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Egypt has rejected allowing an influx from Gaza, citing concerns about the displacement of Palestinians and regional security issues. But it's an option that Israel has apparently considered.
Egypt is facing mounting pressure to act as neighboring Gaza gets pummeled by Israeli strikes after October 7’s brutal assault in Israel by Hamas. In the wake of the Hamas attacks, Israel closed ...
Egypt said Friday that Ethiopia has consistently lacked the political will to reach a binding agreement on its now-complete dam, an issue that involves Nile River water rights and the interests of ...
Egypt becomes major beneficiary of US financial aid. 1981 October - President Sadat assassinated by Islamist extremists month after clampdown on private press and opposition groups in wake of anti ...
The final resting place of Thutmose II -- the last of Egypt's so-called 'lost tombs' -- has been discovered, officials announced on Tuesday. National Museum of Egyptian Civilization There’s a ...
Egypt’s Christian minority has been the target of a number of attacks in recent years. The bombing of a major church in Alexandria in January 2011 killed 21 people and sparked worldwide ...
In 2016, Egypt had the lowest level of cotton production in its recorded history. “You don’t need DNA testing,” Wessam El-Abd, a representative from the association, said.
A shark attack off Egypt's Red Sea coast killed a tourist and injured another, authorities said Sunday, with an Italy foreign ministry source identifying both as Italian nationals. "Two foreigners ...
Egypt has backed Israel’s blockade of Gaza since Hamas took over in the territory in 2007, tightly controlling the entry of materials and the passage of civilians back and forth.
“Egypt has done a great job preserving their ancient temples,” said Kim Keating, director of global sales for luxury adventure tour company Geographic Expeditions. “And this [complex ...
Secrets of the Dead: Egypt’s Darkest Hour is a production of Blakeway Productions Ltd. and THIRTEEN Productions LLC for WNET in association with the Channel 5 Television and France Télévisions.
Scientists have discovered a long-buried branch of the Nile river that once flowed alongside more than 30 pyramids in Egypt, potentially solving the mystery of how ancient Egyptians transported ...