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Austrian archaeologists have found a Babylonian seal in Egypt that confirms contact between the Babylonians and the Hyksos during the second millennium B.C. Irene Forstner-Mller, the head of the Austrian Archaeological Institute's branch office in Cairo, said today the find had occurred at the site of the ancient town of Avaris near what is today ...

Linden MacIntyre, a veteran broadcast journalist best known for his investigative reporting, has won the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel The Bishop's Man.

In this Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007 file photo, Egypt 's antiquities chief Dr. Zahi Hawass , center, supervises the removal of King Tut from his stone sarcophagus in his underground tomb in the famed Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt.

Evangelical Egyptians attend a prayer meeting in Cairo recently. Victoria Hazou for The National CAIRO // As the largest religious minority in a nation of Muslims, Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Christians have long felt a sense of battered yet unimpeachable pride: their faith is strong, their institutions sound and, perhaps most importantly, their ...

The conversion of excess rice straw into fertilizer, rather than simply burning it off could be the solution to a problem that has plagued Cairo residents for the last 10 years: the a oeblack clouda that decends on the city every October and November.

Associated Press photographs An Egyptian antiquities worker helps restore the Ben Maimon synagogue in Cairo.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, left, meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, right, at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Nov.

The Egyptian Minister of Investment, H.E. Mahmoud Mohieldin, and a delegation from the Sharjah Economic Development Department , led by General Manager, Ali Saim Al Mahmoud have discussed investment activities between UAE and Egypt.

A Coptic Christian blogger in Egypt entering his second year of prison without charge is being pressured to convert to Islam in exchange for his freedom, his attorneys said.

CAIRO R and B singer Beyonce, who put off a gig in Malaysia following Islamist outrage over her "gyrating moves" and "sexy outfits," has brought her world tour to Egypt where she faced more hostility.

HIS picture is plastered all over Egypt, looking strong and healthy and ready to lead the country for years to come.

China is offering to abolish import duties on some commodities from Africa and make sure Chinese exports to the continent are safe as part of a package to boost already thriving economic ties, China's commerce minister said in an article published Saturday.

Iran's Arabic-language television channel, Al-Alam - "The World"- has been taken off the air in Egypt and Saudi Arabia.

CAIRO a " Egyptian authorities have prevented a leading political dissident from traveling to the U.S., saying Friday that the conditions of his early release from prison do not permit him to travel abroad.Ayman Nour, freed on Feb.

It's been an exciting week in Egyptian politics. The charismatic Arab League Secretary-General Amr Mousa has hinted for the first time that he may throw his hat into the 2011 presidential ring.

Despite a number of positive economic indicators, Egypt has a hunger problem: Nearly a third of all children are malnourished, according to a new report compiled by the Ministry of Health and the UN Development Programme .

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is winding up her Middle East trip with a last minute stop in Cairo.

Gamal Mubarak has done some good work, but the status of the president's son represents all that is wrong in Egyptian society It isn't really about whether Gamal Mubarak , the younger son of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, would be a good leader.

A German expert will attend talks next month to discuss Cairo's demand for the return of a 3,400-year-old statue of Queen Nefertiti, Egypt's antiquities chief said.

Entry sign on King Tut's tomb. Photo by Molly McCahan. It was 87 years ago today when British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the entrance to King Tut's tomb in the Valley of the Kings near Luxor, Egypt.