News and Current Events in the Nation of Egypt
- Ancient Egyptian embalming instructions reveals the process of wrapping the dead person's face
A 3.500-year-old papyrus has been translated to reveal the embalming process done in Ancient Egypt, which embalmers would wrap a dead person's face every four days to reduce swelling.
Daily Mail. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 23:22:01 GMT. - Egypt, 10 years on: From revolution to counter-revolution
On February 11, 2011, after almost three decades in power, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigned following 18 days of mass protests. ...
Edouard Dropsy. France 24. Fri, 26 Feb 2021 14:53:50 GMT. - Tomb Painting Known as Egypt's 'Mona Lisa' May Depict Extinct Goose Species
Only two of the three kinds of birds found in the 4,600-year-old artwork correspond to existing kinds of animals
Smithsonian. Thu, 25 Feb 2021 18:04:35 +0000. - Egypt plans to order 10 mln Sputnik V doses from Russia
Egypt registered the Russian vaccine for emergency use
Tass. Thu, 25 Feb 2021 01:13:54 +0300. - Egypt, Qatar hold first meeting since ending Gulf row
Delegations meet in Kuwait weeks after agreement made in Saudi Arabia's Al-Ula to end blockade of Qatar.
Al Jazeera. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 18:46:40 +0000. - Nine die after boat carrying family capsizes in Egypt lake
Several others are missing after the accident on a lake near the northern city of Alexandria.
BBC News. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 16:55:28 GMT. - Egyptian art poses riddle for UQ scientist: Was the goose cooked?
A painting of some unusual geese led a Queensland researcher to develop a new way to discover extinct animals hiding in plain sight.
Stuart Layt. Sydney Morning Herald. Tue, 23 Feb 2021 22:00:00 +1100. - TechnipFMC (FTI) Wins Subsea Tie-back Contract in Offshore Egypt
TechnipFMC (FTI) has been awarded a significant iEPCI contract by AbuQir Petroleum for the development of four subsea wells as well as subsea tie-back on the NEA/NI concession in Egypt.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Mon, 22 Feb 2021 17:16:00 GMT. - Sudan floats currency, part of measures to overhaul economy
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan took the unprecedented but expected step of floating its currency Sunday, meeting a major demand by international financial institutions to help transitional authorities overhaul the battered economy. ...
By Samy Magdy. Washington Times. Sun, 21 Feb 2021 02:14:34 -0500. - If The U.S. Wants To Promote Human Rights In Egypt, It Should Link Military Aid To Real Reform
It is time to alter the formula that grants the Egyptian government an almost-automatic yearly extension of funding without conditioning aid on tangible progress on human rights.
By Michael Posner, Senior Contributor. Forbes. Fri, 19 Feb 2021 08:00:00 -0500. - US approves $197m. missile sale to Egypt, but notes human rights expectations
Deal for naval anti-aircraft weapons comes as State Department says it's looking into alleged harassment of US-Egyptian activist's family
Times of Israel. Wed, 17 Feb 2021 08:35:23 +0000. - How did ancient Egyptians bake? After 54 loaves, scholar finds answers
The technique implies covering the inside of the conical bread moulds with a layer of fine sandy clay, heating the moulds up horizontally and shaping the dough in advance into elongated pieces.
Jerusalem Post. Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:15:10 GMT.
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.