Elon Musk was invited by a top Egyptian official to see the Great Pyramids for himself after he resurrected the old conspiracy theory that they were built by extraterrestrials. The CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla, who also is founder of aeronautics firm SpaceX, gave credit to ‘aliens’ for building the pyramids in Giza near Cairo … Read more
As the daughter of a French former model and the late eccentric aristocrat Prince Alessandro ‘Dado’ Ruspoli, it is perhaps of little surprise that Princess Melusine Ruspoli has a penchant for the finer things in life. Named by society bible Tatler as the European It Girl of the summer, the socialite spends her time jet-setting to glamorous locations and … Read more
Leader of Britain’s largest Muslim charity quits after labelling Jews ‘grandchildren of monkeys and pigs’ and calling Egypt’s president a ‘Zionist pimp’ in anti-Semitic Facebook posts Heshmat Khalifa said Jews are ‘grandchildren of monkeys and pigs’ on Facebook Mr Khalifa described Egypt’s president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi as a ‘Zionist pimp’ After being confronted with the … Read more
CT scans reveal ‘the mummy of the screaming woman’ died of a massive heart attack 3,000 years ago and developed a death spam before being embalmed A site found in Egypt in 1881 was used for royals to avoid grave robbers One of the mummies was a woman with her head tilted and her mouth … Read more
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
At the end of May I received a letter claiming to be from Lloyds, my bank, saying they believe I have recently updated my details and that I am now a tax resident of Egypt. It says if this is true, I need to confirm it by sending them a passport, ID card or other … Read more
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
High-profile belly dancer is jailed for three years for ‘sexually suggestive’ social media posts in Egypt Bellydancer Sama El-Masry was sentenced to jail for her posts on social media She was found guilty of inciting debauchery and immorality by Cairo court The dancer, 42, denied the accusations, saying the content was stolen By Reuters Published: … Read more
Tomb raiders of the Boy King… in colour: Amazing newly colourised images tell the story of how Tutankhamun was unearthed, moment by golden moment Nearly a century after the tomb was uncovered, the incredible scenes can be seen in colour for the first time Ancient Egyptian pharaoh’s tomb was found intact in November 1922 by … Read more
Researchers have pinpointed the sites, attractions and landmarks that are missed the most by extracting location data for 208,362 Instagram posts with the #TakeMeBack hashtag.