Egyptian Star Returns to Film, Removes Head Cover

Egyptian actor Hala Shiha left the film industry 10 years ago for a more religious life. She began to wear the traditional Muslim head cover, or hijab, along with loose clothes that covered most of her skin. Later, the Egyptian movie star was seen we

NPR 2011-12-31

Thousands of anti-government protesters poured into the street cross Syria today in some of largest demonstration in weeks. As NPR Deborah Amos reports, activists called for the rallies as show off extremes while Arab monitors are in the country. The

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AS IT IS 2013-09-28 Activists Celebrate International Right-To-Know Day 活动人士庆祝国际知情权日 From VOA Learning English this is As It Is. Im Marsha James. Welcome to the show. Today we talk about a push for laws to protect every indivi

Egypt Opens Ancient Tombs Amid Plane Crash Controversy

Egypt Opens Ancient Tombs Amid Plane Crash Controversy CAIRO The Egyptian government this week unveiled three ancient pharaonic tombs for the first time since they were discovered - as it struggles to re-build its sagging tourism industry. But touris

Europe's Top Diplomat Meets with Morsi

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has met with ousted Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi. Ashton and Morsi talked for two hours. Ashton says Morsi is in good health and has access to the news. Morsi is being detained at an undisclosed location a

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VOA标准英语2010年-Archeologists May Be Closing in on Cle

They are among history's most famous lovers - Antony and Cleopatra, the Roman warrior and the Egyptian queen. From Shakespeare to Hollywood, their story has been told many times. Now, Egypt's top archeologist, with his own touch of Hollywood style, s

Protesters, police clash outside Muslim Brotherhood HQ in Egyptian capital

CAIRO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Clashes erupted between protesters and security forces outside the headquarters of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Mouqatam district, near central Egypt's capital Cairo, state-run Ahram online reported Sunday. Dozens of protest

Egyptian opposition bloc urges anti-Morsi protests on Jan. 25

CAIRO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's main opposition bloc National Salvation Front on Wednesday called on people to take to the streets on Jan. 25, 2013 and protest against President Mohamed Morsi's leadership. The front said during a press conference

Egypt's main opposition bloc rejects constitutional referendum

CAIRO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's main opposition bloc, dubbed National Salvation Front, announced Sunday evening rejection of the constitutional referendum slated for Dec. 15, urging all its supporters to say No to the draft constitution. After a le

Pentagon monitors situation in Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Department on Wednesday said Defense(防卫，保护) officials are closely watching protests that have flared up in Egypt, Tunisia and Lebanon, as Pentagon hosts senior Egyptian military leaders for talks

VOA标准英语2011--Egyptian Islamist Calls for Tolerance of

Egyptian Islamist Calls for Tolerance of Coptic Christians Violence between Egypt's Coptic Christians and conservative Muslims has led to calls for tolerance from some unlikely sources. The allegiance of the men gathered outside a mosque in central A

VOA标准英语2013--Egyptian Sinai Engulfed in Post-Revolution Lawlessness

Egyptian Sinai Engulfed in Post-Revolution Lawlessness Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has long been a country apart. It has its share of foreign tourists seeking sun and sand on the Red Sea. But for residents, life is hard. The Bedouin have long felt disenf

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历史上的今天-Today in History 2011-01-29

Violence will not address the grievances of the Egyptian people.We are deeply concerned about the images and the events that we see in Egypt today. Egyptian goverment needs to engage immediately.This moment of volatility has to be turned into a momen

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A stolen ancient Egyptian sarcophagus is returning home. The sarcophagus nearly three thousand years old was seized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or ICE during the routine shipment inspection at the Miami international airport in 2008.

世界小史 第30章:象形文字

Now then, think what a job it must have been to decipher all that Egyptian writing when people became interested in hieroglyphs again, 200 years ago. 那么现在想一想，当人们在200年前重新对象形文字产生兴趣，要读懂所有的古

Arab League's Amr Moussa to run for Egypt's president

CAIRO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa said Monday he intends to nominate himself in Egypt's coming presidential elections, Al Arabia TV reported. Moussa said he will devote the coming months to his presidential campaign（

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Egypt's Prime Minister Hisham Kandil has condemned recent attacks by protesters on state property and urged the protesters to restrain from violence in achieving their goals. I call on them, throughout these incidents, to look at the coming elections

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