18-year-old King Farouk I. On returning to Egypt to be crowned, the young King chose a commoner as his intended bride, pert little 16-year-old Sasi Naz Zulfikar, daughter of a palace lady-in ...

Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. They include: -- Pope Gregory XIV in 1535 -- Photographer/inventor ...

King Farouk has never liked his demagogue Prime Minister, Nahas Pasha, has twice fired him from the premiership. Farouk’s father, old King Fuad I, felt the same way about Nahas. He also sacked ...

Of the several memoirs that came out for this year’s Cairo International Book Fair, two show the turbulent politics of the first half of the 20th century ...

Partial transcript of a debate among King Farouk I of Egypt, President Shukri Kuwatly of Syria, President Bechara Khoury of ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Those who know Farouk recall how he used to roam the streets of Eldoret Town in the early ...

King Fouad and King Farouk. However, they share a very similar narrative: these five monarchs were not up to ruling the country; they were too associated with the British – despite the ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Those who know Farouk recall how he used to roam the streets of Eldoret Town in the early ...