Egyptian News

February 24, 2024

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Pyramids

Giza Great Sphinx likely sculpted long before time of ancient artists

APTOPIX Morocco Earthquake

International crews in Moroccan to recover bodies days after deadly 6.8 quake earthquake struck

Expat who remembers 1953 coronation says global interest shows love of ceremony

Stargazing in March: Leo’s leading light

Long-lost Nile river branch helped build Egyptian pyramids, study says

Egypt Vanishing Green Spaces

As Cairo transforms, Egyptians fight to save their trees

APTOPIX Britain Stonehenge Exhibition

Stonehenge through the ages: Exhibit brings builders to life

Britain’s Prince Charles in Cairo, first visit since 2006

Tourist discovers KFC ‘hack’ for the best views of Giza pyramids

Egypt Antiquities

Egypt opens ancient tomb of King Djoser after restoration

Mexico raids building project next to Teotihuacán pyramids

Egypt bets on ancient finds to pull tourism out of pandemic

Mexico Teotihuacan Damaged

Mexico: Builders bulldozing outskirts of Teotihuacan ruins

Egypt Antiquities

More than 80 ancient coffins found in Egypt

Egypt Antiquities

Egypt reveals 59 ancient coffins found near Saqqara pyramids

Elon Musk was invited to pay a visit for himself

Egypt invites Musk to see for himself pyramids ‘not built by aliens’

Photograph of the Budj Bim Cultural Landscape and stone-lined channels and pools set up by the Gunditjmara people

Australia wildfires reveal ancient aboriginal aquaculture system

A man stands in front of the bent pyramid of Sneferu, in Dahshur, south of Cairo, in Egypt, which was opened to the public on 13 July, 2019.

Egyptian ‘bent’ pyramid dating back 4,600 years opens to public

The sculptures and secrets uncovered in the ongoing excavations could unlock the door to thousands of years of history dating back to the birth of Ancient Greece

Pyramid-shaped island complex reveals secrets of ancient Greece

An Egyptian archaeologist works on sarcophagi at the newly discovered burial site dating back to around 2400BC

Ancient cemetery found at Egypt’s pyramids

Houses of Parliament and more than 100 other UK landmarks will go dark along with millions of Britons on Saturday

London Eye and pyramids to be plunged into darkness for Earth Hour

Ptolemaic era coins discovered in an ancient wine cellar north of Cairo

Coins and ceramics but no drink found in ancient Egyptian wine cellar

Related: The ScanPyramids project shows methods used to 'see through' the Great Pyramid

Great Pyramid can focus electromagnetic energy through hidden chambers

Temple discovered inside Mexican pyramid after earthquake

Mexico earthquake reveals lost ancient temple inside pyramid

Astronomy can help us unlock the secrets of the Egyptian pyramids

Archaeologists find 4,400-year-old tomb near pyramids outside Cairo

How was mysterious hole in the Great Pyramid found and what’s inside?

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The Pyramid of Khufu, the largest of the Giza pyramids, seen behind a canal which flows into the River Nile on the outskirts of Cairo

Archaeologists on brink of finding ‘secret chamber’ inside pyramid

The Great Giza pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo

Egyptian pyramid dating back 3,700 years uncovered by archaeologists

Chinese archaeologist investigates a tomb in the shape of a pyramid

Archaeologists discover mysterious pyramid-shaped tomb in China

The country with twice as many pyramids as Egypt

Have scientists discovered two new rooms in the Great Pyramid of Giza?

Search for Nefertiti’s secret room ‘could damage Tutankhamun’s tomb’

Thieves try to sell pyramid pieces to tourists in Egypt

Three arrested for selling pieces of Egypt’s Giza pyramids to tourists

A picture taken on April 19, 2015 shows an aerial view of the bent pyramid of Dahshur, a royal necropolis located in the desert on the west bank of the Nile river, just south of Cairo

Mysteries of the pyramids might be solved by cosmic particles

Several police officers have been murdered near Giza in the past year

Gunmen murder two Egyptian police officers near the Pyramids of Giza

A damaged window at the Three Pyramids hotel in Cairo's al-Harm district on January 7, 2016

Hotel attacked by mob with explosives and ‘gun’ in Cairo

Tourists visit the Giza pyramids, on the southern outskirts of the Egyptian capital, Cairo

