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...Egyptian resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh had become a vacationing hot spot for Europeans, Israelis and Arabs alike. But its bustling nightlife was shattered late last week by three nearly simultaneous explosions that killed at least 88 and wounded more than 200. The deadliest terrorist attack in Egypt since 1981--in a town considered secure enough to host cease-fire talks last winter between Israel's Ariel Sharon and Palestine's Mahmoud Abbas--comes less than two months before voters will decide whether President Hosni Mubarak gets a fifth six-year term in office. Mubarak's long...
...quite picture your next holiday, try this: for three minutes you can experience 3-D images of Egypt's Valley of the Kings, catch a whiff of musty mummies, suck in a Red Sea breeze or spices at a local suq?all courtesy of a headset you can try on at a travel agent. "They're based on real-life smells?including mummies?and then exaggerated to become recognizable," says Jason Cremins of the U.K.-based Remote Media, which developed the technology. Beginning in January, European tour operator Thomson took the $28,000 headset around four British cities to help...
...minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder If you can't quite picture your next holiday, try this: for three minutes you can experience 3-D images of Egypt's Valley of the Kings, catch a whiff of musty mummies, suck in a Red Sea breeze or spices at a local suq - all courtesy of a headset you can try on at a travel agent. "They're based on real-life smells - including mummies - and then exaggerated to become recognizable," says...
...licenses awarded in 2003 - by the now-defunct Coalition Provisional Authority - expire on Dec. 22. Transparency is the watchword, says Siyamend Othman, CEO of the NCMC. Hearings, he pledges, will be held on Iraqi television "and we will be asking some tough questions to each bidder." Two years ago Egypt's Orascom Telecom, Kuwait's MTC Atheer and the Iraqi-Gulf consortium AsiaCell got the prizes, but potential bidders acknowledge the cost will be "way more" than the $3.5 million spent in 2003. So how much money is the NCMC looking for? The Iraqis, one insider told Time, want...
...parts. "It's shock," he said. "I've been living here 15 years and I can't believe it." He said he worries the pristine resort town on the tip of the Sinai peninsula will never be the same. "Everyone always says Sharm is the safest place in Egypt. What will they...