitors

With a record 9.7 million visitors in the year 2006-07, tourism numbers are well on target in Egypt.
The numbers reflect a 13 per cent increase on the previous fiscal year, the state news agency MENA reported.

Read the whole article @ http://www.ttnworldwide.com/Articles.asp?Article=7003

The World's Best Hamburger Is in Egypt

Read this nice article to find where in Cairo is the best Hamburger in the World

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1639839,00.html

Write Like an Egyptian

Use this site to write your name in hieroglyphs.

http://www.upennmuseum.com/hieroglyphsreal.cgi

Video about Ancient Egypt

Here is a nice documentary I found on You Tube.......... Enjoy

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1112494491788668088&q=egypt&total=26855&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=2

A nice map of Egypt

Egypt ties with Burundi 0-0

Egypt and Burundi tied 0-0 this afternoon. The game wasn't that great although Egypt had a few good scoring opportunities, including Emad Meteb's shot that hit the post. Egypt is still the first in the group and will meet Botswana in Cairo next....

Welcome to my Blog

Hello Friends.... Welcome and thank you for visiting my blog. Since this is my first post, I would like to tell you a little about mysef. My name is Sherif Shawky and I am an Egyptian/Canadian living in Ontario Canada. I consider my self to be one of the biggest lovers of egypt. Although I live abroad, my love to Egypt is increasing by the day and my connection to my home land was never cut. I intend to use this Blog as place to post all the interesting information and links that I collect about Egypt on daily basis. My posts will include Sports, Politics, News, finance, business, and Links. I encourage you to email me any interesting or exciting information that you would like to see on my Blog.......... Please don't forget to send me your feedback....