Egyptian pyramids have strange ‘heat spots’ inside of them

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Presidential candidate Ben Carson believes that Joseph built the pyramids in order to store grain

Bad news for Ben Carson: Pyramids wouldn’t have made good grain stores

Tourists visit the Giza pyramids, on the southern outskirts of the Egyptian capital, Cairo

How technology may unlock the secrets of Egypt’s pyramids

Posted at 16:54 17 Feb16:54 17 FebMummy X-ray reveals pharaoh’s ‘ceremonial execution’Alan JohnstonMiddle East editor, BBC World ServiceGetty ImagesCopyright: Getty ImagesIt had been thought Seqenenre Taa II had died on the battlefieldImage caption: It had been thought Seqenenre Taa II had died on the battlefieldEgyptian archaeologists using X-ray scans on the mummy of a pharaoh have revealed more about his violent death 3,600 years ago.The experts now believe that King Seqenenre Taa II may have been killed in a ceremonial execution after being captured on the battlefield.He had been fighting the Hyksos people, who had seized the Nile Delta.The examination found that Seqenenre was struck multiple times with different weapons.Earlier studies of the mummy had found severe head injuries. But there’s always been uncertainty and speculation as to the exact cause of the king’s death.Article share tools
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Posted at 12:17 15 Feb12:17 15 FebEgypt’s Lost CitiesVideo contenthttps://emp.bbc.co.uk/emp/SMPj/2.39.19/iframe.htmlVideo caption: A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.A team heads to Egypt in an attempt to uncover lost cities beneath the sands.Archaeological documentary. Having used satellites to discover cities, temples and pyramids beneath the sands, Dr Sarah Parcak heads to Egypt to find out if they are really there.Article share tools
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Posted at 8:52 15 Feb8:52 15 FebAncient beer factory unearthed in EgyptThe archaeological find in the Abydos burial ground is thought to date back about 5,000 years.Read moreArticle share tools
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Posted at 0:07 12 Feb0:07 12 FebHow uprisings in the Middle East still echo, 10 years onBy Jeremy BowenBBC Middle East editorRevolutions brought dramatic to change to the region – but the causes have not gone away.Read moreArticle share tools
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Posted at 0:15 11 Feb0:15 11 Feb‘The roar of the crowd shook my feet’Photographer Laura El-Tantawy looks back at her work documenting the 2011 revolution in Egypt.Read moreArticle share tools
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Posted at 0:32 9 Feb0:32 9 FebEgypt’s revolution: I saw the unimaginable happenBy Wael HusseinBBC News, CairoThe BBC’s Wael Hussein describes witnessing an uprising unfold in the heart of Cairo, 10 years on.Read moreArticle share tools
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Posted at 17:06 4 Feb17:06 4 FebRita Ora venue keeps licence after lockdown breachCasa Cruz will have its licence suspended for six weeks after hosting the star’s 30th birthday party.Read moreArticle share tools
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Posted at 12:55 2 Feb12:55 2 FebMummies with golden tongues unearthed in EgyptIt is thought the dead were given the tongues 2,000 years ago so they could speak in the afterlife.Read moreArticle share tools
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Posted at 17:44 28 Jan17:44 28 JanRita Ora ‘paid venue £5,000 to breach Covid rules’The pop star should have been isolating at home after returning from Egypt when she threw a party.Read moreArticle share tools
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Posted at 11:11 28 Jan11:11 28 JanEgypt’s handball coach proud despite loss to world championsEgypt coach Roberto Parrondo praises his team despite losing on penalties to defending champions Denmark at the World Men’s Handball Championship.Read moreArticle share tools
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Posted at 15:58 27 Jan15:58 27 JanTop Egyptian dentist accused of sexual assaultBBC World ServiceEgypt’s public prosecutor has ordered a top dentist to be remanded in custody after accusations that he sexually molested male patients.A well-known singer and actor have lodged formal complaints against him.The actor, Abbas Abo el-Hassan, urged other victims to come forward.The dentist has dismissed the accusations as a failed attempt to blackmail him.Many women have complained of sexual harassment in Egypt but male victims tend to keep quiet.The singer – Tamim Younis – described the abuse he was allegedly subjected to in an Instagram post, but the dentist said he was hallucinating due to the anaesthetic.Article share tools
