Category: EGYPT
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Egyptian artist hopes for record with 700-meter Koran
Saad Mohammed, who has hand-painted Islamic motifs on the walls and ceilings of his home in the town of Belqina, north of Cairo, has reproduced the Muslim holy book on a paper scroll 700 meters long. He displays the intricately decorated manuscript in a large wooden box with rollers at each end. “This Koran is…
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Egyptian archaeologists unearth tomb of 18th Dynasty magistrate in west Luxor
Mostafa Waziry, Director General of Luxor Antiquities, told reporters on Tuesday that the tomb, which was unearthed in the Deraa Abu El-Nagaa necropolis, most likely belonged to the city’s counsullor Usrhat. The New Kingdom funerary collection includes dozens of statues, coffins and mummies. Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany told Ahram Online that, despite the tomb’s…
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Gunmen Kill Police in Attack Near Egypt’s Iconic St. Catherine’s Monastery
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack on a police checkpoint about 800 meters (yards) from the entrance to the monastery, one of the world’s most important Christian sites. The attack comes just 10 days before Pope Francis is scheduled to visit Egypt and just over a week after two deadly suicide bombings on Christian…
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21 Killed in Church Bomb Attack in Egypt’s Tanta
The explosion in Tanta left 21 dead and 42 injured, according to state-owned Al-Ahram newspaper. According to preliminary reports in state media, a bomb had been placed inside the church underneath a seat. In response to the attack, an emergency room has been set up by Egypt’s security departments. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi also issued an…