Archaeologists Unearth 27 Coffins at Egypt’s Saqqara Pyramid
Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed more than two dozen ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo, an official said Monday.
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Egypt’s Blossoming Trade in Fragrant Jasmine Flowers
At midnight, Eman Mehanna switches on her headlamp and begins her day’s work picking jasmine flowers, as their powerful fragrance wafts far across the fields in Egypt’s fertile Nile Delta.
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X-Rays Offer Snapshot of Animal Mummification in Ancient Egypt
Scientists used a novel X-ray technique called microCT to analyze a mummified cat, a bird and a snake from ancient Egypt, providing researchers with new clues about the animals’ lives, deaths and the process by which they were mummified.
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Eastern Mediterranean Turns Into Source of Gas and Conflict
A new, potentially explosive geopolitical dimension is being added to the puzzle that is the Middle East: A push by Israel, Europe, Egypt, Turkey and even the United States to drill for fossil fuels in the waters of the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
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Teeth Reveal Hyksos Rule of Ancient Egypt Was Internal Takeover, Not an Invasion
For centuries, scholars believed the Hyksos, a people of mixed Semitic and Asian descent, were the first foreign dynasty to invade Egypt and conquer the northeastern Nile Delta. But new research is challenging traditional narratives about the origins of the Hyksos.
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Top UN Court Rules for Qatar in Air Blockade Case
An air blockade dispute among several Persian Gulf nations should be resolved by an international aviation agency, the United Nations’ high court held Tuesday in a win for Qatar.
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Egypt Court Sentences One Monk to Death, Another to Life for Abbot’s Killing
An Egyptian court upheld a death sentence for one Coptic monk and life in prison for another over the killing of the abbot of a desert monastery in 2018, a judicial source said.
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US Citizen Detained in Egypt Nearly Two Years Sues Over Torture
An American citizen and former political prisoner filed a federal lawsuit against Egypt’s former prime minister Monday, claiming he was illegally jailed and tortured at the tail end of the series of uprisings known as the Arab Spring.
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Top EU Court Says Relatives of Ferry Victims Can Sue in Italy
The family members of more than 1,000 people killed in a 2006 Egyptian ferry disaster can sue for damages in Italy, where the vessel was certified as safe, Europe’s highest court ruled Thursday.
Read moreFearing Gaza Virus Spread, Hamas Preps for Mass Quarantines
When Nima Amraa returned to the Gaza Strip from neighboring Egypt earlier this month, she was surprised to learn she was being placed in a makeshift quarantine center set up by the ruling Hamas group.
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The Mighty Nile, Threatened by Waste, Warming, Mega-Dam
Early one morning in Cairo, volunteers paddle their kayaks across the Nile, fishing out garbage from the mighty waterway that gave birth to Egyptian civilization but now faces multiple threats.
Read moreEgypt Executes Elite Soldier Turned Islamist Militant
Egypt on Wednesday executed a former special forces officer turned top Islamist militant, Hisham Ashmawy, for his involvement in several high-profile attacks, the army said.
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Mubarak, Egypt’s Autocrat Ousted in Uprising, Dies at 91
Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who was the autocratic face of stability in the Middle East for nearly 30 years before being forced from power in an Arab Spring uprising, died Tuesday, state-run TV announced. He was 91.
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Egyptian Court Refuses to Release Prominent Activist
An Egyptian court overturned Thursday a decision to release a prominent activist who has been detained for nearly five months without trial over what his family says are unjust charges.
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The Mummy Speaks — With Help From a 3D-Printed Voice Box
A priest’s voice can call out from ancient Egypt thanks to the help of a 3-D printer, a group of researchers and an electronic voice box.
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Ancient Voice: Scientists Recreate Sound of Egyptian Mummy
Researchers say they’ve mimicked the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy by recreating much of its vocal tract using medical scanners, 3D printing and an electronic larynx.
Read moreUS Citizen Dies in Egyptian Prison
A U.S. citizen died Monday after more than six years in custody in Egypt, his representatives said, drawing criticism from Washington of its authoritarian ally.
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Ethiopia and Egypt Fail to Reach Nile Dam Deal
Ethiopia and Egypt failed to resolve a long-running dispute over a massive dam being built on the Blue Nile River during the latest round of talks this week.
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Folk Puppets Keeping Heritage of Egyptian Satire Alive
In an era of on-screen entertainment, a simple glove puppet named Aragoz still lures Egyptian audiences with comic sketches showing how wits and skill can defeat the thuggish and corrupt.
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Egyptian Officials Unveil New Archaeological Finds
Archaeologists in Egypt have unveiled two new artifacts from antiquity, a rare statue of one of the country’s most famous pharaohs and a diminutive ancient sphinx.
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