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Sports: Egypt retain African Nations Cup |
Mohamed Aboutraika's 77th minute goal enabled Egypt to retain the African Nations Cup with a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in the final in Accra on Sunday |
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It was a record sixth title triumph for Egypt, who punished some uncertain defending by Rigobert Song to score the winner.
As Song dithered trying to clear, the persistent Mohamed Zidan gained possession and steered the ball across the goalmouth to Aboutraika, who slid his shot past Carlos Kameni.
Egypt, the first side to win back-to-back titles twice, were rarely troubled by Cameroon, the team they beat 4-2 in their opening group match in Ghana.
Matchwinner Aboutraika said: "Now we have to make sure that we keep this form going into the World Cup qualifiers.
"It's one of the greatest days of my life. It's up there with winning the African Champions League."
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Abandoned Anchor Cut Gulf Internet Cable |
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An abandoned anchor was responsible for cutting one of the undersea Internet cables severed last week, causing disruptions across the Middle East and parts of Asia, the cable's owner said Friday.
A FLAG Telecom repair crew discovered the anchor near where the fiber-optic cable was severed Feb. 1 in the Persian Gulf, 35 miles north of Dubai, between the Emirates and Oman.
Weighing more than 5.5 tons, the anchor has been pulled to the surface. The company did not immediately explain whether the anchor moved and snapped the cable or whether the cable itself was drifting when it was sliced.
It remains unclear exactly how any of the cuts occurred.
It also was unclear whether FLAG knew what vessel the anchor belonged to. Rough weather was reported nearby at the time of the cut, but conditions have improved since.
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Coca-Cola announces Tamer Hosny as new brand ambassador for Middle East |
Coca-Cola Middle East has announced on Saturday (February 9) Egyptian superstar Tamer Hosni, singer, song-writer and composer, will be its new Middle East brand ambassador |
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Hosni will grace the soft drink giant's advertising and print campaigns as well as concerts throughout the region following a two-year contract.
Born in Cairo, Hosni completed his bachelor's degree in media from the 6th October University. His first album released in 2006 was met with an exponential response throughout the region. Some of his hits include ‘Awsiflak', ‘Inta Hayaty' and ‘Hub'. His genre is primarily romantic.
Rafik El Toukhi, President - Middle East Business Unit for Coca-Cola Middle East said: "Following the remarkably successful 4 years with the Lebanese super star and singing diva Nancy Ajram representing us, we realized the importance and impact of dynamic brand ambassadors in the region.
Based on our extensive market research on popularity, personality and suitability for the Coke Side of Life, our choice naturally fell on Tamer Hosni. In his extensive emotional range of music, his love for life and his dedication to spreading the message through music, we found the perfect fit in Egypt's most popular superstar.
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HEPCA warning over Thistlegorm mooring lines |
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Dive operators in the Egyptian Red Sea have been warned to comply with new mooring regulations on the wreck of the Thistlegorm or face prosecution.
The Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA), which installed the mooring lines in December to protect the wreck, issued a statement to the dive community after 16 of the 32 lines were cut. However, following the installation of the lines, HEPCA has received a series of complaints from dive operators, many of whom say the system is unworkable.
Amr Ali, HEPCA's chairman, told DIVE: 'HEPCA has heard two kinds of complaints: firstly, that the mooring lines are too long, which means they are drifting in the current and crossing the wreck and shredding; and secondly, that the lines are too short, which means that dive guides are considering that they are in danger when repeatedly tying ropes at depth. It seems we are damned if we do, and damned if we don't.'
Ali added that HEPCA divers plan to install shorter lines to prevent them being dragged across the wreck. But he insisted that the situation was caused by 'lack of experience' among dive guides.
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| SCA accidentally gets back stolen antiquities |
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An issue we saw gain momentum in 2007 has swung back on the agenda once again almost as the new year came in. This is the issue of the repatriation or return of Egypt’s cultural heritage from the museum stores of Europe and the Americas.
In the last few weeks, the University Museum at Southern Illinois University in the United States agreed to return a statue of a cat dating from the Ptolemaic era that had been illegally smuggled out of the country.
