This is not an analysis of the situation in the country that has always attracted the attention not only to its ancient heritage, but also the turbulent events at the turn of the first half of last century.

These are just notes of an eye-witness, the contents of which are drawn from personal observations and conversations with Egyptians belonging to different classes and estates.
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Vandals broke a statue of Pharaonic times in a city of Egypt, according to the radio “Vesti FM”.

According to the testimony of local residents, the monument was dumped by the supporters of the local branch of one of Islamist movements.

City authorities have not yet confirmed the involvement of Islamists into the act of vandalism and suggested that everyone should wait for the results of the investigation.
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Holidays, tourism, joy…During the working period people dream of, are looking forward to, make arrangements for and finally go on holiday. No doubt we seem to be all different consequently we also have various tastes. Some of us cannot imagine a holiday not having blue sea shore, sandy beach, trees, hot weather together with wonderful tan.
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Person’s awareness of himself is reflected in the stone figures, in the lineaments of architectural monuments.

Human traits and emotions were depicted in paintings, sculpture groups. The problem being, religion and world-view found their expression in the works of art.
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American satellites observed in the territory of Egypt 132 new, not yet excavated, archaeological places. The main Ancient Egyptian artifacts are located in the vicinity of the ancient capital of Thebes (Luxor) and Memphis (modern suburb of Cairo).
With the help of research from space, which are already been long ago, Egyptian and American scientists from the University of Alabama are trying to determine the location of temples and tombs of rulers that are mentioned in historical documents. The resulting high-quality pictures from space of the country are helping to accelerate the search for hidden sites, experts note.
As stated in this connection, the head of the Higher Council for Egyptian Antiquities Zahi Hayashi, the project using aerial photography remote sensing and ground-based laser development maps and three-dimensional models have been able to set limits of the ancient city of Hapu, which was the same temple, participate in the construction of which Several pharaohs.