Egypt
Archaeology
Roman-Era City Discovered at Luxor, Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt announced on Tuesday they had discovered a 1,800-year-old “complete residential city from the Roman era” in the heart of the southern city of Luxor.
The city, dating to the second and third centuries, is the “oldest and...
Diplomacy
Greece-Egypt Deal Undercuts Turkey-Libya Illegal Agreement
Greece and Egypt signed an agreement on Tuesday in Cairo that effectively undercuts Turkey's illegal deal with Libya.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the Fields of Aeronautics and Maritime Search & Rescue (SAR) was signed by Greece's...
Diplomacy
Turkey and Egypt Rekindle Relations After 9-Year Rift
Turkey and Egypt renewed their relationship after years of strain with a warm handshake between Presidents Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the World Cup in Qatar on November 20th.
The presidency in Cairo on...
Archaeology
Ancient Pillars Discovered at the Hill of the Pharaohs, Egypt
The ancient city of Buto in Lower Egypt is still unravelling its secrets as more discoveries come to light.
Diplomacy
Greece, Egypt Discuss Clean Energy Pipeline to Europe
Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the prime minister of Greece, participated in the critical discussions on climate change at the UN COP27 summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on Tuesday.
Mitsotakis also took part in the high-level presentation, "Coordinating Climate Change Actions in...
Africa
2000 Year Old Fetus Found Inside Egyptian Mummy
A 2000-year-old fetus was discovered in the belly of an Egyptian mummy by Polish reseachers recently, the first time in history that such a find has ever been recorded.
The Warsaw Mummy Project, headed by bio-archeologist Marzena Ożarek-Szilke from the...
Africa
The Greek Pioneers Who Dug the Suez Canal
Greece has been connected to the Suez Canal since it was first envisioned as a pie-in-the-sky project in the mid-nineteenth century.
Economy
Cultivation of Cannabis was Legal in Greece Until 1936
The cultivation of cannabis in Greece for pharmaceutical purposes is now legal, as it was legal until 1936, the year it was prohibited
Culture
Cavafy: The Greek Poet Master at Saying a Lot with Very Little
Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis brought an international aura to modern Greek poetry, by being a master at saying a lot with very little.
films
The Greeks of Cairo: The Fascinating Bond Between Greece and Egypt
The small, but vibrant, community of Greeks, with roots deep in history, remains in the Egyptian capital of Cairo to this day.