Syro-Lebanese in Egypt Omar Sharif (born Michel Chalhoub) and Egyptian film director Youssef Chahine. The relations between Egypt and the Levant go back to ancient times. However, the earliest instance of modern Levantine migration to Egypt happened after 1724, when a schism in the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch resulted in a separate branch of Levantine Christians attached to Rome known as the Melkite Greek Catholics. Once the Syrian and Lebanese Greek Orthodox community was split, a migratory flow resulted in which Melkite Greek Catholics began leaving cities such as Damascus, Aleppo, Zahle, and Sidon to move to Egypt. Regarding an early Maronite
Egyptian Swift pigeon judges to settle differences among beginners. That system worked adequately and led to regional varieties of the breed. The main local groups are: "Safi", "Otati", "Anbary Asmar", "Ahmar Gohzar", "Bolk", "Mesawed", "Rehani", "Karakandy", "Absy", "Halaby", "Egyptian Halaby", "Egyptian Absy" and "Kojook". Egyptian Swift pigeon The Egyptian Swift is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. The name swift was given by reason of a resemblance to the bird of that name. Egyptian Swifts, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon ("Columba livia"). The breed is known for its