"An Egyptian soldier was killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces at the Rafah crossing on Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip on Monday"
"Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, an independent Qatar-based news website, said the Egyptian soldier was killed by sniper fire, according to a security source"
Interview of Dr. Sherifa Zuhur with Mohammed Nasser. On President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi #Egypt @egypt
الحكومة المصرية حاولت منعي من الظهور في مصرالنهاردة.. أستاذة السيسي تكشف التفاصيل في لقائها مع ناصر - YouTube
"Egypt has basically accepted every term that Israel imposed on it..to a degree..of actual collusion."
"Egypt has denied access into Gaza to the international media, Egyptian media, human rights investigators.... Why do Israel’s bidding by denying them..at the Egyptian side?"
Egypt gives "Israelis complete control on the vetting of who comes out of Gaza", even stranded Egyptian citizens.
Why yes I am having a great time. I’ve had many memorable moments, made new friends and met some interesting people along the way. However the Pyramids of Giza was a particular highlight for me. One of my favourite photos I’ve taken on this trip is this one whilst riding a camel. I have no idea how it turned out like this. #Travel#Egypt#Giza
Great Mystery of How Ancient Egyptians Built The Pyramids Finally Appears Solved
17 May 2024 By Juliette Collen, AFP
"...Archaeologists had long thought that ancient Egyptians must have used a nearby waterway to move the giant materials used to build the pyramids.
"But nobody was certain of the location, the shape, the size or proximity of this mega waterway to the actual pyramids site," lead study author Eman Ghoneim of the University of North Carolina Wilmington in the United States told AFP.
The international team of researchers used radar satellite imagery to map the river branch, which they called Ahramat – "pyramids" in Arabic.
Radar gave them the "unique ability to penetrate the sand surface and produce images of hidden features including buried rivers and ancient structures," Ghoneim said..."
#500CharAbstracts: 🏺 @ArchaeoBasti & H. Franzmeier show, how to get from excavation data to a #3DReconstruction for an exhibition. They showcase the visualisation with the example of Pi-Ramesse in #Egypt, capital of Ramesses II. This case is especially interesting as the remains of the city are not visible any more. Special strategies were needed to create an aesthetically and educationally sound solution.
The article is available as #openaccess.
Is there an Egyptologist in the house? I'm looking for information about the attached glyph. I did a reverse image search and I found indication it is related to the god Ra. Where's a good resource of information for this sort of thing?