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Whale Valley: The whale graveyard in the Sahara desert that shows they once had feet and toes

Egypt's Whale Valley, or "Wadi Al-Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures from land-based to marine animals.

LiveScience

Ethiopia says a controversial power dam on the Nile that's opposed by Egypt has been completed

Ethiopia’s prime minister says the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile has been completed

The Independent UK

Queen Hatshepsut’s statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt – new study challenges the revenge theory

After the Egyptian pharaoh Hatshepsut died around 1458 BCE, many statues of her were destroyed. Archaeologists believed that they were targeted in an act of revenge by Thutmose III, her successor. Yet the condition of the statues recovered in the vicinity of her mortuary temple varies and many survive with…

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Ethiopia's controversial mega dam on the Blue Nile 'now complete'

Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday said a multi-billion-dollar mega-dam on the Blue Nile that has long worried neighbouring countries is complete and will be officially inaugurated in September.

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia's Mega Dam On The Nile 'Now Complete': PM

International Business Times

Secrets of ancient societies revealed through DNA from 4,000-year-old teeth

Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia

The Independent UK

Skeleton found in pot is first ancient Egyptian to undergo whole genome analysis

Unusual burial of man, thought to have been a potter, in sealed vessel may have helped DNA survive past four millennia

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Oldest and most complete ancient Egyptian human genome ever sequenced reveals ties to Mesopotamia

In a first, researchers have sequenced the complete genome of a man from ancient Egypt, and the results reveal that he had genetic ties with Mesopotamian DNA.

LiveScience

Four dead after oil drilling ship capsizes in Egypt’s Gulf of Suez

The incident occurred on Tuesday off Ras Ghareb, a key oil site on the African side of the Red Sea, as the ship was being towed for excavation work, authorities said.

Euronews

Trump Says Israel Ready For 60 Day Ceasefire In Gaza, Hopes Hamas Takes The Deal Because It Won't 'Get Better'

President Donald Trump has proposed a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, with Israel’s agreement. The proposal will be delivered to Hamas by mediators from Qatar and Egypt.

Benzinga

Trump claims Israel ready for Gaza peace deal as he seeks ceasefire

Hamas says it is reviewing US truce proposal, but it is unclear what terms Israel has agreed to

The Guardian - UK

Egyptian Immediately Deported From US After Kicking Airport Sniffer Dog So Hard It Flew Into the Air

An Egyptian traveller was deported from the US shortly after kicking a sniffer dog so hard it was sent airborne at Washington Dulles International Airport.

International Business Times UK

Manchester Museum asks visitors if Egyptian woman’s body should be taken off display

Asru, who lived 2,700 years ago, has been on display for two centuries but museum is trying to ‘decolonise’ exhibits

The Guardian - UK

Teen labourers among 19 killed in horrific road collision in Egypt

A truck collided with a minibus carrying day labourers, two of whom were 14-year-old girls, to their workplace.

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Cautious optimism in UK on progress to secure British-Egyptian dissident’s release

Writer’s mother eases hunger strike as Starmer raises Alaa Abd el-Fattah case in phone call with Egypt’s president

LiveScience

'Thriving and densely-built': Archaeologists unearth 'tower' houses and ceremonial building in ancient Egyptian city of Imet

Excavations in Egypt's Nile Delta have revealed ancient Egyptian multistory "tower" houses, a ceremonial building dedicated to the goddess Wadjet, a granary and several stunning artifacts.

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Paul Smith's Milan debut collection inspired by old Egyptian souvenir book

Iconic fashion designer Paul Smith has told how his S/S 2026 collection, which was unveiled at Milan Fashion Week last weekend, was inspired by an old Egyptian souvenir book from a holiday with his wife, Pauline.

The Independent UK

Study casts doubt over theory that Stone Age Ireland was ruled by incestuous ‘god-kings’

Previous research suggested elites lived like other royal dynasties found in ancient Egypt or the Andes

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Gender Not Main Factor In Attacks On Egyptian Woman Pharaoh: Study

She was one of ancient Egypt's most successful rulers, a rare female pharaoh who preceded Cleopatra by 1,500 years, but Queen Hatshepsut's legacy was systematically erased by her stepson successor after her death.

LiveScience

We finally know why Queen Hatshepsut's statues were destroyed in ancient Egypt

Some of the female pharaoh's statues were "ritually deactivated," a new study finds.

The Conversation

Work, wages and apprenticeships: sifting for clues about the lives of girls in ancient Egypt

We know surprisingly little about the lives of children in ancient Egypt.

Reason

A Brief, Bloody History of All the Times the U.S. Caused Chaos in the Middle East

The conflict with Iran is the latest in a decadeslong series of regime change operations, long-term entanglements, and all-out wars that always seem to invite more problems.

Al Jazeera

Is Trump planning an ‘Africa visa ban’?

African countries make up the bulk of a list of countries that could face new visa bans from August.

The Independent UK

Foreigners evacuated by air, land and sea as Israel-Iran conflict worsens

Countries are evacuating their nationals from Israel and Iran by air, land and sea as conflict rages between the bitter Middle East rivals

LiveScience

How did Ramesses II die — and did his more than 100 children fight for the throne?

Ramesses II was around 90 years old when he died, an astonishing age for ancient Egypt.

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