News and Current Events in the Nation of Egypt
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Times of Israel. Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:50:10 +0000. - Archaeologists Unearth Egyptian Queen's Tomb, 13-Foot 'Book of the Dead' Scroll
The team also discovered dozens of sarcophagi, wooden masks and ancient board games
Smithsonian. Thu, 21 Jan 2021 12:30:00 +0000. - Chevron's (CVX) Pipeline Venture to Ship Israel's Gas to Egypt
Chevron (CVX) along with other energy players aims to pump nearly $235 million into pipelines to dispatch Israel's natural gas to Egypt.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 16:53:00 GMT. - Egyptian billionaires invest $120m in Ghana academy
An Egyptian conglomerate worth billions of dollars invests $120m in the Right To Dream academy, founded in Ghana in 1999, with plans to expand in Egypt and the UK.
BBC News. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 11:59:44 GMT. - Egyptian woman arrested for baking 'food porn' pastries
An Egyptian woman was arrested for reportedly baking sexually-themed pastries for a birthday party at Gezira, an exclusive sporting club in Cairo.
Jerusalem Post. Wed, 20 Jan 2021 00:30:59 GMT. - Egyptian woman is arrested for baking 'indecent' cakes
The provocative desserts shared by a group of women at a Cairo sports club were described as an 'assault on the value system, and a crude abuse of society' by a top Islamic authority in Egypt.
Daily Mail. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:28:54 GMT. - Egyptian woman arrested for baking 'indecent' cakes
Photos of the cakes, some topped with genitalia fashioned out of fondant icing, went viral online.
BBC News. Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:55:45 GMT. - Egypt, UAE resume first Qatar flights after blockade
Egyptair flew from Doha to Cairo while the UAE's Air Arabia arrived in Qatar from Sharjah.
Al Jazeera. Mon, 18 Jan 2021 20:58:38 +0000. - Dozens of 3,000-year-old coffins and mummies discovered in Egyptian temple
Dozens of wooden coffins and mummies dating back over 3,000 years have been discovered in an ancient temple near Cairo.
Sky News. Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:02:00 +0000. - Egypt unveils 3000-year old coffins in latest archaeological discovery
Yahoo. 2021-01-17T16:52:13Z. - Egyptian specialists perform clinical trials of Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine
The Russian vaccine is currently a priority for research
Tass. Sun, 17 Jan 2021 04:39:21 +0300. - Egypt Overturns Jail Sentences for 2 Women Who Gained Fame on TikTok
Convicted of inciting debauchery and violating family values, the women were caught up in a conservative backlash as the authorities tried to enforce strict social norms.
Vivian Yee. New York Times. Wed, 13 Jan 2021 20:23:51 +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 2020, Egypt's estimated population was 102,334,404.
For more news and information about Egypt, visit this official Egyptian government website. For detailed maps of Egypt, visit this Egypt map website.