A heady mix of fantasy and sexuality marks the latest book of one of Egypt’s rising literary talents. Sidi Barrani (Saint Barrani), Mohamed Salah El-Azab, Cairo: Dar El-Shorouk, 2010. pp 203 “When my ...
The Egyptian Public Prosecution on Sunday referred a police officer and five civilian suspects to criminal trial over riots at Sidi Barani in Marsa Matrouh governorate, northern Egypt, following a ...
Players: Allies: General Richard O'Connor's Western Desert Force (renamed 13th Corps on 1 January 1941) consisting of 7th Armoured Division, 4th Indian Division (until December 1941) and 6th ...
Jan 1st 1941. Now that I can write legibly I'm putting down as accurately as I can remember an account of the Battle of Sidi Barrani-it is purely from the personal point of view. The action took place ...
At Sidi Barrani, it made the surprise assault which began the collapse of the Italian Empire in Africa, and at Keren helped to storm its strongest bulwark. So it was fitting that it should play a ...
A wave of anger erupted last week in the western coastal city of Sidi Barrani after a police officer shot and killed a resident, Hafeez Hawya Abd Rabbo. Ostensibly, as part of the routine ...
The moon set soon after midnight in a swirl of blowing sand. Everything was ready. The main body had sneaked up in a remarkable rush, from Matruh the day and night before, 60 miles in one haul, and ...
This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. While some relatives of the 14 men who died as they were trying to ...
Jan 1st 1941. Now that I can write legibly I'm putting down as accurately as I can remember an account of the Battle of Sidi Barrani-it is purely from the personal point of view. The action took place ...