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Mummy of Egypt's monotheist pharaoh to return home - The Guardian Associated Press Writer= CAIRO (AP) — The DNA tests that revealed how the famed boy-king Tutankhamun most likely died solved another of ancient Egypt's enduring mysteries — the fate of controversial Pharaoh Akhenaten's mummy. The discovery could ... Posted on 11 March 2010 | 5:26 pm |
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Ex-nuclear chief condemns Egypt security beatings - Philadelphia Inquirer CAIRO - The former U.N. nuclear chief turned Egyptian reform advocate has strongly condemned the beating of one of his supporters, allegedly by State Security agents. Mohamed ElBaradei said in a statement received by The Associated Press Thursday ... Posted on 11 March 2010 | 10:38 am |
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MOHAMMED SAYED TANTAWI | 1928-2010: Egypt's top cleric ... - Chicago Sun-Times CAIRO -- Egypt's top cleric, Sheik Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, known for promoting the government agenda against female genital mutilation and the face veil, died of a heart attack Wednesday on a visit to Saudi Arabia. He was 81. He was the grand sheik ... Posted on 11 March 2010 | 9:55 am |
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Egypt: New Find Shows Slaves didn't Build Ancient ... - Art Daily In this undated photo released by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2010, newly-discovered tombs of workers are seen, with the Great Pyramid in background, in Giza, Egypt. Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a new ... Posted on 11 March 2010 | 9:41 am |
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U.S. Returns Sarcophagus To Egypt - NPR News A 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus, seized in Miami, was returned to Egypt in a ceremony at the National Geographic Society after a two-year international investigation. Courtesy of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement A 3,000-year-old wooden sarcophagus, seized in Miami, was returned to Egypt Posted on 10 March 2010 | 10:35 pm |