”Egypt” News

Sudan tracks tourists, kidnappers in remote Sahara

ABU SIMBEL, Egypt - Sudan said Tuesday it knows the location of 11 European tourists and eight Egyptians kidnapped while on a Sahara desert safari , but there were no immediate plans for a rescue operation.
09 24 2008 7:40AM (...more)

Egypt Property Investment Receives Substantial Contribution from Middle East Developers

Property developers Damac & Emmar are buying big, and leading the way in Egypt property investment by transforming the country's growth in quality real estate developments.
09 5 2007 10:07AM (...more)

After rumors, Egyptians ponder a post-Mubarak life

CAIRO (Reuters) - More than 2,000 Egyptians have joined adiscussion group on Facebook, the popular Internet socialnetworking Web site, to ponder one overwhelming question: "Whatwill you do when (President) Hosni Mubarak dies?"
09 3 2007 10:46PM (...more)

Sinai fort may hold clues to ancient Egypt defenses

QANTARA, Egypt (Reuters) – A military garrison of mud-brick and seashells unearthed in Egypt's Sinai desert may be key to finding a web of pharaonic-era defenses at the northeast gateway to ancient Egypt , archaeologists said
05 23 2009 6:35AM (...more)

Egypt-Algeria World Cup violence used to rally support for Mubarak regime

Cairo – Street-level clashes between fans that began over a soccer game between Algeria and Egypt last week have escalated into an international diplomatic incident that goes to the core of
11 27 2009 11:45PM (...more)

Egypt battling for more relics after Louvre success

CAIRO (AFP) – Many relics from ancient Egypt remain in foreign museums and Cairo is struggling to persuade other countries to send them back, like France which agreed to return a
10 11 2009 8:42AM (...more)

Egyptian lawmakers want to ban fake hymen

CAIRO – Conservative Egyptian lawmakers have called for a ban on imports of a Chinese-made kit meant to help women fake their virginity and one scholar has even called for the "exile" of anyone who imports or uses it. The Artificial Virginity Hymen kit, distributed by the Chinese
10 6 2009 8:55AM (...more)

Egypt finds rare intact mummy near Saqqara pyramid

SAQQARA, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian archaeologists found a rare intact mummy dating to pharaonic times when they opened a sealed limestone sarcophagus on Wednesday in the shadow of the world's oldest standing step pyramid at Saqqara. The well-preserved mummy, which escaped
02 14 2009 11:27AM (...more)

Canada wins consolation final at women's world team squash championships

CAIRO, Egypt - Canada defeated South Africa 2-1 on Saturday to win the consolation final and finish in ninth place at the women's
12 9 2008 3:51AM (...more)

Egyptians move to shut border with Gaza

RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Egyptian border guards appeared to be taking steps to close the border with the Gaza Strip on Friday, forming a human chain and blocking movement of Palestinians into Egypt with their riot shields, witnesses said.
01 25 2008 6:39PM (...more)