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Nobel Prize winner Zewail killed by ‘sudden virus’: spokesman
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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