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Woods Pens Major Sponsorship Deal with Aazra'

Written by Subar Lox Mar 11th, 2010
Some of the shrewd and shocking promotional material

After a career-threatening scandal, Tiger Woods penned a deal last week with Egypt's controversial 3arza2 sex shop to promote its products for as long as it takes him to return to golf. 3azra2, Egypt's first and only known sex shop, is hoping this major signing will help it recover from an earlier setback regarding its logo, which forced it to shut down. (Click here, then scroll down for more info about 3azra2.)...

Man Discovers Time is Relative

Written by Subar Lox Dec 23rd, 2009
Tuesday, 24th of November, 2009

Still in the Intesive Care Unit at Dar Al Amal hospital and almost out of hope, a man known only as Taayim believes time is relative. Mr. Taayim made the discovery in mid-air yesterday as he attempted suicide from the 6th of October bridge. He mumbled to an EKT correspondent through his body cast, "I was sitting in a taxi for five hours and we moved about one meter". Witnesses say they saw an exasperated Mr. Taayim...

EKT Writer: I'm Not Sure Where This Is Going

Written by Subar Lox Dec 5th, 2009
Saturday, 5th of December, 2009

"4 in 1 printer comes with detachable hair dryer...""Boulak's declaration of independence riddled with spelling errors...""Poop poop poop!.." These are merely a selection of sentences began, and later found abandoned at his desk along with a suicide note after the writer stormed out of EKT offices late Tuesday night. According to others at the office at the time the writer suddenly started a string of expletives...

Egyptian Woman gets Travel Visa in Record 6 Months

Written by Makarona Nov 7th, 2009
Saturday, 7th of November, 2009

Lobna Antar is the latest person to be added to the Egyptian version of the Guinness World Records, the Jenius Book of Shabab Shotar. Her achievement? Getting a visa to travel in as little as six months. Envious Egyptians everywhere want to know how Ms. Antar managed to beat the previous record for getting a visa, which was at 2.5 seconds – a misleading figure because, until Antar came along, that section of the...

Cairo's Metro Line 3 "Ahead of Schedule"

Written by Ward Zeyada Nov 3rd, 2009
Tuesday, 3rd of November, 2009

Originally scheduled to inaugurate in 2010, and consequently delayed for another 18 years, the Transport Authority has publicly announced that construction of the new metro is so far ahead of schedule that Cairenes will enjoy rides “as early as the next democratic elections.” The Homeland Organization of the People’s Project Authority (HOPPA) is an integral unit under the Transport Authority’s umbrella, and its...