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Egypt discovers 4,300-year-old tombs in ancient burial ground

Thursday, January 26 by ABC News

(CAIRO) -- Egypt on Thursday said it uncovered several 4,300-year-old tombs in Saqqara as it continues a series of discoveries in the ancient burial ground.The tombs date back to the fifth and sixth dynasties of the Old Kingdom (2686-2181 B.C.), officials said in Saqqara,... Read More.

Greco-Roman funerary building, mummy portraits discovered in Egypt

Thursday, December 1 by ABC News

(FAYOUM, Egypt) -- A huge 2,300-year-old funerary building and a number of mummy portraits were discovered in Egypt's southern province of Fayoum, about 37 miles (60 kilometers) south of Cairo, the country's antiquities ministry said on Thursday.The building and the paintings, which are famously... Read More.

Biden to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he heads on post-midterms trip to Egypt, Cambodia, Indonesia

Thursday, November 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is set to meet with China's President Xi Jinping on Monday while the two are in Bali, Indonesia, for the annual summit of leaders from the "Group of 20" industrialized nations. This will be the first time the two... Read More.

Families of imprisoned activists urge more pressure on Egypt during COP27

Thursday, November 10 by ABC News

(LONDON) -- Family members of activists imprisoned in Egypt called on the United States and British governments to exert more pressure on Cairo to free their loved ones before the COP27 climate summit began in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh.Egypt's human... Read More.

Biden heads on post-midterms trip to Egypt, Cambodia, Indonesia

Thursday, November 10 by ABC News

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden is set to depart Thursday for a three-country tour to Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia as he pivots to foreign policy following his party's surprising electoral successes.The president plans to make a quick stop in Egypt for the annual United... Read More.

UN climate summit COP27 set to gather in Egypt amid year of climate and energy crises

Sunday, November 6 by ABC News

(SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt) -- Negotiators from around the world are gathering in Egypt this week for this year’s biggest international climate summit, called COP27.The United Nations recently warned the world is far from its goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer... Read More.

Campus femicides in Egypt revive calls to strengthen laws against gender-based violence

Thursday, August 11 by ABC News

(CAIRO, Egypt) -- The latest murder of a young woman in Egypt who had allegedly rejected the advances of a fellow student has sparked outrage and renewed calls for Egyptian lawmakers to take action.Islam Mohamed, a 22-year-old student at Al-Shorouk Academy in the Greater Cairo... Read More.

Egypt will seek to recover antiquities seized from The Met in New York, official says

Thursday, June 9 by ABC News

(CAIRO) -- Egyptian officials said they plan to start legal proceedings to recover five Egyptian antiques seized from The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York as part of a wide-ranging investigation involving former Louvre museum President-Director Jean-Luc Martinez.The five objects, which are said... Read More.

Egypt uncovers 2,500-year-old coffins, bronze statues in ancient necropolis

Monday, May 30 by ABC News

(SAQQARA, Egypt) -- Egypt has uncovered 2,500-year-old wooden coffins and bronze statues in the ancient necropolis of Saqqara, the country announced on Monday, as it hopes a string of discoveries will help revive its ailing tourism industry.Two months after five ancient tombs were found... Read More.

Stories tagged with: egypt

Egypt discovers 4,300-year-old tombs in ancient burial ground

Greco-Roman funerary building, mummy portraits discovered in Egypt

Biden to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he heads on post-midterms trip to Egypt, Cambodia, Indonesia

Families of imprisoned activists urge more pressure on Egypt during COP27

Biden heads on post-midterms trip to Egypt, Cambodia, Indonesia

UN climate summit COP27 set to gather in Egypt amid year of climate and energy crises

Campus femicides in Egypt revive calls to strengthen laws against gender-based violence

Egypt will seek to recover antiquities seized from The Met in New York, official says

Egypt uncovers 2,500-year-old coffins, bronze statues in ancient necropolis

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