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May 27, 2023, 1:18 PM

Egypt unveils recently discovered ancient workshops, tombs in Saqqara necropolis

Egyptian antiquities authorities have unveiled ancient workshops and tombs they say were discovered recently at a Pharaonic necropolis just outside the capital Cairo
May 27, 2023, 1:18 PM
Egypt unveils recently discovered ancient workshops, tombs in Saqqara necropolis
May 25, 2023, 5:10 AM

Authorities and tracking data say a Hong Kong-flagged ship has run aground in Egypt's vital Suez Canal

Authorities and tracking data say a Hong Kong-flagged ship has run aground in Egypt's vital Suez Canal
May 25, 2023, 5:10 AM
Authorities say a Hong Kong-flagged ship has run aground in Egypt's Suez Canal
1 month ago

Deadly bus crash with truck kills 14, injures 25 in Egypt

Egyptian media and local officials say a passenger bus has slammed into a slowly moving truck on a highway in southwestern Egypt, killing at least 14 people and injuring 25
1 month ago
Deadly bus crash with truck kills 14, injures 25 in Egypt
1 month ago

Fleeing Sudan's warring factions, evacuees pass through Cairo amid 'terrifying' dayslong trek

Eighty-six people, most of whom are American citizens, were airlifted on Monday from Port Sudan to Egypt aboard a plane in the first private air evacuation of Americans.
1 month ago
Evacuees fleeing Sudan reflect on 'terrifying' trek as they pass through Cairo
1 month ago

'No other alternative': Egypt worries as climate change, dam project threaten Nile water supply

By 2025, Egypt is projected to be a water-scarce nation as climate change and a major dam threaten its source of survival.
1 month ago
Egypt worries as climate change, dam project threaten Nile water supply
2 months ago

Archeologists find ancient tomb of temple guard near Giza Pyramids

A 3,200-year-old tomb belonging to Panehsy, the guard of the temple of the Egyptian deity Amun, has been uncovered in Saqqara necropolis.
2 months ago
3,200-year-old tomb uncovered at one of ancient Egypt's most important burial sites
2 months ago

LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr issues warning to users in Egypt

A popular gay social networking application has issued a warning to its users in Egypt, as police impersonate community members to target and arrest LGBTQ+ individuals through digital platforms
2 months ago
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Archaeologists in Egypt unearth Sphinx-like Roman-era statue

Authorities say archaeologists have unearthed a Sphinx-like Roman-era statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt
3 months ago
3 months ago

Egypt sentences 14, including activists on terrorism charges

Egypt has sentenced 14 people, including rights activists, to prison terms ranging between five and 15 years on terrorism-related charges in a trial deplored by rights groups as unfair
3 months ago
Egypt sentences 14, including activists on terrorism charges
3 months ago

Egypt unveils hidden tunnel inside Great Pyramid of Giza

A nine-meter long hidden passageway was discovered inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Egyptian tourism and antiquities minister announced on Thursday.
3 months ago
Hidden passageway discovered inside Great Pyramid of Giza
3 months ago

Secret tunnel discovered in the Great Pyramid

A secret corridor was discovered inside the Great Pyramid in Giza after researchers used scanners and infrared technology.
3 months ago
Secret tunnel discovered in the Great Pyramid
3 months ago

Egypt unveils hidden tunnel inside Great Pyramid of Giza

"Scanning work will continue to uncover more secrets,” said the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.
3 months ago
Egypt unveils hidden tunnel inside Great Pyramid of Giza
3 months ago

Egypt unveils newly discovered chamber inside Great Pyramid

Egypt's antiquities authorities have unveiled a newly discovered chamber inside one of the Great Pyramids at Giza, just outside Cairo
3 months ago
Egypt reveals 9-meter long chamber inside Great Pyramid
3 months ago

Amid thaw, Egypt's FM in quake-hit Turkey to show solidarity

Egypt’s foreign minister arrived in Turkey on Monday to show solidarity with the quake-hit country, marking the first high-level visit from Egypt since relations started to improve after years of friction
3 months ago
4 months ago

Building collapses in northern Egypt; 6 killed, 27 injured

Egyptian authorities say at least 6 people were killed and 27 were injured when an apartment building collapsed in the country's north
4 months ago
4 months ago

