Egypt

Egypt’s draft asylum law, approved by parliament on November 19, 2024, has sparked criticism from human rights groups, including Human Rights Watch (HRW), Human Rights Watch said. Critics argue the law could undermine refugee rights, violate international agreements, and hinder…

Archaeologists from Egypt and the United States have uncovered an ancient Middle Kingdom tomb in the South Asasif necropolis near Luxor, dating back to 1938-1630 B.C., Arab News reported yesterday. The tomb contains 11 sealed burials, suggesting it was a…

A train collision in Minya Province, Egypt, on Sunday resulted in 20 injuries as two carriages fell into an irrigation canal, VOA reported on Sunday. The Egyptian National Railways (ENR) reported that the accident occurred when one train struck the…

In Cairo, Sudanese refugees face significant challenges after fleeing their war-torn homeland, with many waiting for asylum identification cards from the UN refugee agency, Arab News revealed in an article yesterday. These cards, intended to provide legal protection and access…

A team of scientists has determined that Egypt’s Khufu Pyramid was built around 2500 BC, based on new geological evidence. The study, led by Dr. Gamal Al-Ashibi, found mineral pollution around Khufu’s port, indicating intense copper tool production during the…

A significant discovery has been made at the Tell al-Deir necropolis in Damietta, where archaeologists uncovered 63 mud-brick tombs containing a wealth of artifacts from Egypt’s last dynasty, Arab News reported yesterday. The finds include gold jewelry, statues, funerary amulets,…

The Second Terrorism Circuit of the State Security Criminal Court in Egypt sentenced a defendant to 10 years in prison with hard labour on Saturday for his involvement in the murder of the Shia cleric Hassan Shehata, in a retrial…

In a ceremony on Tuesday, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities marked the completion of a multi-year restoration project on the historic 14th-century Mosque of Altunbugha al-Maridani in Cairo, Reuters reported yesterday. The mosque, built in 1338-40 CE during the Mamluk…

A tragic accident in Egypt’s Nile Delta region has claimed the lives of at least 10 female farm workers, VOA reported yesterday. On Tuesday, a minibus transporting the women plunged off a river ferry and into the Nile northwest of…

Dr. Wassem El Sisi, an expert on ancient Egyptian affairs, has recently claimed that the Israelites had not been in Egypt in the first place to leave it, and that the story of the parting of the sea by Prophet…