News and Current Events in the Nation of Egypt
- Why Turkey needs a new crisis with Greece in Mediterranean
Turkey set itself on a collision course with Egypt, Greece and Europe over its new claims.
Jerusalem Post. Tue, 11 Aug 2020 13:09:56 GMT. - Egypt braces for Senate elections
Egyptians go to polls on Tuesday and Wednesday to elect the Senate revived in constitutional amendments adopted in 2019.
Al Jazeera. Mon, 10 Aug 2020 12:58:45 GMT. - Ancient Rome's Finest Glass Was Actually Made in Egypt
Researchers used chemical analysis to determine the origins of the empire's crystal-clear glass
Smithsonian. Wed, 05 Aug 2020 16:38:27 +0000. - Egypt faces reckoning over sex crimes as 'Assault Police' page is shut down
Inaction by Egyptian law enforcement, coupled with a justice system that often benefited the wealthy and connected, has empowered women to take matters into their own hands.
Hamdah Salhut Trey Yingst. Fox News. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:44:00 GMT. - Egypt Fact Checks Elon Musk On Who Really Built Pyramids
Tesla CEO tweeted that Aliens built centuries-old Egyptian pyramids.
Voice of America. Mon, 03 Aug 2020 02:21:35 -0400. - Egypt invites Elon Musk to see Great Pyramids after he tweeted they were 'built by aliens obviously'
Elon Musk was invited to see the pyramids by a top government official after the CEO of Tesla and founder of SpaceX brought up an old conspiracy theory.
Daily Mail. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 19:20:00 GMT. - Egypt invites Elon Musk to see for himself pyramids 'not built by aliens'
'I invite you and SpaceX to explore the writings about how the pyramids were built and to check out the tombs of the pyramid builders'
Andrew Buncombe. The Independent. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 16:54:00 GMT. - Experts hit back after Elon Musk tweets alien conspiracy theory
Egyptian experts have hit back at Elon Musk after the SpaceX founder tweeted about a conspiracy theory that aliens built the pyramids.
Sky News. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 17:13:00 +0100. - Egypt tells Elon Musk its pyramids were not built by aliens
Egypt invited the billionaire to visit, after he appeared to tweet support for conspiracy theorists.
BBC News. Sun, 02 Aug 2020 12:10:18 GMT. - The Sight Of Our Lives? 7 Years Today North Africa Will Be Dumbstruck By Longest Eclipse Until 2114
A fabulously long 'totality' in Ancient Egypt's Necropolis of the Pharaohs in 2027 is THE total solar eclipse to experience this century.
By Jamie Carter, Senior Contributor. Forbes. Sat, 01 Aug 2020 22:00:00 -0400. - Nile dam row: Egypt fumes as Ethiopia celebrates
Concerns grow as Nile River nations fail to reach a deal on how to share the vital waters.
BBC News. Wed, 29 Jul 2020 23:34:40 GMT. - Egypt Sentences Women to 2 Years in Prison for TikTok Videos
Two Egyptian social media stars with millions of followers were convicted on charges of violating family values. Two more women are scheduled to stand trial on similar charges on Wednesday.
Declan Walsh. New York Times. Tue, 28 Jul 2020 22:52:14 +0000.
Facts About Egypt
The Arab Republic of Egypt, located in northeast Africa, is governed by
a People's Assembly and by a President who appoints a Prime Minister and
a Cabinet. Egypt's capital city is Cairo, and its currency is the
Egyptian Pound. The primary spoken language of Egyptians is Arabic
and, in 2007, Egypt's estimated population was 80,335,000.
For more news and information about Egypt, visit this official Egyptian government website. For detailed maps of Egypt, visit this Egypt map website.