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World
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Region
12/1/2012 5:45:27 PM
Kuwait's parliament election was very low as the opposition boycotted the polls
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World
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Region
11/29/2012 7:29:39 PM
Ranging from advocates of Islamic law to Western-style liberals, almost all political groups are boycotting Saturday's election for Kuwait's 50-seat parliament
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
11/11/2012 10:50:57 AM
Wadi El-Hitan, Egypt’s only natural heritage site on the UNESCO World Heritage List, resembles a lunar landscape dotted with fossils of species over 40 million years old
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Folk
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Photo Heritage
11/8/2012 3:43:32 PM
The architecture of Al-Hakim Mosque in Fatimid Cairo is testament to the unstable mind of the caliph for whom it was built
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Heritage
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10/28/2012 10:10:51 PM
The ongoing demolition of Port Said's historical buildings, in tandem with longstanding government neglect, have put the coastal city's heritage in jeopardy
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
10/18/2012 2:36:29 PM
Hibis Temple, the best preserved temple in the Western Desert, is to be officially reopened to the public Sunday in a ceremony to be attended by Prime Minister Hisham Kandil
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
10/18/2012 12:00:00 AM
Between 7 and 10 October, Al-Gomhuriya Theatre hosted Bahiya, a ballet where the axes of traditional Egyptian and contemporary Western dance intersect. The performance will be staged again in Alexandria at the end of this month
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Heritage
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Coptic
10/9/2012 3:09:25 PM
Not far from Egypt's UNESCO World Heritage Site of Abu Mena are the remains of an old pilgrimage harbour that in its heyday received scores of pilgrims on their way to the sanctuary of Saint Menas
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World
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Region
10/3/2012 7:13:56 PM
UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova expresses dismay over the damage done to Syrian cultural heritage in war-torn Aleppo, amid clashes between rebels and regime forces
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Heritage
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Islamic
9/30/2012 12:37:42 PM
An emergency meeting will take place Monday at Cairo University aimed at saving Syrian heritage from further destruction amid the country's civil war
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Timeout
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Music & Nightlife
9/27/2012 2:02:26 PM
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Timeout
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Music & Nightlife
9/27/2012 1:50:19 PM
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Books
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9/17/2012 10:32:55 AM
The website aims to refute the prevailing misconception that the contributions of Muslim scientists and thinkers did not go beyond a certain period of time
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Timeout
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Music & Nightlife
9/8/2012 1:15:44 PM
Arab music evening
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Heritage
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Islamic
8/26/2012 6:16:59 PM
The rich Islamic site of Istabl Antar in Old Cairo is saved from urban encroachment, though late in the day
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Heritage
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Islamic
8/22/2012 1:59:15 PM
As heritage experts lament the damage done to historical monuments in Timbuktu, another treasure no less important is in great danger: the manuscripts of the Kati Collection
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Folk
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Photo Heritage
8/5/2012 3:09:32 PM
Living alongside a holy place
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Folk
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Photo Heritage
8/5/2012 3:04:43 PM
The man with the fez, probably conducting business by the Mosque
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Folk
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Photo Heritage
8/5/2012 1:49:19 PM
The Mashhad, where the great martyr's head lies
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Folk
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Photo Heritage
8/5/2012 1:47:23 PM
Al-Hussein Mosque and the layers of history it reveals
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