BBC News | Egypt unveils renovated Tutankhamun gallery BBC News The Egyptian Museum - first opened in 1902 in Cairo's central Tahrir Square - contains 107 halls with artefacts dating from the prehistoric through to the Roman periods. The majority of the collection is focused on the era of the pharaohs. The museum ... Renovated Tutankhamun Museum Unveiled In Egypt, As Nation Tries to Lift ... PM Opens First Phase of Egyptian Museum Restoration |
Los Angeles Times | Egypt Says It Rejected American Over Visa New York Times CAIRO — The Egyptian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Sunday night that the American scholar Michele Dunne had been turned away at Cairo's airport for trying to enter Egypt without a proper visa, contradicting her account of her expulsion and ... American scholar denied entry to Egypt Egypt's Crackdown on Political Speech Egypt bans former US diplomat as nation continues crackdown on dissent |
Egypt's Latest Outrage New York Times The next day, the United States Senate approved a huge spending bill that could allow Egypt to receive more than $1.3 billion in American military aid regardless of whether Cairo continues to repress Egyptian citizens or harass foreigners like Ms. Dunne. |
Christian Science Monitor | On Arab uprising anniversary, US back to business as usual with Egypt's military Christian Science Monitor Earlier this month Congress approved a spending bill that calls for $1.3 billion in US cash and weapons for Egypt's military to be conditioned on tangible progress towards democracy. But lawmakers also allowed Mr. Obama to waive this requirement if he ... Egypt, UAE soldiers killed in plane crash Four killed in Egypt military plane crash Two Egyptian and two UAE military officers die in plane crash |
Daily Mail | Cemetery with one MILLION mummies unearthed in Egypt Daily Mail A cemetery containing more than a million mummified human bodies has been unearthed in central Egypt, according to archaeologists. Scientists have already excavated more than 1,700 mummies, preserved by the hot dry desert in the Faiyum region of ... Million mummy mystery: Egyptian cemetery with 1mn bodies stumps scientists Million-Mummy Cemetery Unearthed in Egypt Egypt cemetery is home to a million 'mummies' |
Digging Out of Tourism Downfalls: Egypt's Archaeology Takes the Stage Huffington Post Finally, there is good news from Egypt. During a visit to Washington, D.C. last week, Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou announced that travel to Egypt is up 70 percent this year. Tourists are venturing back to the country despite political ... Egypt looks to US for tourism industry revival |
BBC News | British embassy in Egypt reopens to public BBC News The British embassy in Egypt has reopened after being forced to close to the public for security reasons, the foreign secretary has said. The building in Cairo suspended services on 7 December and told members of the public not to visit the site. But ... |
Revel in the wonders of Egypt New Straits Times Online THREE upcoming epic Hollywood blockbuster movies — Exodus: Gods And Kings, Night At The Museum and Gods Of Egypt — are set to trigger an increase in tourism to Egypt. Taking the cue from Hollywood's fascination for Egypt, Insight Vacations, one of ... |
Aljazeera.com | Egypt Stock Market Loses $3B Amid Oil Plunge ABC News Egypt's stock market shares plunged by 22 billion Egyptian pounds (just over $3 billion) in Sunday trading as low oil prices dragged down regional economies. The benchmark EGX30 index closed 5.23 percent down, with 170 stocks declining and just five ... Egypt shares slip on sliding oil prices |
News24 | Egypt Refers to Trial 26 Suspected Homosexual Men ABC News Egyptian prosecutors swiftly referred 26 men to trial Wednesday on charges connected to their suspected homosexuality after they were arrested in a much publicized raid on a Cairo bathhouse, an official said. The official from the prosecutors' office ... Egypt refers 26 suspected homosexuals to trial Egypt arrests 26 suspected gays for 'debauchery' |