In an ironic twist to the story the location of the cat only came about because the museum’s current director Dona Bachman, sent a letter to the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) asking for approval to exhibit the artefact as part of the museum’s collection, and requesting more details about the object and the archaeological site where it was originally found. It was then that Dr Zahi Hawass, Director General of the SCA, spotted that the cat was on a list of items stolen from Egypt.
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| Rare U.S. Coin Found in Egypt |
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A rare U.S. double eagle gold coin that could be worth up to $15 million has been found by an Egyptian couple as they cleaned out their flat, the Qatar Ar-Raya newspaper said on Monday.
The precious piece of gold was discovered in an old box that had once belonged to Mohammed Ismail's grandfather while he and his wife, Fatima, were throwing old clothes and broken furniture out of a closet.
Mohammed subsequently sent the coin to experts, hoping that he would get a few dollars for it. However, the tailor was shocked when the experts told him that his grandfather had left him a unique coin of historical value.
Double eagle coins were first minted in 1850 and were used to settle accounts between banks and other financial institutions.
Specialists believe that the double eagle found in Egypt could be part of Theodore Roosevelt's 1933 collection of coins redesigned by famed American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and given to King Farouk of Egypt as a present.
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| Top Rated Egypt Attractions |
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The Bahriya Oasis
The Bahirya (Northern) Oasis, also known as Wahet el-Bahnasa, the Oasis of Bahnasa, and to the ancients as the Little Oasis (Oasis Parva: in contrast to the Kharga Oasis) lies in latitude 28° 23 north and longitude 28° 19 east in a depression in the Western (Libyan) Desert, here hilly and very picturesque.
The oasis, 11mi/18km long by 5.5mi/9km across, has a population of some 6,000, who live by the cultivation and export of high quality dates, olives, citrus fruits and onions and by the rearing of poultry (mainly turkeys). It is planned to achieve a considerable increase in agricultural output by the drilling of wells. A recent development is the open cast mining of iron ore at El Gedida, some 25mi/40km northeast of the oasis.
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| Spot Local Corporate Blogging |
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Spot Local have been updating their own corporate blog which can now be viewed by clicking on the link spotblog The aim is to add interesting topics for our subscribers and to keep this updated weekly.
Topics
Living in Hurghada - let´s do some sports ... read more
How Internet is benefit to me and my family? ... read more
We invite you the subscribers to leave your comments.
This concept as yet is an untapped source of advertising on the internet which is now gaining momentum.
The idea of blogging has been around now for a couple of years the most popular sites being Myspace, Yahoo 360, Blogger and Facebook. Now corporate companies are building blogs aimed at attracting additional advertising for low revenue expenditure.
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| Friendship Box |
Sometimes it’s not the actual gift but the message that it brings that is most cherished. This gift is great for showing how much your friends mean to you
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Friendship Box |
What you will need:
• 1 empty box, any size
• Valentine themed wrapping paper or pink/red construction paper
• Pink construction paper
• White paper for poem
• White craft glue
• White ribbon
• Scissors
How to make it:
1. Wrap the empty box in wrapping paper or construction paper.
2. Tie white ribbon around the box and tie into a bow on the top.
3. Print out the poem below.
4. Trim the poem and glue the trimmed poem to pink construction paper.
5. Trim the pink construction paper to give it an even border all the way around.
6. Glue the poem to the box.
Tip:
If you don’t have wrapping paper, you can wrap the box in construction paper and decorate with stickers, glitter and sequins.
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| Thyme |
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Thyme |
A delicate looking herb with a penetrating fragrance, thyme is a wonderful addition to bean, egg and vegetable dishes. Both fresh and dried thyme is available in your local supermarket throughout the year.
Thyme leaves are curled, elliptically shaped and very small, measuring about one-eighth of an inch long and one-sixteenth of an inch wide. The upper leaf is green-grey in color on top, while the underside is a whitish color. Along with fresh sprigs of parsley and bay leaves, thyme is included in the French combination of herbs called bouquet garni used to season stock, stews and soups.
Health Benefits
Thyme has a long history of use in natural medicine in connection with chest and respiratory problems including coughs, bronchitis, and chest congestion. Only recently, however, have researchers pinpointed some of the components in thyme that bring about its healing effects. The volatile oil components of thyme are now known to include carvacolo, borneol, geraniol, but most importantly, thymol.
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