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INTERVIEW: First Egyptian candidate ever as astronaut for a NASA-sponsored space mission
PoSSUM is sponsored by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and aims to study the mesosphere layer, take samples and undergo climate research at an altitude of about 100km from the Earth’s surface. Abdullatif, who old was the only Arab among 12 candidates to be chosen for the for PoSSUM programme, told Ahram Online…
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Egypt’s 8th Panorama of the European Film
This year there is a diverse selection of films that includes 37 feature films, 12 documentaries and 16 shorts. Among them are 7 Greek films using different tons to portray the crisis that Greece is going through. Check the Panorama sections and a detailed programme of screenings across four Egyptian cities, Cairo, Alexandria, Tanta and Menya:…
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Heads of Egypt, Cyprus and Greece to meet in December presidential summit
This is the third meeting between the three countries this year, with the two prior meetings taking place in Egypt and Cyprus and involving discussions on ways to combat terrorism, economic projects as well as the global refugee crisis. Earlier this month, Egypt’s Defence Minister Sedky Sobhi visited Cyprus in an invitation by his Cypriot…
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3rd Egyptian, Cypriot, Greek Summit to Be Held in Athens in Dec.
He lauded the depth of Cypriot-Egyptian ties which he described as “excellent”, especially at the political and economic levels. Pantelides said Egypt and Cyprus are two “neighboring and friendly states.” Cyprus highly appreciates the role played by Egypt in the region, especially in backing the peace process. Pantelides added that without Egypt’s support for the Middle East peace…