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Sphinx may have been built from a natural rock feature eroded by wind, study claims

It's possible that wind erosion made a rock feature in ancient Egypt look something like a sphinx, and then the Egyptians further refined it into the iconic monument.

LiveScience

Giza Great Sphinx likely sculpted by wind long before ancient Egyptian artists gave it form

‘Our results provide a simple origin theory for how Sphinx-like formations can come about from erosion’

The Independent UK

Silver in ancient Egyptian bracelets provides earliest evidence for long-distance trade between Egypt and Greece

An analysis of bracelets owned by ancient Egyptian royalty more than 4,500 years ago has found Egypt and Greece were involved in long-distance trade much earlier than realised.

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Egypt unearths mummification workshops, tombs in ancient burial ground

Egypt unearthed human and animal mummification workshops as well as two tombs in the ancient burial ground of Saqqara, officials said on Saturday, marking the latest in a string of discoveries that the country hopes can help revive its vital tourism industry.

Reuters

New tomb discovered in Egypt with 3,000-year-old shrine to mystery god-like figure

Archeologists in Giza discovered the tomb which belonged to a man named Banhesi who lived at least 1,500 years after the construction of the ancient Egyptian pyramids

Daily Mirror

The Grand Egyptian Museum is amazing — if you can find a way to get in

GIZA, Egypt — Yes, it’s true. You can finally get into the massive and fabled billion-dollar Grand Egyptian Museum — if you’re lucky enough to score soft opening tickets. Keep reading, and I’ll tell you how to try.

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Scientists reveal 4,500-year-old hidden corridor in Great Pyramid of Giza

The discovery was part of the ScanPyramids project, a collaboration between major universities in France, Germany, Canada and Japan and a group of Egyptian experts that began in 2015

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Egypt unveils 4,500-year-old tunnel hidden inside Great Pyramid

Egypt’s antiquities authorities on Thursday unveiled a newly discovered, sealed-off chamber inside one of the Great Pyramids at Giza, just outside of Cairo, that dates back some 4,500 years ago.

France 24

Egypt Unveils Newly Discovered Chamber Inside Great Pyramid

Egypt’s antiquities authorities on Thursday unveiled a newly discovered, sealed-off chamber inside one of the Great Pyramids at Giza, just outside of Cairo, that dates back some 4,500 years ago. The corridor — on the northern side of the Pyramid of Khufu — was discovered using modern scanning technology, The…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Archaeologist hails possibly 'oldest' mummy yet found in Egypt

Egyptologists have uncovered a Pharaonic tomb near the capital Cairo containing what may be the oldest and "most complete" mummy yet to be discovered in the country, the excavation team leader said on Thursday.

Reuters

Sisi Stresses Availability of US Dollar in Egypt

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi stressed that foreign currency is available to release imported goods in ports, assuring that the government has dollars. During the inauguration of two medical and industrial gas plants and a tri-generation plant in the chemical industries complex in Abu Rawash, Giza, Sisi said state was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Rosetta Stone: a new museum is reviving calls to return the artefact to Egypt

With the Arab spring of 2011, a downturn in tourism and the devastation of COVID, the odds have been stacked against the opening of Giza’s Grand Egyptian Museum, work on which began in 2005 and is due to complete 2023.

The Conversation

100 years after unearthing King Tut's tomb, archaeologists make new discoveries

Uncovered coffins, papyrus documents and other artifacts have recently been found at the Saqqara site in Giza, Egypt. It coincides with a new accusation that jewelry was stolen from the site.

WEKU

Egyptian MP, Mubarak's Son Exchange Accusations After Church Fire

Egyptian authorities are trying to restore Abu Sifin Coptic Christian church in Giza after fire swept through it during Sunday's Mass, killing at least 41 people, mostly children, and injuring many others. Following the incident, lawmaker Mustafa Bakri demanded authorities investigate prominent Egyptian businessman Naguib Sawiris after his tweet about…

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Pope Tawadros Calls for Moving or Expanding ‘Crowded’ Egyptian Churches after Abu Sifin Fire

Egypt's Coptic Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria joined government calls to move churches in overcrowded areas to “wider places,” days after a major fire engulfed a church in the Giza governorate, killing dozens. “There are small prayer places compared to the number of Copts in the area, and the church…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Chief Offers Condolences over Victims of Egypt Church Fire

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his condolences to the families of victims of Sunday's fire that ripped through a Coptic Christian church during mass and killed more than 40 people and injured another 16, including children. “The Secretary-General is saddened by the tragic fire that occurred at the Coptic Abu…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egyptians Mourn 41 Killed in Cairo Coptic Church Fire

Funerals were held in two Cairo churches Sunday evening for 41 victims of a fire that ripped through a Coptic Christian church during mass, forcing worshippers to jump out of windows. The blaze, blamed on an electrical fault, hit the Abu Sifin church in densely populated Imbaba, a working class…

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41 killed in Egypt church fire, including many children

At least 45 people were also injured including policemen involved in the rescue effort in Giza city in Greater Cairo.

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Egyptian church fire kills at least 41, most of them children- sources

An electrical fire swept through an Egyptian Coptic Christian church during Mass on Sunday, causing a stampede and killing at least 41 people, most of them children and many suffering from smoke inhalation.

Reuters

Archaeologists uncover trove of ancient Egyptian mummies

Archaeologists working near Cairo have uncovered hundreds of ancient Egyptian coffins and bronze statues of deities.

Reuters

New Egypt international airport to open in mid-July

Egypt will start operating its new Sphinx International Airport near the Giza pyramids by mid-July with the aim of easing pressure on Cairo's main airport and boosting tourism, a cabinet statement said on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Thirteen boys arrested after being accused of harassing female tourists at Giza Pyramids

According to a statement from the prosecutor’s office, the arrested boys are between 13 and 15 years old

Reuters

Archaeologists discover five tombs in Egypt's Saqqara necropolis

Archaeologists have discovered five ancient tombs adorned with well-preserved paintings at a cemetery in Saqqara, just outside the Egyptian capital Cairo, officials said on Saturday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Five Tombs of Senior Statesmen Discovered in Egypt

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of five historic cemeteries in the Saqqara region, Giza, (western Cairo) that belong to major statesmen from the Old Kingdom (2686-2181 BC), and the First Intermediate Period (2181-2055 BC), dating to over 4,600 years ago. The ministry organizes a…

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