New Egypt.. Noha Shoukry

Cairo, Egypt has always been attracting travelers, dating back over 10 centuries ago to the time of the Mamluks. However, the beautiful, hectic, crowded, surprising, enchanting (and every other cool sounding adjective) city of Cairo is still in the eyes of the Egyptians the City Victorious, known officially as al-Qahirah or simply “Masr”, the name for Egypt as a whole. Cairo is one of the world's largest urban areas and offers many sites to visit. It is the administrative capital of Egypt and, close by, is almost every Egypt Pyramid , such as the Great Pyramids of Giza on the very edge of the city. There are also ancient temples, tombs, gorgeous Christian churches , magnificent Muslim monuments , and of course, the Egyptian Antiquities Museum all either within or nearby to the city. As long as you’re willing to loosen your senses and lose yourself to this majestic city, you can discover the sweetness of Cairo; the coziness of small cafes and the pleasure ...

The head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Armed Forces issued a decree  announcing that a national referendum on “temporary” constitutional amendments will be held on 19 March The constitutional amendments aim to change issues related with wider criteria for president, term limitation, rights to declare state of emergency, VP appointment Egyptians will asked during the referendum if they agree to amendments in articles 75, 76, 77, 88, 93, 139 and 149 and the cancellation of Article 179. Also, the citizens will also be asked their opinion about the addition of a new paragraph to Article 189. The decree will be executed by the Supreme Judicial Committee and all executive bodies. But the main point is that the Debate which faces those amendments. The committee, headed by Tarek El-Bishry, former first deputy of the Council of State, was appointed by Field Marshall Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, head of the armed forces, to amend the constitution before presidential elections. ...

Thousands of people join protests in several Egyptian cities after an internet campaign. Clashes break out in Cairo's Tahrir Square between riot police and protesters, who say they are fed up with high levels of poverty, corruption and unemployment. Some protesters say they will not give up until President Mubarak steps down. 28 January: Unrest spreads The protests in Egypt continue and gather momentum. President Mubarak declares a curfew in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez and the army is deployed. The curfew is immediately and widely flouted, and there are further clashes between protesters and police amid growing reports of looting and lawlessness. After Friday prayers, tens of thousands of people join protests in Cairo and other cities to press the demand that Mr Mubarak step down. The headquarters of the governing NDP party is set ablaze, while protesters also besiege the state broadcaster and the foreign ministry. Late on Friday, President Mubarak sacks h...

The Pyramid of Khafre and the Great Sphinx of Giza on the Giza Plateau , Cairo, Egypt The Pyramid of Khafre, also known as the Pyramid of Chefren, [ 1 ] is the second-largest of the Ancient Egyptian Pyramids of Giza and the tomb of the fourth-dynasty pharaoh Khafre   Size The pyramid has a base length of 215.5 m (706 ft) and rises to a height of 136.4 metres (448 ft) (originally 143.5 m/471 ft). [ 1 ] The Pyramid is made of Limestone blocks (weighing more than 2 tons each). The slope of the pyramid rises at an 53° 10' angle, steeper than its neighbor, the Pyramid of Khufu which has an angle of 51°50'40". The pyramid sits on bedrock 10 m (33 ft) higher than Khufu’s pyramid which makes it appear to be taller. History The pyramid was likely opened and robbed during the First Intermediate Period . During the 18th dynasty the overseer of temple construction robbed casing stone from it to build a temple in Heliopolis on Rameses II ’...