HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 | History Defined

Hidden for over a century, these Egyptian princesses may have been elite warriors, according to their 4,000-year-old bones

Forgotten for a century inside a Cairo museum basement, 4,000-year-old royal bones are rewriting ancient Egyptian history. Historians long assumed the weapons buried in Dahshur’s royal tombs were purely ceremonial. Modern forensic analysis proves otherwise. These princesses didn't just wear fine gold. Muscle scars on their skeletons reveal they trained…

The Economic Times · Jul 28

Egypt to replace visa stickers with QR codes at Cairo airport from August 1; here's what Indian travellers should know

Egypt will launch a digital visa-on-arrival system at Cairo International Airport from August 1, replacing paper visa stickers with QR codes during a pilot phase. While the process becomes digital, eligibility rules remain unchanged, meaning only certain Indian passport holders can use the visa-on-arrival facility.

The Economic Times · Jul 28

Europe must not ignore Egypt's persecuted Baha'is

In an Euronews opinion piece, MEP Nikos Papandreou urges the EU to press Egypt to end discrimination against the Baha'i community. He argues Cairo should honour its constitutional commitment to freedom of belief by granting Baha'is equal legal rights.

Euronews · Jul 9

Egypt's lost city of Imet rediscovered: Multi-storey tower houses and cobra goddess shrines emerge from the Nile Delta

Egypt's lost city of Imet rediscArchaeologists from the University of Manchester and the University of Sadat City in Cairo have uncovered the remains of the ancient Egyptian city of Imet in the eastern Nile Delta a densely built urban centre dating to around the 4th century BCE whose streets, multi-storey…

The Times of India · Jun 8

Hostilities flare in Iran war, oil jumps with talks at a stalemate

CAIRO/WASHINGTON - Gulf hostilities flared again on ​Wednesday, with an Iranian missile attack damaging Kuwait's airport and the U.S. military carrying out strikes near ‌the Strait of Hormuz, as diplomacy between Washington and Tehran showed little progress.

Bangkok Post · Jun 3

Egypt unveils a striking trove of ancient artifacts as the country tries to boost tourism industry

Archaeologists have unearthed ancient artifacts in Egypt including Pharaonic funerary furniture and a marble head of Greek goddess Aphrodite

AAP · Jun 1

Striking trove of artefacts unearthed in Egypt including Aphrodite’s head and ancient inscriptions

The findings are part of a broader governmental initiative to invigorate the nation's tourism industry

The Independent UK · Jun 1

Egypt marks record year for gas discoveries amid domestic shortage

Egypt’s recent Eni-linked gas finds have lifted hopes of an upstream revival, but analysts say import pressure is unlikely to ease soon.

Euronews · May 27

Usyk rocked before stopping Verhoeven to retain heavyweight belts

CAIRO - Heavyweight boxing king Oleksandr Usyk retained his titles after a dramatic and controversial stoppage victory over kick-boxer Rico Verhoeven with a second left of the 11th round in Egypt on Saturday.

Bangkok Post · May 24

How the Great Pyramid of Giza has survived 4,500 years of Egyptian earthquakes

The Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt has survived more than 4,500 years. Earthquakes have repeatedly shaken the region, including the magnitude 5.8 Cairo earthquake in 1992, which dislodged some of the pyramid’s outer casing stones. Yet the main body remained essentially intact.

The Conversation · May 21