Egypt's inflation continues to surge as food prices rise

Egypt’s statistics bureau says inflation hit a new high in January
4 months ago
4 months ago

Egypt discovers 4,300-year-old tombs in ancient burial ground

Egypt on Thursday said it uncovered several 4,300-year-old tombs in Saqqara as it continues a series of discoveries in the ancient burial ground.
4 months ago
Egypt discovers 4,300-year-old tombs in ancient burial ground
4 months ago

Egypt frees businessman, son after 2 years of detention

Family members say Egyptian authorities have released a prominent businessman and his son after more than two years in pre-trial detention while officials investigated possible terrorism-related charges
4 months ago
Egypt frees businessman, son after 2 years of detention
4 months ago

Egypt hands out life jail terms in trial over 2019 protests

Sentences were given to 38, including the man whose posts helped spark protests.
4 months ago
5 months ago

Egypt says ancient royal tomb unearthed in Luxor

The tomb apparently belongs to the 18th Dynasty of Pharaonic Egypt.
5 months ago
5 months ago

Official: Apartment building collapse in Egypt kills 6

A senior Egyptian official says at least six people were killed when an apartment building collapsed in the southern province of Assiut
5 months ago
5 months ago

Egyptian pound sees largest single-day fall since IMF deal

Egypt's Central Banks says the pound has seen its largest single-day slide since the government agreed to a $3 billion International Monetary Fund deal in late October
5 months ago
Egyptian pound sees largest single-day fall since IMF deal
5 months ago

Egypt's leader urges caution for Netanyahu's new government

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has urged Israel’s new hard-line government to refrain from “any measures” that could inflame regional tensions, in a phone call congratulating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his return to office
5 months ago
5 months ago

Egypt says basketball stands partly collapse, injuring 27

Egyptian authorities say at least 27 people were injured when stands partly collapsed during a basketball game in the capital of Cairo
5 months ago
6 months ago

Greco-Roman funerary building, mummy portraits discovered in Egypt

The building and the paintings, which are famously known as the Fayoum portraits, date back to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras.
6 months ago
Stunning Roman-era paintings uncovered in Egypt
6 months ago

Saudi Arabia extends terms of $5 billion in aid to Egypt

Saudi Arabian state media says the country has agreed to extend the terms of a $5 billion aid package to Egypt that took effect in March
6 months ago
Saudi Arabia extends terms of $5 billion in aid to Egypt
6 months ago

Egypt's newly discovered ancient tombs are nearly 5,000 years old

Egypt discovers 5 ancient tombs in Saqqara
6 months ago
Egypt's newly discovered ancient tombs are nearly 5,000 years old
6 months ago

Family: Egypt activist very, very thin after hunger strike

The family of imprisoned Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah says they were allowed to see him for the first time in nearly a month and that he is “very, very thin” after ending a hunger strike that prompted widespread concern for his health
6 months ago
Family: Egypt activist deteriorated since hunger strike
7 months ago

In Egypt, host of COP27, a small step toward green energy

The Arab world’s most populous country is taking steps to convert to renewable energy
7 months ago
7 months ago

Bus falls into canal in Egypt's Nile Delta, killing 21

Egypt's health ministry says a bus fell into a canal in Egypt’s Nile River Delta region killing at least 21 people, including three children
7 months ago
7 months ago

Egypt puts activist on hunger strike on medical treatment

Family members say Egyptian prison authorities have intervened medically with imprisoned pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who this week escalated his hunger strike to refuse water
7 months ago
Egyptian hunger striker is hospitalized, family says
7 months ago

COP27: Host resort town gives Egypt tight grip over protests

Egypt is touting its efforts to make Sharm el-Sheikh a more eco-friendly tourist destination as this year’s United Nations climate summit approaches
7 months ago
COP27: Host resort town gives Egypt tight grip over protests
7 months ago

Egypt releases former politician in latest prisoner pardon

Egyptian authorities have announced the release of a prominent human rights lawyer
7 months ago
Egypt releases former politician in latest prisoner pardon
9 months ago

At least 41 dead in Cairo church fire

Dozens are feared dead after a huge fire erupted at a church in Cairo on Sunday.
9 months ago
At least 41 dead in Cairo church fire
9 months ago

