News and Current Events in the Nation of Egypt
- Egypt-PA crisis looms as Abbas moves closer to Turkey, Qatar and Hamas
The Egyptians, over the decade, have acted as the main peacemakers between Fatah and Hamas.
Jerusalem Post. Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:30:51 GMT. - Can protesters achieve political change in Egypt?
Thousands have rallied demanding President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi step down.
Al Jazeera. Sun, 27 Sep 2020 20:51:42 +0000. - 3-D Reconstruction Reveals the Face of an Ancient Egyptian Toddler
The digital likeness bears a striking similarity to a portrait attached to the front of the boy's mummy
Smithsonian. Fri, 25 Sep 2020 11:00:00 +0000. - Hundreds of teeth found in the Sahara Desert reveal the Spinosaurus dinosaur had aquatic lifestyle
A trove of more than a thousand teeth in the Sahara Desert confirms that spinosaurus aegyptiacus, the largest carnivorous dinosaur on record, spent most of its time in the water.
Daily Mail. Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:34:28 GMT. - Wild birds as offerings to the Egyptian gods
Millions of mummified ibis and birds of prey, sacrificed to the Egyptian gods Horus, Ra or Thoth, have been discovered in the necropolises of the Nile Valley. ...
Science Daily. Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:22:40 EDT. - More than two dozen 2,500-year-old sarcophagi discovered at ancient site in Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered more than two dozen ancient sarcophagi.
James Rogers. Fox News. Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:13:50 GMT. - Oil & Gas Stock Roundup: Chevron's Ecuador Win, Eni's Egypt Gas Find & More
The District Court of The Hague ruled in favor of U.S. energy major Chevron (CVX) in an environmental dispute with Ecuador, while Italy's Eni (E) made a new gas discovery offshore Egypt.
Nilanjan Choudhury. Zacks. Tue, 22 Sep 2020 11:48:00 GMT. - Archaeologists unearth 27 coffins at Egypt's Saqqara pyramid
Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed more than two dozen ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo, an official said Monday. ...
Yahoo. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:52:38 -0400. - 27 ancient coffins unearthed inside well
Archaeologists in Egypt have found 27 ancient sarcophagi buried more than 2,500 years ago - the largest discovery of its kind.
Sky News. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 10:10:00 +0100. - Egypt tomb: Sarcophagi buried for 2,500 years unearthed in Saqqara
The 27 wooden coffins are said to have lain undisturbed inside a well at an ancient necropolis.
BBC News. Sun, 20 Sep 2020 15:18:54 GMT. - Government must do more to free Waled Youssef from Egyptian jail
Events at the start of the year now seem, to some, like long-lost memories. But for one Australian family, January 2020 will never be forgotten.
Jennifer Robinson. Sydney Morning Herald. Mon, 21 Sep 2020 00:01:00 +1000. - Egyptian, Mexican, Moldovan exit in race for top post at WTO
GENEVA (AP) - World Trade Organization member countries on Friday trimmed a list of candidates vying to become the next director-general from eight to five. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:32:29 -0400.
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.