Tag Archives: Egypt

Monday, 3 July 2017 CAIRO (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain will meet in Cairo on Wednesday to discuss Qatar, Egypt said on Sunday. “At the invitation of Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, there will be a quartet meeting of the foreign ministers …

Friday, 30 June 2017 RAFAH: Palestinian resistance group Hamas is establishing a buffer zone along border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, according to the Hamas-run Interior Ministry, Turkey’s Anadolu Agency (AA) reported. In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry said the move is part of measures “to regulate the …

Friday, 5 May 2017 Mumbai: An Egyptian once believed to be the “world’s heaviest woman” left an Indian hospital for the United Arab Emirates where she will continue treatment following drastic weight-loss surgery, doctors said. Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty weighed roughly 500kg when she arrived in Mumbai in February, …

Thursday, 27 April 2017 CAIRO: Egypt’s Christians are still mourning fellow members of the Coptic Orthodox community murdered this month by extremists, but there is also joy ahead of Pope Francis’ visit this weekend. Amid wafting incense, strident percussion and prayers in a Cairo church, worshipers are looking forward to …

Thursday, 20 April 2017 More than 1,000 statues were found by Egyptian archaeologists in a 3,500-year-old tomb near Luxor, along with colorful wooden coffins and several mummies. During the 21st Dynasty about 3,000 years ago, the tomb was reopened so that small carved figurines called ushabti could be put in …

Tuesday, 11 April 2017 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis’ trip to Egypt this month is expected to go ahead despite twin attacks on Christian churches that killed 44 people, Vatican officials said on Monday. However, diplomats and Vatican sources cautioned that the trip could be put in jeopardy or parts of …

Thursday, 30 March 2017 An intact tomb dating back to the Twelfth Dynasty, which ruled Egypt nearly four millennia ago, has been discovered. The identity of the deceased is Shemai, son of Satehotep and Khema. The tomb was discovered by researchers with the University of Jaen in Spain, and is …

Saturday, 25 March 2017 CAIRO: Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian president overthrown in 2011 and the first leader to face trial after the Arab Spring uprisings that swept the region, was freed on Friday after 6 years in detention, his lawyer said. The 88-year-old was cleared of the final murder charges …

Saturday, 11 March 2017   CAIRO: Archaeologists from Egypt and Germany have found a massive eight-metre statue submerged in ground water in a Cairo slum that they say probably depicts revered Pharaoh Ramses II, who ruled Egypt more than 3,000 years ago. The discovery, hailed by the Antiquities Ministry as …

Saturday, 11 March 2017   Mumbai – Indian doctors said Thursday that an Egyptian who is believed to be the world’s heaviest woman had successfully undergone weight-loss surgery after losing over 100 kilograms. Eman Ahmed Abd El Aty, who previously weighed around 500 kilos, had not left her house in …