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Black hole discoveries win 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics
October 6, 2020
Black hole discoveries win 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Britain’s Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel of Germany and US scientist Andrea Ghez won the 2020 Nobel Prize…
Photos: Christie’s sets initial price for 13 Egyptian artifacts to be auctioned at US$1.2 million
October 5, 2020
Photos: Christie’s sets initial price for 13 Egyptian artifacts to be auctioned at US$1.2 million
Thirteen Egyptian artifacts are set to be auctioned on October 13 at Christie’s international auctions hall in New York. The…
Video: Egypt announces whopping discovery of 59 pharaonic coffins at Saqqara
October 3, 2020
Video: Egypt announces whopping discovery of 59 pharaonic coffins at Saqqara
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany announced Saturday that the Egyptian mission operating in the Saqqara area has uncovered…
Egyptian authorities fine boater US$34K for coral reef damage
September 29, 2020
Egyptian authorities fine boater US$34K for coral reef damage
Egypt’s Red Sea Marine Park Authority (RSMPA), the governmental agency responsible for managing the marine protectorates within the Red Sea…
Endangered dugong found dead on Marsa Alam beach
September 28, 2020
Endangered dugong found dead on Marsa Alam beach
The Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) has reported the discovery of a dead dugong, a rare and endangered…
Egypt launches first campaign to promote nature reserves and ecotourism
September 26, 2020
Egypt launches first campaign to promote nature reserves and ecotourism
The Ministry of Environment launched the “Eco Egypt” campaign on Friday, the nation’s first initiative promoting its natural reserves, encouraging…
Egypt announces discovery of limestone sarcophagus and ushabti statues more than 2,500 years old
September 22, 2020
Egypt announces discovery of limestone sarcophagus and ushabti statues more than 2,500 years old
A limestone sarcophagus and numerous ushabti funeral statuettes were discovered in Minya by an Egyptian archaeological mission headed by the…
Photos: New Administrative Capital’s Museum to house a plethora of artifacts about Egypt’s historical capitals
September 21, 2020
Photos: New Administrative Capital’s Museum to house a plethora of artifacts about Egypt’s historical capitals
During a Sunday tour of the New Administrative Capital Museum, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany ordered the addition of…
Egypt cuts highways across pyramids plateau, alarming conservationists
September 16, 2020
Egypt cuts highways across pyramids plateau, alarming conservationists
MEMPHIS, Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt is building two highways across the pyramids plateau outside Cairo, reviving and expanding a project…
World isn’t meeting biodiversity goals, UN report finds
September 15, 2020
World isn’t meeting biodiversity goals, UN report finds
A decade-long global effort to save Earth’s disappearing species and declining ecosystems has mostly stumbled, with fragile habitats like coral…