Reuters
covers the fascinating drive to
get antiquated taxis
SHOWBIZ
Plot
twists...
Reuters
meets
the author of a new novel...
LA Times spotlights an interesting new short film... Meanwhile, BBC looks at the blogger turned sitcom writer who wants to get married...
MISC
Ancient flowers...
Geologist gardener finds
inspiration
in Pharaonic lilies...
Interesting figures.. LA Times compares: "in the squatter neighborhoods of Giza, 23,000 babies are born each year" ... while "[the] upscale neighborhood of Zamalek records a mere 235 births each year."
Meanwhile, woman gives birth to septuplets..
Starting over... Reuters: "Air-conditioning for bears is part of efforts to revitalize the historical Giza Zoo and help it rejoin a world zoo association after its exclusion in 2004..."
A modest proposal... AFP: Veil shed for bikini on Egypt's women-only beaches...
SHOWBIZ
Who's art?
BBC
analyzes
the relationship between Youssef
Chahine and the government..
Too political... Guardian: Censors have refused to allow the public release of Adam Sandler's comedy You Don't Mess With the Zohan.
ARCHAEOLOGY
Four small
Sphinx statues
found
near Luxor...
Brooklyn museum to show off fake Egypt sculptures
Brand
new look...
The Telegraph's
take on the
pyramids clean-up...
Plateau visitor
experience
gets
a modernization push....
Peace
move... Retired Egyptian diplomat named as
Arab League