Priceless ancient Egyptian relics go on display NZ Herald | A bronze statue of the princess-priestess Takushit. | Priceless ancient Egyptian collection opens to the public today, featuring a wooden body tag for a mummy, a stunning bronze statue of a princess, and a 3000-year-old loaf of bread with a bite-sized chunk missing. | The National Archaeological M...
UNWTO's Secretary-General visits Kenya in support of tourism industry recovery TravelDailyNews | UNWTO Secretary-General Francesco Frangialli visited Kenya (May 5-7) to underline the Organization's support of the country's all important tourism industry. This trip concludes his recent series of visits to other African countries, aimed at reinforcing their capacity to renew their tourism devel...
Kenya seeks tourists with an eye for nightlife TravelVideo > | Soon travel agents will be advising tourists travelling to Kenya not to leave their dancing shoes behind if they really want to experience the destination. The country is working at positioning itself as a nightlife destination in the region in a...
A view of forbidden territory Sydney Morning Herald | It is not often an Australian documentary maker sips chai on goathair rugs in a Bedouin tent under date palms on the Arabian Sea, but that is where the director of Global Haywire, Bruce Petty, and I find ourselves when we arrive at the fourth Al-Ja...
Blending with the locals in Cairo The Guardian | Cairo's friendly coffee houses are the best places to soak up the flavours of the city, says Will Hobson , Wednesday May 14 2008 This article was first published on on Wednesday May 14 2008. It was last updated at 12:49 on May 14 2008. | Full of be...
World Cup - Time to Launch a Creative Economy All Africa For six weeks in 2010, billions of viewers across the globe will focus their eyes on South Africa during the World Cup. Thousands of football fans will flock to the home of Shaka Zulu to support their favourite soccer teams. About 15,000 accredited T...
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France urges creation of health insurance in poor countries Insurance Newsnet PARIS, May 8, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- France has called for the creation of health insurance systems in poor countries, particularly in the African continent, wher...
Egypt to send intelligence chief to Israel soon The Star | CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt will send intelligence chief Omar Suleiman to Israel soon for talks on a truce deal Cairo hopes to seal between Israel and Palestinian militants, Presiden...
Tourism and exports welcome weaker rand Independent online | While many bemoan the weakening rand, several industries in South Africa are reaping welcome benefits. | The rand has lost substantial ground this year against major currencies a...
Rights group concerned at mass arrests in Khartoum International Herald Tribune | : Human Rights Watch voiced concern on Tuesday at mass arrests in Khartoum after an attack on Sudan's capital by Darfur rebels and said it feared some people had been tortured or executed. | Authorities were shaken by the attack, the first time fig...
America in Africa: The White Man's Burden again? Khaleej Times | THERE were many who said that Kipling's poem, entitled The White Man's Burden, articulated the primary anthem of paternalistic colonialism's 'Manifest Destiny.' | 'Take up the White Man's burden... | The savage wars of peace...' | 'Your new-caught,...
Obama must reach out to women The Miami Herald | From time to time during this primary, I've wondered about Obama's mama. In a race that was so much about biography, about beliefs rooted in her son's ''DNA,'' she's made only cameo appearances. | She was the ''mother from Kansas'' balanced alliteratively with the ''father from Kenya.'' Or she was the white parent whose genes combined with the bl...
Editor-At-Large: Naomi, Wrighty, Bono... do what you do best and skip the politics The Independent | Fresh from the contretemps that ensued when her luggage went missing and she left a plane in handcuffs, Naomi Campbell announces to an expectant world that she is launching a crusade for fellow victims "disrespected" by British Airways. The former footballer Ian Wright tells us he's no longer prepared to appear on the BBC because he's treated as ...
