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Researchers Sequence Whole Genome of Ancient Egyptian
Sci-News
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July 2, 2025
An international team of scientists has sequenced the whole genome from an adult male Egyptian who lived between over 4,500 years ago — a few centuries after Egyptian unification, bridging the Early Dynastic and Old Kingdom periods. Nebamun...
Middle East Crude-Benchmarks rise to above $3 per barrel amid healthy demand
Hellenic Shipping News
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July 2, 2025
Middle East crude benchmarks Oman, Murban and Dubai continued to rise on Wednesday amid bullish sentiment supported by good demand from Asian countries. SINGAPORE CASH DEALS Cash Dubai’s premium to swaps rose 15 cents to $3.05 a barrel, a fifth...
Six Egyptians arrested from homes as prosecution investigates support for Global March to Gaza
Mada Masr
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July 2, 2025
Courtesy: Alexandros Silos In the latest show of force against popular displays of solidarity with Gaza, the Supreme State Security Prosecution has ordered for six Egyptians to be detained for 15 days after they were questioned over their support...
Egyptian FM, EU Commissioner Discuss Gaza Ceasefire and Reconstruction
Sada Elbalad
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July 1, 2025
Wed 02 Jul 2025 | 01:02 AM Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty received a telephone call today from Dubravka Šuica, European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, focusing on deepening Egypt–EU cooperation across multiple strategic fronts....
Ancient Egyptian DNA hints at links between great civilisations
The Times
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The pyramids and hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt have long held the world spellbound. Now scientists have recovered another relic from the age of the pharaohs that had proven elusive: the DNA of one of its people. The genetic code, the first from an...
Ancient Egyptian genome reveals North African roots and Fertile Crescent ancestry
Phys.org
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July 2, 2025
Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) have extracted and sequenced the oldest Egyptian DNA to date from an individual who lived around 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, the age of the first pyramids, in...
Iris Law shows off her incredible figure in skimpy bikinis as she soaks up the sun with Romeo Beckham's ex Kim Turnbull on a yacht in Egypt
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
Iris Law gave a glimpse into her latest lavish sun-soaked holiday on Instagram on Wednesday as she showed off her amazing figure in a series of skimpy bikinis. The model, 24, looked incredible as she hit the beach in a stylish woven khaki...
Ancient DNA shows genetic link between Egypt and Mesopotamia: ‘Highly significant’
New York Post
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July 2, 2025
WASHINGTON — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the teeth of a remarkably...
The first genome sequenced from ancient Egypt reveals surprising ancestry, scientists say
CNN
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July 2, 2025
CNN — In a long-sought first, researchers have sequenced the entire genome of an ancient Egyptian person, revealing unprecedented insight about the ancestry of a man who lived during the time when the first pyramids were built. The man, whose...
Jackup Barge Collapses and Sinks off Egypt, Killing Four and Three Missing
The Maritime Executive
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Egyptian authorities mounted a rescue effort overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday after an oil drilling jackup barge collapsed and sank south of the Suez Canal. The Barge Unit Admarine 12 was being relocated according to the operator ADES Holding...
AI In Healthcare: MENA Region On The Verge Of A Major Breakthrough
MENAFN
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July 2, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) "Comprehensive Analysis of MENA's AI Healthcare Market: Emerging Opportunities and Challenges, with a Projected CAGR of 35.8% from 2024 to 2029" BOSTON, July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the latest study from BCC...
Study shows genetic link between ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia
Recently Heard
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July 2, 2025
WASHINGTON (AP) — Historical DNA has revealed a genetic hyperlink between the cultures of historical Egypt and Mesopotamia, in response to analysis revealed Wednesday in the journal Nature. Researchers sequenced complete genomes from the enamel of...
First complete ancient Egyptian DNA genome reveals his occupation
Yahoo News
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In 1985, geneticists achieved a major archeological breakthrough after they successfully extracted partial DNA from ancient Egyptian skeletal remains. Almost exactly four decades later, researchers have sequenced the first whole genome from an...
ENGIE commissions Egypt wind farm
Energy Global
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July 2, 2025
ENGIE has announced the full commissioning of the Red Sea Wind Energy wind farm, located in Ras Ghareb, Egypt. This is the largest operational wind farm in the Middle East and Africa. This milestone follows the completion of the 150 MW expansion,...
Dr. Hawass Signs Four Books in Chicago Following Lecture on Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Civilization
Sada Elbalad
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July 2, 2025
Wed 02 Jul 2025 | 05:53 PM The city of Chicago recently hosted a major cultural event as renowned Egyptian archaeologist Dr. Zahi Hawass delivered a public lecture titled “Secrets of Ancient Egyptian Civilization.” The event attracted a large...
Over 57,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza since October 2023 — Health Ministry
TASS
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July 2, 2025
CAIRO, July 22. /TASS/. More than 57,000 Palestinians have died in the Gaza Strip since the tensions with Israel escalated in October 2023, the Palestinian enclave’s Health Ministry reported. According to a statement posted on the ministry’s...
Skeleton of man from ancient Egypt gives up its secrets in scientific first
The National News
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The first whole ancient Egyptian genome has been sequenced by researchers, taken from a man who lived 4,500 to 4,800 years ago in the age of the first pyramids. By investigating chemical signals in his teeth relating to diet and environment, the...
Hospital director killed alongside his wife, daughter in Israeli strike on Gaza apartment
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 26, 2025
The director of one of north Gaza's largest hospitals was killed, along with his wife, daughter and sister, in an Israeli strike on their apartment, medical officials said Wednesday. Dr. Marwan Al-Sultan was the director of the Indonesian Hospital...
First human genome from ancient Egypt sequenced from 4,800-year-old teeth
Nature
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The Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom (2686–2125 bc) produced many lasting artefacts — but little DNA has survived.Credit: Azoor Photo/AlamyTeeth from an elderly man who lived around the time that the earliest pyramids were built have yielded the first...
Egyptian Singer Sherine Abdel Wahab threatens legal action over backlash after Mawazine performance
Hespress
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July 1, 2025
Egyptian singer Sherine Abdel Wahab has broken her silence in response to a wave of criticism following her performance at the closing ceremony of the 20th edition of the Mawazine Rhythms of the World Festival in Rabat, threatening legal action...