Egypt: Explorers find 'strange door' under Great Pyramid of Giza Located on the Giza Plateau, the Great Pyramid is believed to have been constructed during the Fourth Dynasty for the Pharaoh Khufu. One of the
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Egypt: New Great Pyramid voids pinpointed as drill could expose ‘exactly what’s inside’
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Read moreUPDATE 1-Egypt registers primary surplus of 100 mln EGP in Q1 FY20-21
(Adds background) CAIRO, Oct 14 (Reuters) – Egypt registered a primary budget surplus of 100 million Egyptian pounds ($6.39 million) in the first quarter of its 2020-2021 financial year, the cabinet said in a statement
Read moreEgypt unveils 59 ancient coffins in major archaeological find
Archaeologists in Egypt have announced the discovery of 59 well-preserved and sealed wooden coffins that were buried more than 2,500 years ago. Opening one of the ornately decorated sarcophagi before assembled media on Saturday, the
Read moreCritics condemn Egyptian highway project through pyramid plateau
Critics say an Egyptian infrastructure project through an area south of Cairo could threaten pyramids in the region and mean undiscovered treasures may never be found. Two new highways are being constructed across a pyramid
Read moreThree rockets hit perimeter of Baghdad international airport, no casualties
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Three Katyusha rockets fell in the vicinity of Baghdad airport on Sunday but caused no casualties, Iraqi state news agency INA said. One of the rockets landed in the airport garage damaging
Read moreEgypt seeks support of Libya tribes amid threat of intervention
Cairo hopes alliances boost its legitimacy if it were to engage in battle against forces backed by Turkey. As Egypt flexes its muscles with threats to intervene in Libya’s civil war, its President Abdel Fattah
Read moreEgypt's Sisi meets Libyan tribesmen after eastern call to intervene
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi met mainly eastern Libyan tribesmen in a show of solidarity on Thursday, days after Libya’s eastern-based parliament urged Cairo to intervene in their country’s civil war. The meeting
Read moreEgypt, Sudan, Ethiopia deadlocked on Nile dam in new talks
ADDIS ABABA/CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have failed to reach agreement at a new round of talks hosted by the African Union to regulate the flow of water from the giant Blue Nile
Read morePressure on Italy to scrap planned arms deal with Egypt
Activists decry move to sell two frigates to Egypt even as 2016 murder of Italian student near Cairo remains unresolved. The Italian government is facing increasing calls to scrap a major arms deal with Egypt
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