France has declared war on Al Qaeda organizations in North and West Africa, as these were a direct threat to its interests, especially those in countries of the West African coast.
France's last attack was launched to suppress the Anssar Al Din (...)
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an independent, impartial humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland. Its mission is humanitarian protection and to help victims of war and armed conflict. The ICRC has centers in 80 (...)
El-Salam 98 ferry was built in 1970 by an Italian company. The ferry was used for marine trips in Italian territorial waters. In 1991 it was upgraded to accommodate more passengers. The Egyptian el-Salam company then purchased the boat in 1998, (...)
"Bus Driver," "The Innocent," "The Nurse," "Sins"--these are but a handful of the landmark films featuring legendary Egyptian movie star Emad Hamdy, also known for his leading roles in countless television serials.
Hamdy was born on 5 November, (...)
Born on 22 September 1956, Elie Hobeika was a Lebanese Forces militia commander during the Lebanese Civil War, and a former Lebanese MP. In his youth, Hobeika became a member of the Kataeb Party before joining the Lebanese Forces.
In 1979, he was (...)
Born in 1921 in Alexandria, Saphinaz Zulfikar, or Queen Farida, member of the Egyptian-Circassian family of Zulfikar, was King Farouk's first wife.
She first met King Farouk on a royal trip to London in 1937. They got officially engaged upon their (...)
By the mid-1930s, the crisis of Egyptian theater had reached its peak. The global economic depression, coupled with new competition from cinemas forced theaters to suspend performances. But in 1935, the minister of culture established the Egyptian (...)
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin was born on10 January 1869 in the small Russian village of Pokrovskoye. In his childhood, he showed indications of supernatural powers. At thirty, he was married and a father of four children. However, he was a drunkard (...)