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Egypt Unearths New Mummies Dating Back 2,500 Years

By The New York Times – More than 100 painted wooden coffins, many with bodies, were found in the necropolis of Saqqara, officials said. After several recent finds at the site, it’s the [...]

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Arrest of EIPR Staffer is a direct response to meeting with diplomats

By MadaMasr- The arrest of the administrative manager of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), a flagship human rights organization, on Sunday night was a direct response by [...]

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Coptic man kidnapped in South Sinai

By Watani – The 61-year-old Coptic man Nabil Habashy Salem was kidnapped last Monday near his home in Bir al-Abd, South Sinai. According to his son, Peter, Salem has been a trader in Bir [...]

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Jihadists terrorize Mozambique

By Aleteia – Cabo Delgado, the northernmost province of Mozambique, has been going through great turmoil ever since October 2017. In a series of more than 600 brutal attacks in nine [...]

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Militant Islamists behead more than 50 in Mozambique

By BBC NewsEditor’s Note: This article does not specify the identity of victims, but according to other sources, the Islamist militants say they’re targeting Christians. More than 50 [...]

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Egypt assembles bipartisan powerhouse lobbying team for post-Trump era

By Julian Pecquet – ForeignLobby.com – The Egyptian government has wasted no time preparing for the post-Donald Trump era, assembling a bipartisan powerhouse lobbying team that [...]

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Egyptian Marco Zaki among winners of prestigious Newton Prize

By Rimon al-Rawy – WataniAdditional Reporting: Prestigious prize for study into liver cancer diagnosis and treatment – Newcastle University The people of Minya (also written Minia), [...]

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Egypt Security forces crack down on refugees protesting violence, harassment

By Hadeer El-Mahdawy – Mada Masr Security forces used batons and water cannons to disperse a protest by refugees in front of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in 6th of [...]

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Explore late antique Egypt at the Georgia Museum of Art

By UGA Today If you think of Egyptian art as just pharaohs and pyramids, you’re missing a big part of the picture. The Georgia Museum of Art at the University of Georgia will present the [...]

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Egyptian, Iranian leaders criticize French president over comments on freedom of expression

By Al-Monitor – Egyptian and Iranian leaders have joined the chorus of Muslim politicians criticizing France over recent comments pertaining to Islam and freedom of expression. There is a [...]