Egypt

Families of Egyptian "Hezbollah" detainees allege intimidation

Families of Egyptian "Hezbollah" detainees allege intimidation Al-Arish, Egypt  - Families of Egyptian men detained on suspicion of plotting attacks against Egypt on behalf of the Lebanese group Hezbollah have been warned against meeting with rights lawyers, one of the lawyers alleged on Wednesday.

4,000 yrs old brightly painted mummies found in Egypt necropolis

Painted MummyWashington, April 14 : Archaeologists working in an Egyptian oasis have found a necropolis containing dozens of brightly painted mummies dating back as far as 4,000 years.

The necropolis was uncovered near the Ilahun pyramid in Fayoum oasis south of Cairo.

According to a report in Middle East Online, the linen-wrapped mummies are painted in the still-bright traditional ancient Egyptian colours of turquoise, terracotta and gold.

“The mission found dozens of mummies in 53 rock-hewn tombs dating to the Middle Kingdom from 2061-1786 BC,” said Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s antiquities chief.

Egypt''s oldest wines were spiked with meds

EgyptWashington, Apr 14 : Ancient Egyptians mixed herbs into wines to create medi

Egypt calls on Palestinian rival to negotiate

Egypt calls on Palestinian rival to negotiate Gaza City - A Hamas leader on Saturday revealed that Egypt proposed the formation of a national committee to liaise between the Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, and the Fatah government in West Bank. The suggestion was made as part of Egyptian efforts earlier this month to reconcile Hamas and the Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, after the two factions failed to agree on the political platform of a unity government.

Egypt arrests 15 suspected of making rockets for the Gaza

Egypt arrests 15 suspected of making rockets for the Gaza Rafah, Egypt - Egyptian security forces arrested 15 people on Friday on charges of making rockets to be smuggled into the Gaza Strip through border tunnels, an Egyptian security source said. He added that authorities confiscated components that could have been used to make rockets in a workshop located in the Sheikh Zuwaid area of the northern part of the Sinai peninsula.

Border tunnels were dug by Palestinians to transfer food supplies, goods and even people from Egypt into the besieged enclave.

Mubarak and Abbas discuss Gaza, peace process in Cairo

Mubarak and Abbas discuss Gaza, peace process in Cairo Cairo- Egyptian President Hosny Mubarak met Thursday with Palestinian
President  in Cairo, Egypt's official MENA news agency reported.

The
two reportedly discussed the Arab-Israeli peace process in light of the
new Israeli government, the current state of negotiations aimed at
forming a Palestinian "national unity" government, and the
reconstruction of the Gaza Strip following Israel's offensive there in
December and January.

Egyptian intelligence officials have been

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