Browsing: Egypt

Alaa Radwan, a Gaza refugee, has successfully raised £40,000 in donations to pursue her master’s at Goldsmiths, University of London. This heartfelt support enables her family to start a new life in the UK, with plans to move by August 2026.

A rare 2008 Zimbabwe 100 trillion dollar note is available for auction, starting at £750. This specimen from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe was issued during Robert Mugabe’s hyperinflation era. Bids will open during Heritage Auctions’ World Paper Money Signature sale on March 26.

A tightly packed chamber has unveiled 22 intact painted coffins of Singer Priestesses in Luxor’s Asasif Necropolis. Dating to Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period, the discovery includes rare papyri. Urgent restoration work on the coffins will now commence by the archaeological team.

British-Egyptian dissident Abd el-Fattah apologises for past tweets. UK government to review failures in handling his case. Controversy surrounding his…

British activist returns to the UK after years imprisoned in Egypt, highlighting the ongoing struggle for human rights and justice for political dissenters.

Irish politician Paul Murphy was detained in Egypt while attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, claiming police violence escalated after his phone was seized.

Egypt has moved to reassure the Greek Orthodox Church after a court ruling cast uncertainty over the future of Saint Catherine’s Monastery, one of Christianity’s oldest and holiest sites.

US President Donald Trump suggested a controversial plan on Saturday to “clean out” Gaza and resettle Palestinians in Egypt and Jordan as part of a broader Middle East peace effort. Describing Gaza as a “demolition site” following the Israel-Hamas war, Trump said he had discussed the idea with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and planned to speak with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.  

Egypt is expected to receive a $1.2 billion disbursement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this month as part of…

Critics have raised concerns after MrBeast announces leasing Giza pyramids, which have been proved false by the Egyptian Ministry. The…