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Ancient Egyptians Were Jokesters By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News Humor Alleviates the Hum-Drum June 2, 2004 —A recent series of lectures on ancient Egyptian humor given by a leading historian reveals that people thousands of years ago enjoyed bawdy jokes, political satire, parodies and cartoon-like art. Related evidence found in texts, sketches, paintings, and even in temples and tombs, suggests that humor provided a social outlet and comic relief for the ancient Egyptians, particularly commoners who labored in the working classes. The evidence was presented by Carol Andrews, a lecturer in Egyptology at Birbeck College, University of London, and former...

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Rome: Ali Salah al-Gamal, Muhammad Khalid al-Zahid, and Magdi Ahmad al-Sahabi'i, three Egyptian citizens arrested in Anzio, in the province of Rome, back in October 2002, are to be sent for trial in connection with an investigation conducted by the Public Prosecutor's Office in the capital. According to the prosecution the three men were planning to conduct terrorist attacks at Rome's Fiumicino [Leonardo da Vinci] airport, at the US war cemetery in Nettuno [a town adjacent to Anzio], and in a number of McDonald's outlets. Also 1.4 kg of explosives and a suicide attacker's belt were discovered in the three...

Attention Hollywood: A 71-year-old, Oscar-nominated actor with vast experience and an exotic accent seeks good roles. No 'Ali Baba-type stuff.' Film legend Omar Sharif (news), star of such classics as 'Lawrence of Arabia' and 'Dr. Zhivago,' is fed up with useless films but he says acceptable scripts are just too few and far between. Sharif is seen at the Venice Film Festival August 29. (Tony Gentile/Reuters) TORONTO (Reuters) - Attention Hollywood: A 71-year-old, Oscar-nominated actor with vast experience and an exotic accent seeks good roles. No "Ali Baba-type stuff." Film legend Omar Sharif (news), star of such classics as "Lawrence...

DEBKAfile Special Military Report June 15, 2003, 1:10 AM (GMT+02:00) US army hits back at Saddam loyalists who lean on clandestine support from Damascus The cat was out of the bag - almost - as a result of Operation Peninsula Strike, the massive US crackdown against a lethal brew of anti-American resistance forces which have been bedeviling US troops north of Baghdad. A substantial quotient of foreign combatants from Arab countries - Saudis, Yemenis, Egyptians, Jordanians, Syrians and Palestinians from Syria or Lebanon - was discovered to be mixed in with the Fedayeen Saddam, Baathists and former Republican Guards officers...

                                THURSDAY APRIL 24 2003                   ShopNetDaily   Page 1 News   Page 2 News   G2 Bulletin   BizNetDaily   LocalNetDaily   Commentary   Classified Ads   Letters   People Search   SportsNetDaily   Health   Weather   TV Guide   Movies   Stocks     BIOLOGICAL WAR-FEAR Cargo ship to be seized over anthrax Officer aboard Quebec-bound vessel died from disease Posted: April 24, 200310:38 a.m. Eastern © 2003 WorldNetDaily.com Canadian authorities plan to seize a cargo ship bound for a Quebec port after learning an officer on board died from exposure...

From the Washington Politics & Policy Desk Published 2/5/2003 6:45 PM HIGHLANDS, N.C., Feb. 5 (UPI) -- This here's the 336th Report ta the Folks Back Home from the (More er Less) Honorable Billybob, cyberCongressman from Western Carolina. The main subjeck ov las week was, ov course, the loss ov the Shuttle Columbia, with all hands. So I wanna rat about it. However, ma able assistant, J. Armor, Esq., wazza student ov history n lit'rature, way back when. So I'll turn this over ta him. Those in Peril on the SeaThe Navy Hymn was written in 1860, by a man...

There seems to be some dispute about the date of the first Christmas. Part of that has to do with the Gregorian calendar, which is the one we use. At one time, Greek months had three ten day weeks. This forced them to add a month or two now and then. The ancient Hebrews, who alternated 29 and 30 day months, had the same problem. Our hour and minute divisions go all the way back to Mesopotamia. Our 24 hour day comes from pharaonic Egypt. The names we use for days and months come to us from the classical Greek,...

IRVINE, Calif. _ A resident of an upscale gated community is accused of keeping a 12-year-old Egyptian girl as a servant in his squalid garage. Abdelnaser Ibrahim, 41, was arrested Wednesday on charges of child endangerment and is free on $150,000 bail. The girl allegedly worked as a maid for Ibrahim, his wife and their five children. "She was in substandard living conditions while the rest of the family enjoyed very nice surroundings," said police Lt. Sam Allevato. The girl appeared in good health and did not look to be physically abused, police said. She was turned over to child...

Beirut, April 1, IRNA - Anti-Zionist sentiment in Egypt intensified Monday as the racist-Zionist regime, led by war-criminal Prime Minister Ariel Sharon maintained its siege on Palestinian leader Yassir Arafat. With arrogant Zionist forces whose pictures were dispatched urinating on the outside walls of Palestinain Authority headquarters in Ramallah, frequenting in all rooms of President Yasser Arafat's PA headqurters, the Palestinan leader's reistance has not only enraged his racist-Zionist and enemies and their US supportes, but encouraged the Islamic and Arab world masses to pour into streets, asking their leaders to take effctive measures in ending the Zionists' attrocoties. The...