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- Vast trove of sarcophagi found ‘as the ancient Egyptians left them’ in Luxor (PHOTOS)
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a “huge cache” of some 20 perfectly preserved sarcophagi in the city of Luxor in a major discovery which will be used to boost the region’s ailing tourism industry.Oct 16, 2019 13:22World News - Twitter purges hundreds of accounts from Egypt & UAE for ‘pro-Saudi messaging’ that targeted IRAN & QATARTwitter has permanently banned nearly three hundred accounts based in Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, citing “platform manipulation” which boosted support for the Saudi government and “targeted” countries like Iran and Qatar.Sep 20, 2019 18:22World News
- Hiding in Egypt? Internet goes bananas over PHOTO of ‘Steve Jobs’ alive and wellA photo of a man bearing an uncanny resemblance to deceased Apple CEO Steve Jobs has inspired imaginative conspiracies across the internet. Has Jobs been laying low in Egypt after faking his own death in 2011? Sure, why not?Aug 26, 2019 11:44World News
- British Airways, Lufthansa suspend flights to Cairo for 7 days as ‘precaution’The UK’s flag carrier has apparently suspended all its flights to the capital of Egypt for a whole week, calling the move a “precaution.” Germany's Lufthansa reportedly followed suit.Jul 20, 2019 16:58World News
- Auction of 'stolen' King Tut bust in London rattles EgyptA bust of the boy-pharaoh Tutankhamun sold at Christie’s auction house in London for $6 million, angering the Egyptian authorities, who say the statue is cultural treasure looted by tomb raiders.Jul 5, 2019 18:23World News
- Turkey’s Erdogan says former Egyptian president Morsi was ‘killed’Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed that former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi “did not die, he was murdered” while speaking at an election rally in Istanbul Wednesday.Jun 19, 2019 13:42World News
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