House of the Nation
A hundred years after its construction, Beit Al-Umma (The House of the Nation) is a symbol of Egypt's political identity. Nevine El-Aref describes Saad Zaghloul's home, which is now open to the public

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Road to Abydos
President Hosni Mubarak, on his recent visit to Aswan, asked why the desert highway between Assiut and Aswan was still unfinished...