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The Latest Breaking News from Egypt

Middle East Roundup: Cairo grants pardons amidst crackdown

A ‘day of disruption’ in Israel and regional leaders in a frenzy of deals and talks – here’s the Middle East this week.

Al Jazeera

Prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy walks free from jail, rights defender says

A rights defender says a prominent Egyptian rights activist with ties to Italy has been released from jail

The Independent UK

Egypt pardons jailed activists, including two prominent rights defenders, official reports say

Egypt's state-run media are saying that President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi has pardoned a group of prisoners, including two prominent rights activists

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El-Sisi pardons Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki and lawyer

Patrick Zaki had been sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday after being accused of spreading ‘false news’.

Al Jazeera

Bobby Ghosh: Erdogan and Sisi end their feud 10 years too late

The Middle East’s most pointless feud — and that is a very crowded field — is finally over. After a 10-year diplomatic freeze, Turkey and Egypt are finally exchanging ambassadors. Having led their countries through a decade of political repression and economic pain, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey and…

Tribune News Service

Travis Scott's permit to rap at Egypt's pyramids is revoked amid satanic claims

The Egyptian Syndicate of Musical Professions has canceled a permit for Travis Scott's end-of-the-month concert at the Pyramids of Giza, citing claims that the hip-hop star's show would "contradict the identity of the Egyptian people." The decision comes on the heels of unsubstantiated claims that the "Sicko Mode" rapper promotes…

Los Angeles Times

An Egyptian court hands down 3-year prison sentence to rights activist in case that echoed in Italy

An Egyptian court has sentenced a rights activist to three years in prison over an opinion article he wrote in 2019

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BBC Cairo staff on three-day strike over unequal pay

Employees are demanding salaries be increased as Egypt struggles with a dire economic crisis and high inflation.

Al Jazeera

Egypt jails rights researcher Patrick Zaki for 3 years, NGO says

Patrick Zaki previously spent 22 months in pre-trial detention after writing article about plight of Egypt’s Christians.

Al Jazeera

Turtles Have Been Returning To Egyptian Seagrasses Since Time Of The Pharaohs

Seagrasses also face increasing pressure from various sources of pollution and invasive species.

Zenger

A 5-story apartment building collapses in Cairo and kills at least 9 people

Egyptian authorities say a five-story apartment building has collapsed in Cairo, leaving at least nine people dead

The Independent UK

Holiday hotspots where your pound will go furthest this summer

Want to go away without spending too much? Here’s a roundup of the best-value destinations

The Guardian - UK

Ramses blockbuster to showcase mummified lion cub, cats

A mummified lion cub is amongst some of the more curious ancient artefacts coming to Australia as part of a major exhibition of Egyptian antiquities.

AAP

Farmer carves world record-setting image of Tutankhamun into field of maize

The maze was officially opened to lovers of ancient Egypt on Friday.

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Egypt, Ethiopia hope to reach agreement within 4 months after long dispute over Africa's largest dam

Ethiopia and Egypt say they aim to finalize within four months an agreement on the operations of Africa’s largest dam after years of failed talks

The Conversation

Friday essay: from angry gods and fertile myths to battleships and new technologies – how the wind shapes our world

When it comes to the natural elements, wind’s role in shaping our world can be overlooked. The worship of the sun in ancient cultures such as Egypt is common knowledge, and ancient gods such as the Roman Vulcan deify volcanoes and fire.

Al Jazeera

Mass graves discovered in Darfur as Egypt hosts Sudan summit

The UN says the RSF is responsible for the graves, as Egypt presents its plan to solve the conflict at its summit.

The Independent UK

Watch as Egypt hosts summit to discuss ways to end 12-week Sudan conflict

Watch as Egypt hosts a summit of Sudan’s neighbours to discuss ways to end a 12-week conflict between rival Sudanese military factions that has triggered a major humanitarian crisis.

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New X-ray scans of 3,000-year-old Egyptian paintings reveal pharaoh’s ‘hidden mysteries’

Headdress, necklace, and sceptre in Ramses II painting appear to be ‘substantially reworked’ but reasons remain unknown

LiveScience

X-ray scans reveal 'hidden mysteries' in ancient Egyptian necropolis paintings

New scans reveal that Ancient Egyptian artists flubbed a tomb painting depicting royalty.

The Independent UK

Hidden details of ancient Egyptian paintings revealed by chemical imaging

An international team of scientists has uncovered the changes made to two ancient Egyptian paintings.

Al Jazeera

Analysis: The war in Sudan is a problem for Egypt

Egypt is keen to protect itself as Sudan’s military strongmen wage war.

Al Jazeera

Egypt says it’s selling $1.9bn in assets in privatisation push

The government is selling stakes in 32 state companies as Egypt continues to grapple with an economic crisis.

Al Jazeera

Sudan rejects African peace bid and ‘enemy’ peacekeeping force

Khartoum instead welcomes summit held by Egypt, widely seen as closer to the army than rival Rapid Support Forces.

The Independent UK

Egypt announces deals to sell $1.9 billion in state assets in its privatization push

The Egyptian government says that it has inked a series of deals to sell off $1.9 billion worth of stakes in state-owned companies

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