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Egypt: What next after the revolution?

Ajit Sahi reports from Cairo on how Egypt is picking up the pieces post the revolutionWe sit on chairs placed on the sidewalk by a coffee-and-hookah joint outside the great pyramids of Giza, a......

'Slaves didn't build Egypt's pyramids'

Egyptian archaeologists claim to have discovered a new set of tombs which proves that the men who built the great pyramids, more than 4,000 years ago, were not slaves -- but paid labourers. In......

Authorities hunt for man who wants to kill Obama

"We are on a mission to kill the president of the United States."That is what Daniel James Murray told the manager of Zion's First National Bank in St. George in Utah, United States, according to......

Taj set to enter new Seven Wonders' list

The Taj Mahal appears set to figure among the new Seven Wonders of the World, with votes polled across the world so far placing it among the top seven candidates for the title.People from around......

Pyramids were built with concrete: Study

The ancient Egyptians built their great Pyramids by pouring concrete into blocks high on the site rather than hauling up giant stones, according to a new Franco-American study, The Times, London......

eBay: 10 dream adventures @ Re 1 each

Internet auction firm eBay India announced on Monday 10 adventurous and romantic auctions with bids starting at Re 1 each for activities varying from flying a combat aircraft to watching F1 Grand......

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Q. "World Tourism Day ! Where one can find THE SPHINX ??
Iqbal Seth: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/world-tourism-day--where-one-can-find-the-sphinx-/24098020/answers/

Q. The worlds largest pyramid?
Question Answer: A. A sphinx is a mythical creature with, as a minimum, the body of a lion and the head of a human or a cat.The largest and most famous sphinx is the...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-worlds-largest-pyramid/21981622/answers/24098092

Q. Which is the largest Egyptian pyramid?
Question Answer: A. The only remaining of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Pyramid of Giza is the largest pyramid in Egypt. Built for the Egyptian pharoah...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/which-is-the-largest-egyptian-pyramid/21981622/answers/19516623

Q. Hanging garden of Babylon was among the Seven Wonders of the World. Now it is excluded from this list possibly it doest not exist today. I often wondered whether it really existed like Great Wall of China or Taj Mahal or just imaginary only. Can some give a proper answer?
Indrani Mukherjee: A. the hanging gardens of the world is still among the 7 ancient wonders of the world - that list is different from the list of the Seven wonders in...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/hanging-garden-of-babylon-was-among-the-seven-wonders-of-the/19516608/answers/17615718

Q. The Meaning of the Great Sphinx of Giza in Egypt ??
Good Citizen: A. The Great Sphinx of Giza (or, commonly, the Sphinx) is a statue of a reclining or couchant sphinx (a mythical creature with a lion\'s body and a...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-meaning-of-the-great-sphinx-of-giza-in-egypt-/17615451/answers/17556179

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The sands of time

My husband and I chose Egypt as we saw in a leading online travel site that the rates were quite reasonable. It was the first time we were going... ...

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Rally against looting ancient Egyptian necropolis

Egyptian youths protested today at a key historic site, demanding that authorities put a stop to looting and construction that threatens one of the... ...

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World's oldest harbour, hieroglyphic papyri found

Cairo, April 13 (IANS/AKI) A team of archaeologists in Egypt has unearthed what are believed to be the world's most ancient harbour and a set of... ...

http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/2013/04/13/122--World-s-oldest-harbour-hieroglyphic-papyri-found-.html

Know some interesting facts about Great Pyramid of Egypt

New Delhi: The Great Pyramid of Egypt - Giza is the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one to remain largely intact.... ...

http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/world/know-some-interesting-facts-about-great-pyramid-of-egypt-11167.html

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Egypt: What next after the revolution?

'Slaves didn't build Egypt's pyramids'

Authorities hunt for man who wants to kill Obama

Taj set to enter new Seven Wonders' list

Pyramids were built with concrete: Study

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