2020-09-23 Archaeologists Find 27 Coffins at Egypt’s Saqqara Pyramid
Egyptian archaeologists have discovered 27 coffins inside a large burial ground in an ancient city south of Cairo. The coffins…
2020-08-09 Egyptians Debate New Road Projects
For hundreds of years, Egyptian rulers, religious leaders, educators, and commoners have been buried in two large cemeteries in Cairo.…
2020-07-06 Egypt Arrests Doctors, Silences Critics over Virus Outbreak
A doctor in Egypt was arrested after writing a report about the country’s broken health system. A pharmacist there was…
2020-03-01 Egypt’s Street Dogs Getting Chance at a Better Life
Karim Hegazi spends his days at an Egyptian clinic taking care of animals long considered troublesome in the country: street…
2015-12-05 Firebomb Attack in Egypt Kills 16
At least 16 people were killed early Friday in a firebomb attack on a restaurant in the Egyptian capital of…
2015-11-17 Russia Says Explosives Brought Down Plane in Egypt
Russia admits that last month’s airplane crash in Egypt was a terrorist attack. Explosives were found in the wreckage and…
2015-11-06 Russian Flights Halted to Egypt
Russian President Vladimir Putin has stopped all Russian airline flights to Egypt. Investigators are looking for clues about how a…
2015-07-09 Egypt’s New Anti-Terror Law Raising Concerns
Egyptian journalists are criticizing the country’s new anti-terrorism legislation. The measure makes it illegal to publish news reports that conflict…
2014-12-04 Egypt’s Increase in Visitors Not Enough
Officials in Egypt say the country’s tourist industry appears to be recovering after years of unrest. Egypt enjoyed a huge…
2014-06-04 Can a New President Help Egypt’s Economy?
Egypt’s tourist sites are known throughout the world. But these days, people are not lined up to see the Great…
2013-12-31 In Egypt, the Struggle for Peace Continues
Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I’m Mario Ritter in Washington. Today on the program,…
2013-12-20 Atheists Call for Tolerance in Egypt
Hello again and welcome to As It Is, from VOA Learning English! I’m June Simms. Happy holidays to the millions…
2013-02-18 The violence that has become increasingly common in Egypt
From VOA Learning English, welcome to AS IT IS! Hello, I’m Steve Ember. Today Christopher Cruise reports on the violence…