News and Current Events in the Nation of Egypt
- Mohamed Salah: Liverpool forward to miss Egypt games
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will miss Egypt's Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Kenya and Comoros with an ankle injury.
BBC News. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 20:18:00 GMT. - U.N. Advisor Mladenov 'urgently heads' to Cairo to deescalate situation
The National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat updated security cabinet members on Tuesday Hamas told Egypt that it is not interested in an escalation, Channel 13 reported.
Jerusalem Post. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 20:06:10 GMT. - Father of detained Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein dies
Hussein's family calls on Egypt to allow him to attend funeral after requests to visit his ailing father were denied.
Al Jazeera. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 19:42:59 GMT. - Lasers, X-rays and infrared are helping to discover the secrets of ancient Egyptian mummies
Scientists have exposed very thin slices of ancient Egyptian mummy bones to light at different wavelengths in an attempt to discover how the people of the time would live, eat and spend their daily lives.
Daily Mail. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:19:36 GMT. - Scientists explore Egyptian mummy bones with X-rays and infrared light
Experiments are casting a new light on Egyptian soil and ancient mummified bone samples that could provide a richer understanding of daily life and environmental conditions thousands of years ago.
Science Daily. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:57:54 EST. - Egyptian sides drawn together in Confederation Cup
Egyptian sides Pyramids and Al Masry will face each other in the group stage of the Confederation Cup.
BBC News. Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:31:37 GMT. - Egypt denies former president Mohammed Morsi was mistreated in prison
Egyptian lawmakers said Monday that the late president Mohammed Morsi was treated well in prison, just days after a UN report attributed Morsi's death to "brutal" conditions in the country's jails.
CBC News. Mon, 11 Nov 2019 15:37:10 EST. - Egypt Says It's Unearthed Large Animal Mummy, Likely A Lion
Archeologists frequently find mummified cats but the recovery of a lion is rare.
Voice of America. Mon, 11 Nov 2019 06:52:26 -0500. - Hamas says it arrested three suspected jihadists at Gaza border
Terror group says the trio was arrested after a gunfight while attempting to sneak into Egypt
Times of Israel. Fri, 08 Nov 2019 12:10:11 +0000. - Trump Holds Talks with Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan
The three are in Washington on an invitation from Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to discuss a giant hydropower dam project on Ethiopia's Blue Nile.
Voice of America. Wed, 06 Nov 2019 20:27:00 -0500. - Stuck on US terror list, Sudan turns to wealthy Gulf for aid
CAIRO (AP) - Sudan's new prime minister has repeatedly urged the West to end his country's international pariah status. He says it's the only way to save the nation's fragile democratic transition from a plunging economy. ...
Samy Magdy. Washington Times. Wed, 06 Nov 2019 05:59:26 -0500. - Report: Egypt's parliament moves against outspoken lawmaker
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's state-run news agency says the parliament has moved against an opposition lawmaker who posted a video criticizing President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi. ...
Washington Times. Wed, 06 Nov 2019 04:45:26 -0500.
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.