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Ancient Egyptian Astronomy Observatory With Clues About Sun and the Stars Unearthed
Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,500-year-old astronomy observatory in Buto, Egypt, within a temple complex dedicated to the goddess Wadjet. This significant discovery dates back to the sixth century BCE, a period marked by political instability as pharaonic power began to wane. The observatory, spanning 850 square metres, is the largest known fro...
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Antony Blinken Heads To Egypt After Israel To Push For Gaza Ceasefire
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due to travel to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US "bridging proposal" for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same.
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Opinion | Biden And His Awkward Jugglery With Domestic Politics, Foreign Goals
Student protests have been galvanised by perceptions that the US is not doing enough to end Israel's action in Gaza. The US, on the other hand, has reiterated its "ironclad" guarantee for Israel's security and has not conditioned any of its continued
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Donald Trump Seeks To Revive "Arab NATO" To Confront Iran
The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, in part to counter Iran's expansion in the region, according to U.S. and Arab officials.
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US Top Envoy John Kerry To Visit Egypt's Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi
US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cairo on Wednesday for talks with President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, amid a stark crackdown on political freedoms in Egypt.
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'No Politics Please': Russians Bury First Egypt Crash Victims
Numb with grief, a young woman wept and called for her mother at a funeral in a small village in northwestern Russia for one of the victims of the plane crash in Egypt.
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Syria Peace Talks Under Way With 17 Countries, EU and UN
Talks on a political solution to the civil war in Syria got under way today, with 17 countries plus the United Nations and European Union taking part.
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Top Diplomats Seek Common Ground on Syria in Vienna Talks
Key players in the diplomatic push to end the Syrian war were to meet Today seeking common ground over a political transition, ahead of Iran's first-time appearance at international talks on the conflict.
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Egypt Loyalists Win All 60 List Seats in First Round of Election
A political alliance loyal to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has scooped all 60 list seats up for grabs in the first round of a parliamentary election in which opposition parties were all but absent, official results showed on Wednesday.
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White House 'Deeply Troubled' by Mohamed Morsi Sentencing
The White House branded Egypt's sentencing of former president Mohamed Morsi as politically motivated Tuesday, in a sharp rebuke of its uneasy military ally.
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Egypt Using Sex Attacks to Crush Opposition: Rights Group
Egyptian security forces have stepped up sexual attacks against detainees since the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi, using them as a "cynical political strategy" to crush opposition, a rights group charged Tuesday.
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Middle East Political Rivalries Stoke Dangerous Sectarianism
Across the Middle East, fierce rivalry between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran is heightening sectarian tensions, even in conflicts that analysts say are primarily political.
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Libya Risks Long War, Extremist Rise as Talks Drag on
As talks between Libya's rival factions drag on, experts say there is little hope of a political deal and are warning of protracted civil war and a rise in Islamic extremism.
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Indian Embassy in Egypt Organises 'India by the Nile' Festival
India is organising a mega festival, considered the biggest foreign fair, in Egypt amidst a political unrest and violent extremist attacks to send a message that the country is safe for tourists, Indian Ambassador to Egypt Navdeep Suri has said.
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Egypt Suspends Football After 19 Die in Clashes
Egyptian football fans have been repeatedly involved in the country's explosive political mix and Sunday's unrest raised fears of further clashes in the days ahead.
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Ancient Egyptian Astronomy Observatory With Clues About Sun and the Stars Unearthed
Archaeologists have uncovered a 2,500-year-old astronomy observatory in Buto, Egypt, within a temple complex dedicated to the goddess Wadjet. This significant discovery dates back to the sixth century BCE, a period marked by political instability as pharaonic power began to wane. The observatory, spanning 850 square metres, is the largest known fro...
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Antony Blinken Heads To Egypt After Israel To Push For Gaza Ceasefire
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was due to travel to Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US "bridging proposal" for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same.
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Opinion | Biden And His Awkward Jugglery With Domestic Politics, Foreign Goals
Student protests have been galvanised by perceptions that the US is not doing enough to end Israel's action in Gaza. The US, on the other hand, has reiterated its "ironclad" guarantee for Israel's security and has not conditioned any of its continued
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Donald Trump Seeks To Revive "Arab NATO" To Confront Iran
The Trump administration is quietly pushing ahead with a bid to create a new security and political alliance with six Gulf Arab states, Egypt and Jordan, in part to counter Iran's expansion in the region, according to U.S. and Arab officials.
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US Top Envoy John Kerry To Visit Egypt's Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi
US Secretary of State John Kerry will visit Cairo on Wednesday for talks with President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, amid a stark crackdown on political freedoms in Egypt.
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'No Politics Please': Russians Bury First Egypt Crash Victims
Numb with grief, a young woman wept and called for her mother at a funeral in a small village in northwestern Russia for one of the victims of the plane crash in Egypt.
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Syria Peace Talks Under Way With 17 Countries, EU and UN
Talks on a political solution to the civil war in Syria got under way today, with 17 countries plus the United Nations and European Union taking part.
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Top Diplomats Seek Common Ground on Syria in Vienna Talks
Key players in the diplomatic push to end the Syrian war were to meet Today seeking common ground over a political transition, ahead of Iran's first-time appearance at international talks on the conflict.
-
Egypt Loyalists Win All 60 List Seats in First Round of Election
A political alliance loyal to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has scooped all 60 list seats up for grabs in the first round of a parliamentary election in which opposition parties were all but absent, official results showed on Wednesday.
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White House 'Deeply Troubled' by Mohamed Morsi Sentencing
The White House branded Egypt's sentencing of former president Mohamed Morsi as politically motivated Tuesday, in a sharp rebuke of its uneasy military ally.
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Egypt Using Sex Attacks to Crush Opposition: Rights Group
Egyptian security forces have stepped up sexual attacks against detainees since the ouster of president Mohamed Morsi, using them as a "cynical political strategy" to crush opposition, a rights group charged Tuesday.
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Middle East Political Rivalries Stoke Dangerous Sectarianism
Across the Middle East, fierce rivalry between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Shiite Iran is heightening sectarian tensions, even in conflicts that analysts say are primarily political.
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Libya Risks Long War, Extremist Rise as Talks Drag on
As talks between Libya's rival factions drag on, experts say there is little hope of a political deal and are warning of protracted civil war and a rise in Islamic extremism.
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Indian Embassy in Egypt Organises 'India by the Nile' Festival
India is organising a mega festival, considered the biggest foreign fair, in Egypt amidst a political unrest and violent extremist attacks to send a message that the country is safe for tourists, Indian Ambassador to Egypt Navdeep Suri has said.
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Egypt Suspends Football After 19 Die in Clashes
Egyptian football fans have been repeatedly involved in the country's explosive political mix and Sunday's unrest raised fears of further clashes in the days ahead.