Egypt in mourning after fire tears through church in Cairo

At least 41 worshippers, including children, were killed at the Coptic Orthodox Church of Abou Seifain in Cairo, Egypt.
9 months ago
Egypt in mourning after fire tears through church in Cairo
10 months ago

At least 41 dead after fire erupts in Cairo church

The fire engulfed the Coptic Orthodox Church of Abou Seifain in Cairo during morning prayers.
10 months ago
At least 41 dead after fire erupts in Cairo church
10 months ago

Campus femicides in Egypt revive calls to strengthen laws against gender-based violence

The latest murder of a young woman in Egypt who had allegedly rejected the advances of a fellow student has sparked outrage.
10 months ago
Campus femicides revive calls to strengthen laws against gender-based violence
1 year ago

2 women killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea, officials say

Two women were killed in shark attacks in Egypt's Red Sea over the weekend, prompting officials to close off a stretch of the coastline.
1 year ago
2 women killed in shark attacks, officials say
1 year ago

Eviction on the Nile: Historic Cairo houseboats facing demolition

The Egyptian government gave Nile houseboat owners orders to evacuate, citing their failure to pay license fees among several other reasons.
1 year ago
Historic Cairo houseboats facing demolition
1 year ago

Egypt will seek to recover antiquities seized from The Met in New York, official says

Egyptian officials said they plan to start legal proceedings to recover five Egyptian antiques seized from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
1 year ago
Egypt will seek to recover antiquities seized from The Met in New York, official says
1 year ago

Egypt uncovers 2,500-year-old coffins, bronze statues

The latest discovery comes two months after five ancient tombs were found nearby.
1 year ago
Egypt uncovers 2,500-year-old coffins, bronze statues
1 year ago

Egypt to mark centenary of Tutankhamun tomb discovery by inaugurating new, lavish museum

The museum will hold more than 100,000 artifacts.
1 year ago
Egypt to mark centenary of Tutankhamun tomb discovery with new, lavish museum
1 year ago

Egypt digitally 'unwraps' mummy of King Amenhotep

The mummy had remained untouched since it was discovered in 1881.
1 year ago
Egypt digitally 'unwraps' mummy of King Amenhotep
2 years ago

Egypt opens Luxor's ancient 'Avenue of Sphinxes' to great fanfare

Egypt will inaugurate the 3,000-year-old Avenue of Sphinxes in a glitzy ceremony.
2 years ago
Egypt opens Luxor's ancient 'Avenue of Sphinxes' to great fanfare
2 years ago

What the appointment of 98 female judges to Egypt's State Council means for women's rights

The recent appointment of 98 judges to Egypt's State Council has considerable implications.
2 years ago
What appointment of 98 female judges in Egypt means for women's rights
2 years ago

Scientists study ancient Egyptian mummies with CT scans

WAKING THE DEAD: Ancient Egypt meets modern technology as scientists put mummies under the microscope with CT scans to study their life and death.
2 years ago
Scientists study ancient Egyptian mummies with CT scans
2 years ago

11 dead, 98 injured after passenger train derailment in Egypt

A passenger train derailment in Egypt has left 11 dead and 98 injured, officials said.
2 years ago
11 dead, 98 injured in passenger train derailment in Egypt
2 years ago

'Pharaoh's curse' blamed for Suez Canal blockage, other unfortunate events in Egypt

Some unfortunate events in Egypt, like the Suez Canal blockage, are being blamed on a possible "pharaoh's curse" as 22 mummies are set to be relocated.
2 years ago
‘Keep the mummies asleep’: Unfortunate events in Egypt blamed on ‘pharaoh's curse’
2 years ago

Engineers successfully free ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal

The colossal cargo ship that became stuck on the banks of Suez Canal last week, blocking traffic through the crucial waterway, was finally freed by engineers on Monday.
2 years ago
Engineers successfully free ship stuck in Egypt's Suez Canal
2 years ago

Massive cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal is partially refloated

The Ever Given is closer to freedom after engineers partially refloated the 200,000 ton carrier which has been blocking one of the world's busiest shipping channels for almost a week.
2 years ago
Massive cargo ship stuck in Suez Canal is partially refloated