Egyptian

Egyptian woman jailed for 3 years over TikTok videos

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Egypt jails female influencer for three years for ‘inciting debauchery’ with her TikTok dance videos – the sixth to be sentenced in a week for their online content Manar Samy has been sentenced to three years imprisonment in Egypt  It is the latest in a string of such rulings against popular social media users  Samy … Read more

Google launches hieroglyphics translator that uses AI to to decipher Ancient Egyptian script

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Google has launched a hieroglyphics translator that uses AI to decipher images of Ancient Egyptian script. The new tool, dubbed ‘Fabricius’, uses machine learning to give experts a fast way to decode hieroglyphics by uploading their files. But the tool is available to non-experts as a fun and interactive way to learn about and write … Read more

Hyksos people who usurped Ancient Egyptian pharaohs were NOT invaders

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Hyksos people who usurped Ancient Egyptian pharaohs were NOT invaders but immigrants from all over Asia who rose up against their rulers several generations after settling on the Nile Theory states Hyksos people invaded and took control of much of Egypt   But new analysis reveals Hyksos people lived in the Nile for centuries   It is … Read more

Egyptian prank show is accused of animal cruelty

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Fury at Egyptian reality TV show that ‘tortures’ animals by using them as props in pranks that dangle monkeys by the neck, throw ducks and terrify dogs with fake explosions Mahadesh Fahem Haga show dubbed ‘cruel’ by animal rights organisation PETA Show showed dog in barber’s chair being scared by fake electrical explosion The Ramadan … Read more

Egyptian mummies discovered in the Taposiris Magna temple on the Nile delta

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The mummies of two high-status ancient Egyptians discovered in a temple on the Nile delta may bring researchers a step closer to finding the remains of Cleopatra, the legendary Egyptian queen. The mummies, which had lain undisturbed for 2,000 years, are in a poor state of preservation because water had seeped into the tomb, according to … Read more

Paintings discovered inside the coffin of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy

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Paintings have been discovered inside the coffin of an Egyptian mummy after she was lifted out of it for the first time in more than 100 years. Scottish conservators made the discovery during work to conserve Ta-Kr-Hb – pronounced ‘takerheb’ – believed to be a priestess or princess from Thebes. The mummy, which is nearly 3,000 … Read more

Lasers, X-rays and infrared are helping to discover the secrets of ancient Egyptian mummies

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Modern technology is ‘shining a light’ on what daily life was like in ancient Egypt by using lasers, X-rays, and infrared to examine the bones of mummies.  A number of bone samples dating back between 2,000 and 4,000 years have been tested using the Advanced Light Source at Berkeley Labs in California.  It works by … Read more