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- Archaeologists in Egypt uncover 2,000-year-old mummy with gold tongue
Egypt (Friday, 5 February) - A 2,000-year-old, gold-tongued mummy has been uncovered amid a dig in northern Egypt, according to reports. The mummy was among 16 burials uncovered in poorly preserved rock-cut tombs at the...
- In Egypt, a push to get more orphans families, fight stigma
Egypt (Thursday, 4 February) - Egyptians who have taken in children under the Islamic system of guardianship known as Kafala are turning to social media to raise awareness as part of a push to provide...
- Talk like an Egyptian! Gold-tongued mummy is found at 2,000-year-old burial site in Egypt where ancient rulers believed jewel would have enabled deceased to speak in the afterlife
Egypt (Monday, 1 February) - Experts discovered 16 burials in rock-cut tombs at an ancient Egyptian site, with one mummy bearing a tongue made of gold. The other mummies had deteriorated, but their funeral masks...
- Two brothers and the coup in Egypt that came between them
Egypt (Monday, 1 February) - One is a dissident living in Queens. The other is a former soccer star turned politician. After Egypt’s Arab Spring uprising, an inseparable pair became irreconcilable....
- Discovery Sets ‘Valley of the Kings’ Special About Largest Egypt Excavation in 100 Years (Exclusive Video)
Egypt (Monday, 1 February) - Discovery is going for a pretty epic discovery with two-hour special "Valley of the Kings: The Lost Tombs," TheWrap has learned (Exclusive) ......
- Cairo Eye aims to turn Egypt into global tourism hub
Egypt (Monday, 1 February) - The Egyptian government has laid the foundation stone of a massive project to build the Cairo Eye, the fifth-largest in the world, as part of efforts to boost tourism....
- Mummy with a gold tongue found in Egypt
Egypt (Monday, 1 February) - Archaeologists have found a 2,000-year-old mummy with a gold tongue at an ancient Egyptian site called Taposiris Magna. Embalmers perhaps placed the golden tongue on the mummy to ensure that...
- Charity in Egypt is an oasis of care amid misery of the pandemic
Egypt (Sunday, 31 January) - The Mersal Foundation has helped thousands of poor Egyptians grappling with the coronavirus and is a trusted voice for information on the outbreak....
- Egypt, GE discuss coop. between public, private sectors in healthcare
Egypt (Sunday, 31 January) - International Cooperation Minister Rania el Mashat held a meeting Sunday with senior General Electric (GE) officials to discuss ways of boosting cooperation between the public and private sectors in ......
- First 50K AstraZeneca Vaccine Doses Arrive in Egypt
Egypt (Sunday, 31 January) - Egypt has received a first batch of 50,000 doses of the British Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as part of a 20 million dose agreement, reports the Egyptian Unified Procurement Agency. The batch...