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	An inviting library “Come and take choice of all my library, And so beguile thy sorrow," (Titus Andronicus) As so often, there is an apt quotation from William Shakespeare, the most famous playwright and poet in the English language, for every occasion. But a library beguiles not only in a time of sorrow but also one of joy and at all conceivable times. >>> More

	Impact of war on language (96) Vietnam War Quotations you can kill ten of my men for every one I kill of yours, but even at those odds, you will lose and I will win. >>> More

	Minister, aide trade blame over theft CAIRO-Egypt's Culture Minister Farouq Hosni has said he preferred to be voluntarily questioned by the prosecutors to refute allegations by his aide that he shared responsibility in the theft of a $55 million painting from a Cairo museum. >>> More

	The city of 1,000 minarets CAIRO - Known as the city of one thousand minarets, Cairo is the seat of many mosques built in different epochs.The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when the Egyptian capital, takes on a festive, colourful aura, is the best time of the year to visit such sites, particularly those in Islamic Cairo. >>> More

	Egyptian tycoon offers reward for Van Gogh theft CAIRO - Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris has offered a 1-million Egyptian pound ($175,300) reward for information leading to the recovery of a stolen Van Gogh painting, television reported on Wednesday. >>> More

	Pharaonic settlement discovered near Egyptian oasis CAIRO - An American-Egyptian archeological team uncovered a large, 4,000-year-old pharaonic settlement near Egypt's Kharga oasis, Egypt's Ministry of Culture announced in a press release circulated on Wednesday. >>> More

	Egypt culture chief sleepless over painting theft CAIRO - Egypt's culture minister blamed "incompetent" security staff for the theft of a $55 million Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum and said worries for the safety of the country's art treasures are depriving him of sleep. Prosecutors Tuesday extended the jailing of a senior culture official and four security personnel for 15 more days pending further questioning over the case. >>> More

	Egypt remands senior official over stolen painting CAIRO (Updated) - Egypt's General Prosecutor Abdel Meguid Mahmoud Monday ordered Mohssen Shallan, the first Undersecretary of the Ministry of Culture be remanded for four days pending further questioning into the theft of a Van Gogh painting worth an estimated $55 million. He also ordered five guards posted at the Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Cairo be remanded in the same case. >>> More

	Egypt steps up hunt for stolen painting CAIRO (update)- Egypt has stepped up the search for a Van Gogh painting valued at more than 50 million dollars stolen from a Cairo museum, an official said Sunday, as two Italians arrested over the theft were released. >>> More

	Egypt ups hunt for stolen painting CAIRO (Updated) - Egyptian police and investigators Sunday intensified search for a Van Goh painting, stolen from a Nile-side museum in Cairo. Meanwhile, authorities imposed a travel ban on 15 culture officials pending investigations into the disappearance of Van Goh's "Poppy Flower". Chief Prosector Abdel meguid Mahmoud Sunday toured the Mahmoud Khalil Museum where the painting was kept, and uncovered security lapses there. Security cameras and alarms at the museum in Cairo from where the Van Gogh painting valued at more than 50 million dollars was stolen had been out of order "for a long time," an official said on Sunday. >>> More

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