VOA标准英语2011--Egyptian Activists to Rally Against Tort

Egyptian activists have called for a protest Friday against torture, which they say continues under the nation's new army leadership. The call comes as the army pledges to help Egypt transition to the rule of law, beginning with an amended constituti

VOA标准英语2011--Mubarak Trial to Begin Wednesday in Egyp

Mubarak Trial to Begin Wednesday in Egypt Egyptian officials are making last-minute preparations for the televised trial of ex- President Hosni Mubarak, his two sons and several other former top officials. The possibility of the ex-leader facing just

CCTV9英语新闻：Egyptian students torch two buildings on university campus

By CCTV correspondent Yasser Hakim A student was killed Saturday and many more were injured as two buildings were torched in clashes between security personnel and students at Egypts Al Azhar University. Students supporting the outlawed Muslim Brothe

VOA慢速英语-EXPLORATIONS - Exploring the Nile in Egypt

A study in rural Nepal found a greater chance that babies would survive their first month. Transcript of radio broadcast: 08 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study in rural Nepal shows the value of washing hands with so

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You know how uncomfortable it feels when you really have to go to the bathroom? And you have to hold it in? If researchers get their way, disease-carrying mosquitoes will spend their last moments being that uncomfortable. Cornell University scientist

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

2006年VOA标准英语-Egyptian Ferry Carrying More Than 1,300 Si

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Egyptians Celebrate as Mubarak Resigns; Military in Control

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 The resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak after eighteen days of protests filled Cairo's Tahrir, or Liberation, Square with celebrations. 开罗解放

VOA标准英语2010年-Archaeologists Discover Most Valuable

Excavations at Tel Kedesh, Israel, under the auspices of the University of Michigan and University of Minnesota, have discovered a gold coin which is the oldest to date in the country. Scientists believe it was minted in Alexandria around 191 BC and

VOA标准英语2011--Tahrir Square Looms Over Egyptian Elections

Tahrir Square Looms Over Egyptian Elections Egypt's military rulers insist parliamentary elections will go ahead as planned Monday, despite unrest that has left dozens of anti-military protesters dead, and the center of Cairo in upheaval. A capital c

Egyptian Women Search for Place in New Government

Egyptian women played a critical role in the revolutionary protests that brought down former president Hosni Mubarak last month. But as Egypt transitions toward a new government, questions are being raised about whether women will gain a stronger rol

VOA标准英语2011--Mubarak Pleads 'Not Guilty' in Historic

Mubarak Pleads 'Not Guilty' in Historic Egyptian Trial Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak appeared in a courtroom cage Wednesday charged with the murder of anti-government protesters and corruption. The trial, unprecedented in Egyptian history, i

Rural Egyptians Welcome Change, Economic Worries Linger

The Egyptian village of Kafr Torky lies along the banks of the Nile, seemingly a world away from the passions that played out further north, in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Yet even in such a bucolic setting, the demonstrations and ultimate victory of the

Former Egyptian Diplomat ElBaradei Becomes Face of Mubarak O

Former Egyptian diplomat Mohamed ElBaradei has emerged as a prominent voice of the opposition to President Hosni Mubarak. Mohamed ElBaradei is best known as having been chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations' nucle

Egyptians Celebrate Revolution, Get Back to Work

On the streets of Egypt, people are doing three things: celebrating their revolution, memorializing those who died in it and getting down to the nitty-gritty work of building their country's future. For the past three weeks, Farah El Moataz's frantic

VOA标准英语2013--Egyptians Look to Military as Bulwark to Chaos

Egyptians Look to Military as Bulwark to Chaos Every day, Egyptians seem to face a new crisis: gas shortages, power outages, rising prices. Publisher and political analyst Hisham Kassem blamed the deterioration on the Islamist-led government. I wont

Muslim Brotherhood's Morsi wins Egyptian presidency

CAIRO, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's candidate Mohamed Morsi has won the presidential election, head of Egypt's Higher Presidential Election Commission (HPEC) Farouq Sultan announced on Sunday afternoon. Morsi, now chairman of the

VOA标准英语2010年-US Returns Ancient Sarcophagus to Egyp

The empty 3,000-year-old sarcophagus was at the center of a transfer ceremony as U.S. officials handed over the apparently smuggled artifact to Egypt's chief of antiquities. John Morton is the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigra

CCTV9英语新闻：US wants Egyptian interim gov’t to succeed

US Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States wants Egypts interim government to succeed. At a joint press conference in Washington on Tuesday with visiting Egyptian Foreign Minister, Nabil Fahmy, Kerry called Egypts new constitution a posi

Egyptian president orders dissolved parliament to resume work

CAIRO, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Sunday ordered the dissolved parliament to resume work, state media reported. According to the presidential decree, new parliamentary elections will be held within 60 days after the countr