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Cairo Airport receives dozens of reporters returning from Libya
Cairo International Airport has received dozens of correspondents from news agencies, newspapers and Arab and foreign satellite TV hosts, returning from Libya.
Airport authorities have provided facilities for professional cameras and other communications equipment.
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Johannesburg Art Gallery
Johannesburg, South Africa
The Johannesburg Art Gallery is the home for impressive collections of 17th century Dutch, 18th and 19th century British and European, 19th and 20th century South African art, as well as a print cabinet of works from the 15th century to the present time. Address: King George Street (off Klein Street), Joubert Park Telephone: +27 (0)11 725 3130 Website: www.joburg.org.za/whatson/fine...
Jardin du Luxembourg
Paris, France
The second largest park in Paris has a long history. Marie de Médici, widow of Henry IV and mother of Louis XIII, wanted to build a palace similar to the Pitti Palace in her native Florence. The resulting Luxembourg Palace (constructed in the 1610s) is today the home of the French Senate, though it has undergone substantial renovations since. The garden surrounding the palace was...
Hippodrome
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Address: Zhansugirov, Northern Almaty Phone: + 7 (727) 294 8600 Timings: open all year round 10 am to 8 pm The Hippodrome is a large open-air stadium in a quiet Almaty neighborhood, which holds horse races several times during the year. Head there if you are a racing enthusiast. Betting is not very open – be careful if you plan to gamble. You get caught, and a corrupt officer might want...
Medeu Dam
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Address: just ahead of the Medeu Ice Skating Rink A large, 6 million cubic meters reservoir, situated 1900 meters above sea level, built in 1956 to protect Almaty from frequent landslides in the spring due to melting of ice. You can go see the dam either by car or on foot – park your car at the skating rink. Going on foot is definitely a much more enriching experience – you can never get eno...