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Your Guide in Sharm El Sheikh

Word-class Chinese cuisine in the heart of Cairo

The Four Seasons’ “8” restaurant puts a decadent twist on Cantonese classics Eight restaurant at the Four Seasons Nile Plaza offers authentic and delicious food Our waitress tells us that the number eight is very important to the Chin…
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Coming Back ‘Home’: Reflections From An Egyptian Abroad

No two Egyptians are exactly alike. By Daniel Nour What does it mean to be an Egyptian? The dark skinned Nubian beauties of Edfu and Karnak aren’t the same as those pale Cairean women swishing around their tiled apartments. The Shubra ta…
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Diving Really Does Make You Hungry!

Well I am just back from a nice day diving on the house reef at Makadi Bay in the glorious Red Sea. I have not been in the water for a few weeks so it was nice to be getting wet again. The weather actually seemed a bit bleak this morning with a cold wind fr…
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Your way out of: WEIGHT GAIN part III

Now about that extra flub. Social networks have been buzzing with talk of the “inevitable” weight gain. “We haven’t yet lost the kilograms we piled on during the previous curfew, so watch out!” Dr Ehab Salam…
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Your way out of: PROBLEMS SLEEPING part II

As stress and anxiety mount, people get depressed and sleep deprived. Top that with a curfew and you have the shortest path to piling on extra weight! Ahram Online talks to experts about ways to counter the stress, lower anxiety levels, impro…
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Dive in Egypt – Ten of the Best Dive Sites

Egypt is blessed with some of the best diving sites in the world, both in the Mediterranean and on the Red Sea Coast. For those who have always wanted to learn there are dive schools, and for the more experienced diver a wide range of wrecks, reef…
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The Whale Shark

The Whale shark the biggest fish in the sea and there are only a few whale species larger than it. Thought to reach up to a possible 20 meters and 34 tonnes it seems difficult to believe that Whale Sharks feed on microscopic plankton rarely mor…
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Your way out of: STRESS part I

As stress and anxiety mount, people get depressed and sleep deprived. Top that with a curfew and you have the shortest path to piling on extra weight! Talking to experts about ways to counter the stress, lower anxiety levels, improve your slee…
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Egypt Western Desert – Exploring the Roads Less Travelled

Hop on a bus in Luxor and travel to Al-Kharga Oasis located on the southern tip of the Western Desert. Take in all the Al-Kharga Museum of Antiques has to offer. Take a day to explore the Graeco-Roman temples and tombs in the oasis. Discover many o…
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Ramadan Fanous, an old tradition in Egypt that never dies

Everything is falling into place. The flashing, shimmering, colours of authentic lanterns light up the night, numerous strands of paper lanterns crisscross narrow streets, and a feeling of joy makes its presence felt despite the scenes of…
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