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Asia Times

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Tag: Cairo

Sights and sounds of iconic diva Umm Kulthum

by AT Life desk March 3, 2020March 13, 2020

Now you see her, now you don’t. Umm Kulthum, the legendary Egyptian singer, will be back on stage 45 years after her death when she features in a hologram concert in Cairo next week. Dubbed the “star of the orient,” the projection of the Arab diva will appear on the opera house’s stage on March […]

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A road trip through Egypt’s ostracized villages

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An opportunity to export expertise in urban planning

by Joseph Dana January 22, 2019

Scientists discover ancient sea monster’s diet of sharks

by Asia Times staff January 10, 2019February 18, 2020

Fostering Arab entrepreneurs

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Arab impotence and misguided anger

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Arabs wash their hands of Saddam

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The great Arab face-saving theater

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Looking askance at a (very) likely war

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All quiet on the Arab street

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The UN game and the logic of war

by Pepe Escobar February 4, 2003June 20, 2020

Arab impotence in the face of war

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Pharaohs and liberators

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