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Posted at 6:04 26 Jan6:04 26 Jan‘Wales is so beautiful – I had to picture it’Egyptian photographer Mohamed Hassan says he now feels Welsh after living here for 12 years.Read moreArticle share tools
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Posted at 0:01 25 Jan0:01 25 JanAre Egypt’s dreams of democracy still alive?Video contenthttps://emp.bbc.co.uk/emp/SMPj/2.39.19/iframe.htmlVideo caption: Egypt’s dreams of democracy still alive?Egypt’s dreams of democracy still alive?It’s been ten years since Egyptians took to the streets to unseat their longest-serving President, Hosni Mubarak.Article share tools
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Posted at 16:45 24 Jan16:45 24 JanEgypt begins vaccinationsAlan JohnstonBBC Middle East analystReutersCopyright: ReutersEgypt – the Arab world’s most populous nation – has begun the process of vaccinating its more than 100 million citizens against the coronavirus. The country has recorded nearly 9,000 deaths from the disease.The first recipients of a vaccine were a doctor and a nurse. They were given a Chinese-made injection.Vaccines from Britain and Russia will be included in the inoculation programme as it unfolds.Egypt’s health minister said the country was aiming to produce an injection locally, with a view to distributing it to the rest of Africa.There have been warnings that the continent is in danger of being left behind, as richer parts of the world strike vaccine-supply deals and drive up prices.Read more:
- Africa’s long wait for the Covid-19 vaccine
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Posted at 16:52 21 Jan16:52 21 JanEgyptians breaking FGM ban face 20-year jail termBBC World ServiceScience Photo LibraryCopyright: Science Photo LibraryIt is estimated one in 20 girls and women in the world have undergone some form of FGMImage caption: It is estimated one in 20 girls and women in the world have undergone some form of FGMThe Egyptian cabinet has approved the toughening of a law banning female genital mutilation (FGM) by raising the maximum penalty to 20 years in prison.A survey in 2016 found that almost 90% of Egyptian women between 15 and 49 had undergone FGM, despite a ban that was imposed in 2008.Under the new amendments to the law, anyone requesting FGM would also face jail.The law still has to be passed by both parliament and the president.Women’s rights groups say the ban has never been properly enforced.More on FGM:
- What is FGM, where does it happen and why?
- FGM: Egyptian father ‘used coronavirus lie to trick daughters’ into procedure
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Posted at 16:20 20 Jan16:20 20 JanGiulio Regeni: Prosecutors request murder trialBBC World ServiceGetty ImagesCopyright: Getty ImagesRallies have been held for Giulio Regeni in ItalyImage caption: Rallies have been held for Giulio Regeni in ItalyProsecutors in Italy have formally requested that four Egyptian security officers be tried in relation to the abduction, torture and murder of an Italian student, Giulio Regeni, in Cairo five years ago.The accused are General Tariq Sabir, Athar Kamel Mohamed Ibrahim, Uhsam Helmi and Magdi Ibrahim Abdelal Sharif.A judge needs to approve the request.The suspects would most likely be tried in absentia.Mr Regeni was killed while researching Egyptian trade unions.His badly disfigured body was found dumped in a ditch.The case has severely strained relations between Italy and Egypt.Egypt has denied that its security services were involved.In December, the Egyptian authorities said they were temporarily closing their investigation into the murder.Article share tools
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Posted at 13:55 19 Jan13:55 19 JanEgypt woman arrested for baking ‘indecent’ cakesPhotos of the cakes, some topped with genitalia fashioned out of fondant icing, went viral online.Read moreArticle share tools
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Posted at 12:45 18 Jan12:45 18 JanEgyptAir resumes Qatar flightsAlan JohnstonBBC Middle East analystReutersCopyright: ReutersIt’s one of Africa biggest airlinesImage caption: It’s one of Africa biggest airlinesThe state-owned Egyptian airline, EgyptAir, has resumed its flights to Qatar following an agreement that ended a long-running dispute.More than three years ago, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates all severed their ties with Qatar – plunging it into isolation.They accused the Qataris of being too friendly with Iran, and of supporting radical Islamist groups.But the dispute was ended with an agreement at a summit earlier this month, and travel, trade and diplomatic links are now being restored.Article share tools

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