Egypt
Archaeology
Scientists Recreate Face of Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun
An international team of scientists have reconstructed the face of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun, who was still a teenager when he died more than three thousand years ago.
Tutankhamun c. 1341 BC – c. 1323 BC was the antepenultimate pharaoh of the Eighteenth...
Greek News
Netflix’s Cleopatra: Why Greeks Should be Concerned
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The recent Cleopatra Netflix documentary produced by the American Jada Pinkett Smith has been controversial for containing numerous historical falsifications which have thus far not been addressed by the Netflix company.
By Dr. Arthur Saniotis
Principal among these is depicting Cleopatra...
Archaeology
Ancient Egyptian Figurines of God Osiris Found in Poland
Two bronze figurines of Osiris, the ancient Egyptian god of the afterlife and rebirth, were recently discovered by archaeologists in the village of Kluczkowice in Opole Lubelskie County, Poland.
The discovery is believed to be a part of a collection...
Movies
Egypt Announces its Own Cleopatra Documentary Amid Netflix Controversy
A television channel in Egypt has announced that it will produce its own Cleopatra documentary amid the current controversy surrounding the docudrama produced by Netflix, Queen Cleopatra.
The new Egyptian channel, Al-Watha’eqeya, made the announcement in late April and expressed...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Necropolis of Alexandria Opens to Public
An ancient Greek necropolis of the Hellenistic Era near the present-day Library of Alexandria, Egypt, is set to open to the public from May 8, 2023, following the completion of a thorough three-year preservation project.
The Shatby necropolis, as it...
Archaeology
Group Of Persian, Roman and Coptic Tombs Discovered In Egypt
A group of tombs from the Persian, Roman and Coptic eras were discovered in Egypt's Al-Bhansa region, Minya governorate.
Archaeology
Roman-Era City Discovered at Luxor, Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt announced on Tuesday they had discovered a 1,800-year-old “complete residential city from the Roman era” in the heart of the southern city of Luxor.
The city, dating to the second and third centuries, is the “oldest and...
Diplomacy
Greece-Egypt Deal Undercuts Turkey-Libya Illegal Agreement
Greece and Egypt signed an agreement on Tuesday in Cairo that effectively undercuts Turkey's illegal deal with Libya.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the Fields of Aeronautics and Maritime Search & Rescue (SAR) was signed by Greece's...
Diplomacy
Turkey and Egypt Rekindle Relations After 9-Year Rift
Turkey and Egypt renewed their relationship after years of strain with a warm handshake between Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the World Cup in Qatar on November 20th.
The presidency in Cairo on...
Archaeology
Ancient Pillars Discovered at the Hill of the Pharaohs, Egypt
The ancient city of Buto in Lower Egypt is still unravelling its secrets as more discoveries come to light.