Egypt

Cow Brains Seized By Egyptian Officials

Luxor Airport ©s_w_ellis Four hundred and twenty pounds of frozen cow brains were confiscated at Cairo International Airport on Friday. The brains were transported in freezer boxes on a flight from Khartoum, Sudan. The three Sudanese travelers transporting the brains had planned to sell them to Egyptian restaurants, authorities said. This was the fourth time [...]

Ancient Egyptian Mummies Used Hair Gel

Hair gel © stephanie in love A new analysis of ancient Egyptian mummies led by Natalie McCreesh, an archaeological scientist from the University of Manchester, revealed that they in fact styled their hair using a primitive form of hair gel, as reported in Nature: The researchers behind the study say that the Egyptians used the [...]

150 Meter-Tall Camel Menaces Tourists in Egypt [Photo]

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! AAAAAAHHHHHH!

Egypt, 1920s, in Colour [Gallery]

Egypt. 1920s. In color. A simply gorgeous gallery.

Egypt: The Wait Is Over [Gallery]

For 17 days, tens of thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in Tahrir Square calling for the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak, 30 years in power. They had been acting out of passion for their country and dedication for change. They had protested and waited for a response. The response came in an address from Mubarak [...]

A Harrowing, Historic Week in Egypt [Gallery]

They have been days of chants and chaos, bloodshed mixed with moments of breathtaking solidarity between the protesters and the soldiers sent to subdue them. The flame of social unrest that first flickered in Tunisia has spread to Egypt, culminating with the announcement Tuesday by President Hosni Mubarak that after three decades in power, he [...]

Photo of the Moment: Glimpse of a Cairo Market, Egypt

Photo of the Moment: Domes of St. Markos Church, Cairo

Student Twitters His Way Out of Egyptian Jail

If you’ve been dragging your feet on joining the tweeting army of Twitterers, the story of James Buck might just spur you to join. James, an American student from University of California Berkeley was in Cairo studying the country’s leftists. While covering an anti-government protest on April 10, he was arrested along with his translator, [...]