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Damages are seen inside the Museum of Islamic Art as members of the UNESCO delegation assess the damage to the museum in Cairo, Egypt, on Friday, January 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)


Opinion: Decapitating the Great Sphinx of Giza

Opinion: Decapitating the Great Sphinx of Giza

It is hysterically paradoxical that the so-called Ansar Bait Al-Maqdis (Defenders of Jerusalem) have proudly claimed responsibility for an explosion that destroyed the world’s most significant museum of Islamic art in Egypt. Despite the significance and the...
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Men feed their camels as they wait for tourists in front of a part of the Giza pyramid, near Cairo in this January 12, 2013 file photo. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih)


From Harrods to the Pyramids

From Harrods to the Pyramids

We have recently seen news reports about the Qataris wanting to buy the pyramids from the Egyptians. Prior to this, there were claims that they had also made an offer to Egyptian businessmen and deputy Muslim Brotherhood Guide Khairat El-Shater to buy the Suez Canal....