WWI
WWI Ypres gas attack sears the memory 100 years on
Archaeology
April 19, 2015
WWI Ypres gas attack sears the memory 100 years on
One hundred years ago, a green cloud of chlorine gas drifted gently towards Allied trenches around Ypres, promising an agonizing…
Unique memorial, ceramic poppies to mark end of devastating WWI
World
November 12, 2014
Unique memorial, ceramic poppies to mark end of devastating WWI
The embattled French leader is deeply unpopular as unemployment in the country keeps rising and growth grinds to a halt,…
Egyptian army: Egypt sacrified half a million soldiers in WWI
Egypt
November 11, 2014
Egyptian army: Egypt sacrified half a million soldiers in WWI
Major General Gamal Shehata, head of the Military Research Department, said that the Egyptian army lost more than half a…
WWI in Egypt: A forgotten sacrifice for colonial powers
Egypt
November 10, 2014
WWI in Egypt: A forgotten sacrifice for colonial powers
It is important to reveal the neglected aspects of WWI in Egypt, when a state of terror swept all cities…
WWI epic arises out of dirt and creativity
Art news
April 17, 2013
WWI epic arises out of dirt and creativity
As part of the Downtown Contemporary Arts Festival (D-CAF), Dutch theater company Hotel Modern, along with composer Arthur Sauer, gave…