Malcolm Kerr was a distinguished scholar of the Middle East and the Arab world. He was the president of the American University of Beirut and wrote a book in 1965 called The Arab Cold War.
In 1984, he was assassinated by two gunmen outside his office. He was 52.
You can learn more about Malcolm Kerr at the link.
The Great Pyramid of #Giza, far left, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as seen from Secretary Kerry’s plane as he traveled from #Vienna, #Austria, to #Cairo, #Egypt, on May 18.
@Regrann from @goldmynetv - #BREAKING: #Egyptair says flight #MS804 from Paris to Cairo with 69 people on board “has disappeared from radar” – live updates
The plane left the French capital at 11pm local time on Wednesday
There were 59 passengers and 10 crew on board when it vanished.
An Egyptair flight heading from Paris to Cairo has gone missing.
The plane left the French capital at 11pm local time on Wednesday night and then disappeared off radar.
It was supposed to arrive in Egypt at 3:05am local time. There were 59 passengers and 10 crew on board.
The airline tweeted: ‘An informed source at EGYPTAIR stated that Flight no MS804,which departed Paris at 23:09 (CEST),heading to Cairo has disappeared from radar.’ They added that the plane disappeared 80 miles (10 minutes) before entering Egyptian airspace. #Regrann
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across Egypt yesterday to call for the fall of Egyptian President Abdelfattah El-Sisi’s regime. Chanting slogans and urging others to join forces through social media platforms, the angry scene exacerbated as marches assembled with other protesters at the Press Syndicate’s stand in downtown Cairo.
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Believe it or not, but Latin America and Egypt have more in common than ancient civilizations and pyramid-building.
Despite Tradition and Convention, Salsa Keeps Egyptians on the Dance Floor
In 1974 and 1975, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger flew back and forth between Middle Eastern capitals. These trips were accompanied by the media and were short in length. The media who flew with him coined the term “shuttle diplomacy” to describe it.
As a result of Kissinger’s shuttle diplomacy, three deals were formed. You can read about those deals at the link.
Ali Sayed Ismail Hussein, speaking of his son, Mohammed Ali, known to most by his nickname, Darbaka.
(via npr)
Egyptian doctors are threatening a nationwide strike if an investigation is not launched after colleagues in a teaching hospital were assaulted by policemen. Netizens back doctors in their demands.
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The sun sets over houses, minarets and the Great Pyramids of Giza in the Egyptian capital, Cairo on January 27th 2016. Credit: Reuters/Amr Abdallah Dalsh
