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  • Sinai – the other Egypt

    Sinai – the other Egypt

    I’m just back from another Sinai trip.  A few days in Cairo then 10 1/2-hours by bus to Dahab. In Cairo I stayed at the same  $10 Downtown hotel I’ve briefly called home on numerous occasions since my first visit to the city in the late 1980s.  I’ve seen the place buzzing, filled by young Israelis…

  • The People Want the Fall of the Regime…

    The People Want the Fall of the Regime…

    It’s said that those who forget their history are condemned to repeat it, and collective memory can be surprisingly short.  Last week former Field Marshal Abdul Fattah al-Sisi slipped into something more comfortable than his usual freshly pressed military dress uniform, determined to look his best civilian self for next month’s Presidential elections. It’s perhaps…

  • Benghazi by Bus

    Benghazi by Bus

    Last month I travelled to Benghazi, the de facto capital of ‘Free Libya’, in a manner that would make Simon Calder proud. Over two days, a succession of coaches, buses, minibuses, share taxis and otherwise incentivised hotel porters helped me cover the 791 miles (according to the RAC’s trip planner…) from Cairo to Benghazi. En…