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New Segments Each Night Introduce Best of Egypt Lineup to Add Context to Current Events, Include Exclusive Interview with Zahi Hawass Hosted by Fox News Channel's Bill Hemmer, Five Nights Begin Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2011, at 8 p.m. ET/PT Plus Marathon Begins 2 p.m. ET, Saturday, Feb. 26 WASHINGTON, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In light of the historic events unfolding in Egypt, the National Geographic Channel is presenting a week of programs -- THE TREASURES OF EGYPT -- that...
LONDON, February 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It might seem a frivolous question to ask when the dust has not yet settled in Egypt and Tunisia. It might, however, be an apt one, according to Badoo.com ( http://www.badoo.com), the world's largest social network for meeting new people, with 107 million users chatting and flirting in 180 countries, including Egypt and Tunisia. While researching something else entirely, Badoo has discovered evidence of a striking correlation between...
HOUSTON, Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today reported that production set a new annual record, averaging nearly 658,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day for the 12-month period ending Dec. 31, 2010, up 13 percent from the prior year. Liquids production increased 18 percent, and this, combined with higher oil prices, drove Apache to record earnings of $3.0 billion for 2010. "The results for 2010 were outstanding, and the possibilities for future...
PORT EVERGLADES, Fla., Feb. 17, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Cruise.com, one of the Internet's largest cruise specialists, announced it will be hosting a special cruise on board Azamara Club Cruises' Azamara Quest, sailing from Ain Sukhna, Egypt on Nov 17, 2011 for 10 nights. The special group will be themed 'Freedom Evolution'. The ship is scheduled to visit Sharm El Sheikh (Egypt), Safaga (Egypt), Al Aqaba (Jordan) and Eilat (Israel) before returning back to Ain Sukhna. At each port of call, the...
GAINESVILLE, Mo., Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Ongoing developments in the Egyptian revolution and its reverberations in the Middle East have the world riveted on this historical event. Beneath the headlines, vacillating reports of vandalism and looting that allegedly took place at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo and other sites have American collectors skeptical of motivations behind the apparent orchestration of news. Spotty and contradictory reports of museum looting had barely surfaced...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following statement was issued today by National Press Club President Mark Hamrick. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20080917/NPCLOGO) The National Press Club is urging authorities in Egypt to aggressively investigate and bring to justice the individuals responsible for the brutal attack on CBS News correspondent Lara Logan. The NPC also notes with extreme dismay reports that dozens of other journalists have been injured or...
DUBAI, UAE, February 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As the morning dawns on another day of anger and dissension in Egypt, expats in the country in fear for their lives are making arrangements to flee. Air Charter International has been key in aiding the innocent victims of this political unrest by getting them safely out of Egypt. "To date we have chartered numerous rescue flights out of Egypt over a span of a few days," said Claire Brugirard, Commercial Sales Manager at Air Charter...
BARCELONA, Spain, Feb. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Orascom Telecom and Mobinil, in collaboration with Great Connection, today announced the launch of a pilot project to bring mobile DICOM sonar images remote diagnostics to pregnant women in Egypt. Mobile Baby(TM) service, offered in Egypt by Mobinil, the country's leading mobile operator, enables healthcare providers in clinics to transfer patients' ultrasound images wirelessly to family members and referring physicians for expert advice....
LONDON, February 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As a result of a number of baseless rumours and allegations circulating in the press in recent days, Mr. Ahmed Ezz, Chairman of ezzsteel and Member of the Egyptian People's Assembly, today released the following statement: "During this momentous time in Egypt, there are many allegations and counter allegations offered on every side, often with little or no evidence or factual basis to support them. I wholly refute all of the allegations...
LONDON, Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Amnesty International today called on Egypt's authorities to end 30 years of repressive emergency rule and allow ordinary Egyptians to fully participate in shaping the country's future. The organization said at this critical moment of change, "human rights reform must begin now." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081014/AILOGO) "Those now in power should view the activism on the streets of Cairo and other cities not as a threat, but...
Latest Egypt Reference Libraries
The dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius), also known as the Arabian camel, is a completely domesticated species that appears on the IUCN Red List with a conservation status of “Domesticated”. It is thought that when wild, its native range was mainly in the Arabian Peninsula. It can now be found in South Asia, North Africa, and the Middle East. The only dromedary camels that display wild behaviors are the population of feral camels in Australia, which were introduced in 1840. It prefers a...
The Spotted Sandgrouse (Pterocles senegallus), is a species of bird in the Pteroclididae family of birds. It is found in Afghanistan, Algeria, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Western Sahara.
The Egyptian Mau is the only naturally spotted breed of domesticated cat; its spots are not only on the coat, but on the skin of the cat as well. The Mau is similar to the Ocicat and the Bengal, but the Ocicat's spots were bred-in, and the Bengal is much larger than the Egyptian Mau. The Mau is a medium sized shorthair breed. Its body is compact much like the Burmese and slim like a Siamese. The Mau has a muscular body with its hind legs longer than the front, which gives the Mau the...
The jungle cat (Felis chaus), also called the swamp lynx (although not related to the lynxes), is a small cat with a rather short tail. Dependent on the subspecies the color of the fur is yellowish-grey to reddish-brown. While vertical bars are visible on the fur of kittens, these bars disappear in adult cats. Due to the pointed ears and the long legs this cat resembles a small lynx. This cat is distributed over Egypt, West Asia, India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia. It inhabits various...
