obituaries
Nobel Prize winner Zewail killed by ‘sudden virus’: spokesman
Egypt
August 3, 2016
Nobel Prize winner Zewail killed by ‘sudden virus’: spokesman
Chemist and Nobel Prize laureate Ahmed Zewail, who died in the United States on Tuesday, was killed by a "sudden…
Dostour member Mohamed Yousry Salama dies at 39
Egypt
March 24, 2013
Dostour member Mohamed Yousry Salama dies at 39
Mohamed Yousry Salama, formerly a spokesperson for the Salafi-oriented Nour Party before becoming a supreme body member of the liberal…
Prominent fiction writer Mahmoud Salem dies at 84
Books
February 24, 2013
Prominent fiction writer Mahmoud Salem dies at 84
Prominent mystery fiction writer Mahmoud Salem died Sunday at the age of 84, after a life full of adventure, both…
Prominent geologist Roshdi Saeed dies at age 93
Environment
February 10, 2013
Prominent geologist Roshdi Saeed dies at age 93
Roshdi Saeed, a leading Egyptian geologist and longtime US resident, died Thursday at age 93 in Washington. He was the…
Love till the last breath: Remembering artist Adli Rizkallah
Art news
September 16, 2010
Love till the last breath: Remembering artist Adli Rizkallah
Last night, at the age of 71 and following a long illness, Egyptian painter, writer and children’s books illustrator Adli…
Sheikh Tantawi, a controversial leader, dies at 81
Egypt
March 10, 2010
Sheikh Tantawi, a controversial leader, dies at 81
Mohamed Sayyid Tantawi, the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar mosque and one of the most important Sunni Muslim scholars, died of…