News and Current Events in the Nation of Egypt
- UN rights office urges Egypt to free blogger, lawyer, journalist
The UN urges Egypt to free Esraa Abdelfattah who was arrested by plain-clothes security officers in Cairo last week.
Al Jazeera. Fri, 18 Oct 2019 21:40:48 GMT. - Mohamed Ramadan: Egypt star in cockpit gets pilot banned for life
Egypt bans a pilot for life for allowing actor Mohamed Ramadan to sit in the cockpit during a flight.
BBC News. Fri, 18 Oct 2019 18:56:34 GMT. - Egyptian Christians celebrate at Feast of Tabernacles
ICEJ vows influx of Arab Christian Zionist tourists.
Jerusalem Post. Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:51:40 GMT. - Archaeologists unearth 20 well-preserved wooden coffins in Egypt
Archaeologist have found what is said to be the 'biggest and most important' discovery in years. At least 20 well-preserved, vividly painted wooden coffins have been found in Egypt.
Daily Mail. Wed, 16 Oct 2019 13:10:44 +0100. - Egypt archaeologists find 20 ancient coffins near Luxor
The coffins, whose decorations are still visible, were uncovered at a Theban necropolis near Luxor.
BBC News. Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:01:48 GMT. - Discovered: Unknown yellow colors from antiquity
Antique artefacts have been studied by chemists, revealing a hitherto unknown use of yellow in Ancient Egypt.
Science Daily. Tue, 15 Oct 2019 13:13:58 EDT. - Egypt: Prominent activist is arrested, jailed for 15 days
CAIRO (AP) - An Egyptian rights lawyer says prosecutors have ordered a prominent pro-democracy activist to remain in custody for 15 days. ...
Washington Times. Mon, 14 Oct 2019 06:56:10 -0400. - After A Momentous $6.2 Million Raise, MaxAB is Set To Transform Egypt's Food Retail Market
MaxAB recently raised $6 million to transform Egypt's food retail market. CEO Belal El-Megharbel tells Mfonobong Nsehe how they plan to do it.
By Mfonobong Nsehe, Contributor. Forbes. Sun, 13 Oct 2019 12:45:00 +0000. - Ancient Egyptian 'industrial zone' uncovered in Luxor's 'Valley of the Monkeys'
New archaeological discoveries were made in Luxor, including an "industrial zone," according to the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities.
Christopher Carbone. Fox News. Sat, 12 Oct 2019 00:19:21 GMT. - 2 Mummies Unearthed in Ancient Egyptian Cemetery Where King Tut and Other Royalty Were Buried
Two mummies have been unearthed in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, the cemetery holding the tomb of King Tut and other Egyptian royalty.
Live Science. Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:18:24 +0000. - Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts Continues To Expand In Egypt
Evolution Steigenberger comes to the "city of 100 gates". The new Steigenberger Resort Achti Luxor is set at the heart of a lush tropical garden right on the eastern bank of the River Nile. ...
Hsyndicate. Thu, 10 Oct 2019 12:36:23 +0200. - Egypt parliament speaker praises Hitler to defend government spending
Ali Abdel Aal later states he was only hailing Germany's infrastructure development, not the Nazi dictator who 'committed a lot of crimes'
Times of Israel. Sat, 05 Oct 2019 08:47:21 +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.