Egypttoday | Egypt to rule on 'foreign funding' NGO case after election Washington Post CAIRO — Egypt's highest appeals court will rule on April 5 in the so-called “foreign funding” case involving international non-governmental organizations accused of stoking unrest during the country's 2011 Arab Spring uprising. The announcement by the ... Appeal Court postpones appeal in foreign funding case Egypt's cassation court refuses appeal in 2011 NGO foreign funding case |
Tampabay.com | Egypt starts radar scans for secret rooms behind Tut's tomb Tampabay.com CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's Antiquities Ministry says archaeologists are starting radar scans of the tomb of famed pharaoh Tutankhamun in the southern city of Luxor. The ministry said Thursday the scans will be carried out over a week to check for the ... Egypt Starts Radar Scans To Look For Hidden Chambers Behind King Tut's Tomb |
NPR | Egypt's President Moves To Curb Opposition As Election Nears NPR Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi has moved toward assuring victory in the upcoming March election with most of his potential opponents bowing out or facing arrest. The election has called into question the reforms sparked by protests during the ... Egypt election: sole challenger to Sisi registers at last minute Egyptian politician emerges as sole election challenger to Sisi Egypt coalition calls for boycott of March vote |
Voice of America | Seven Years After Egyptian Uprising, Democracy Seems Distant Hope Voice of America Seven years ago, thousands of Egyptians took to the streets in protest against the government led by President Hosni Mubarak. When Mubarak was forced out of office, and democratic elections put the country's first civilian leader in decades in office ... |
Aljazeera.com | Egyptian opposition calls for boycott of 'absurd' poll Aljazeera.com A coalition of Egyptian opposition groups have called for an election boycott, calling the vote an "absurdity bordering on madness" after all serious candidates were either arrested or subjected to a campaign of intimidation. In a joint statement ... Egypt's Sisi warns opponents as calls to boycott election build Egypt: Sisi Warns Opposition After Call for Elections Boycott Egypt's leader issues tough warning after election criticism |
Archaeology | Three Burial Shafts Found at Egypt's Abusir Necropolis Archaeology CAIRO, EGYPT—Ahram Online reports that three rock-hewn burial shafts at the Abusir necropolis were uncovered during emergency excavations after a report of illegal digging. Mostafa Waziri of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said the shafts contained ... |
Brisbane Times | Egypt accuses Congress of raining on Sisi's parade Al-Monitor CAIRO — Egypt celebrated the seventh anniversary of the January 25 Revolution amid strong anger against what the government, parliamentary and political circles see as US interference in Egyptian affairs. In an official statement Jan. 24, the Egyptian ... Egypt's election and continued Arab degradation |
Xinhua | Feature: Citrus farms prosper in Egypt as country becomes 3rd largest orange exporter to China Xinhua Egyptian workers pack oranges on conveyors inside a packhouse located in Beheira province, north of Cairo, capital of Egypt, on Jan. 24, 2018. Thanks to the fast-growing demand in China for quality fruits, Egypt has witnessed a rapid increase in its ... |
National Geographic | Huge Dinosaur Found in Egypt Is First of Its Kind National Geographic The new titanosaurian dinosaur Mansourasaurus shahinae on a coastline of what is now the Western Desert of Egypt approximately 80 million years ago. Illustration by Andrew McAfee, Carnegie Museum of Natural History. By Sarah Gibbens. PUBLISHED January ... A bus-sized dinosaur is found in Egypt and it offers a clue to an ancient mystery 'Holy Grail' of dinosaur fossils discovered in Egyptian desert Huge Dinosaur Uncovered in Egypt Reveals The Lost Link Between Africa And Europe |
Egypttoday | Egypt welcomes US decision to place two Egyptian militant groups on terror list Xinhua CAIRO, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Egypt welcomed on Thursday the U.S. government's decision to place two Egyptian militant groups on its terror list. In a press statement, Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the U.S. decision is practically supporting ... Egypt welcomes US decision to place Hasm and Lewaa Al-Thawra on terror list: Ministry |