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Similar to other parts of the world where Anonymous hacktivists show their discontent with the local political regime, protesting against it by hacking and defacing sites, in Egypt the situation is not much different. A lot of government websites keep falling, especially after international Anonymous factions became ... |
7 February 2012
10:55 GMT |
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Hackers operating under the name Anonymous launched massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against major Egyptian government websites, including the ones of the president, Egyptian state media, the military site Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) and a site that promotes tourism.
After the oper... |
21 December 2011
02:35 GMT |
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The oldest known case of prostate cancer was discovered in the skeleton of a Scythian king who lived in Russia some 2,700 years ago. In a recent investigation, researchers discovered the second-oldest known case of the cancer, in a 2,250-year-old mummy from Egypt.
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28 October 2011
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Thousands of years ago, numerous ancient Egyptian monuments, including pyramids, tombs and average homes, were buried under the sands. Now, thanks to efforts of American researchers and cutting-edge space technology, they are slowly beginning to resurface. Researchers are using satellite imagery to figure out where t... |
31 May 2011
04:52 GMT |
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The turmoil in Egypt is far from over, but already some justice, or at least retribution is being done. Three people, including former president Hosni Mubarak, were fined about $91 million for cutting off the internet and disrupting mobile communications during the protests at the start of the year.In fact, it's... |
30 May 2011
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Experts have recently demonstrated that the ancient Egyptian site of Nabta Playa is in fact one of the oldest astronomical observatories in the world. Archaeologists believe that the location may have been in use between 6,000 and 8.000 years ago. The new discovery was made after an astrophysicist analyzed the way st... |
18 April 2011
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CBS correspondent Lara Logan has been brutally molested and beaten up in Egypt, the very day that Mubarak announced that he was stepping down. Logan is now in the US in hospital, recovering from the injuries sustained in the attack. CBS has released a statement just now saying that, on February 11, shortly after the ... |
16 February 2011
09:37 GMT |
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Egyptian Android users can now download two apps that allow them to make secure phone calls and send encrypted text messages to one another for free.The two applications, called RedPhone and TextSecure, were created by Whisper Systems, a company co-founded by renowned security researcher Moxie Marlinspike.The softwar... |
11 February 2011
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Anderson Cooper is back in the US, following some very troubled days in Cairo, Egypt. On a recent episode of David Letterman, the CNN correspondent opened up about the attacks he suffered at the hands of pro-Mubarak protesters while there.
As we also noted at the time, Anderson and his crew were attacked on two s... |
10 February 2011
09:43 GMT |
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As expected, Wael Ghonim, the Google exec that has been detained by Egyptian authorities for his involvement in the current anti-government protests in the country, has been released from prison. He was held blindfolded for 12 days, but is otherwise unharmed. He has given a couple of interviews since his release and ... |
8 February 2011
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Google's Middle East Marketing Director Wael Ghonim had been missing in Egypt for more than a week. He was involved with the political movement to overthrow the Mubarak rule in the country and also with the early stages of the protests that still continue in Egypt. He disappeared on January 27 and the fear was t... |
7 February 2011
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Following two separate attacks that Anderson Cooper and his crew came under while reporting from Cairo, Egypt, the CNN correspondent has decided to return home to the US, he announces on Twitter.We also informed you these past few days that escalating violence in Cairo forced several foreign journalists to return hom... |
6 February 2011
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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) has gotten involved in the Egypt protests, pleading with US authorities to allow US citizens being evacuated from there to take their companion animals with them on the plane. As most of you must already know, Egypt is now the theater of violence as protesters are as... |
5 February 2011
09:01 GMT |
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While the US and foreign journalists who have had the chance have already left Cairo because of the explosive situation, Anderson Cooper remained behind. Following a series of attacks on himself and his crew, Cooper has gone underground. As we also noted the other day, Cooper and his CNN crew were attacked by protest... |
5 February 2011
05:20 GMT |
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There’s doing anything for publicity and then there’s this: American designer Kenneth Cole came under serious fire after using the hashtag “#Cairo” on Twitter to raise awareness on his latest collection. Hours ago, Cole thought of increasing his platform by using the trend #Cairo on Twitter, w... |
4 February 2011
09:58 GMT |
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CNN correspondent Anderson Cooper has again fallen a victim to attacks from pro-Mubarak protesters, after a similar incident the other day. With all this, he tweets he will remain in Cairo for as long as possible.
The other day, as he was trying to get to the neutral zone between the two groups of protesters, Coo... |
4 February 2011
05:59 GMT |
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As Internet connectivity was restored in Egypt, Anonymous announced that its distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against governmental websites also resumed.Before Egyptian ISPs were ordered to cut Internet service to consumers last Thursday, Anonymous was engaged in DDoS attacks against www.moiegypt.gov.eg, ... |
2 February 2011
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Even as violence seems to be escalating in Egypt, some things are returning to normal. The internet has been restored in the country as all major ISPs are coming back online and serving their customers. Most connections should be working now, after several days of no service. It's unclear who took the decision. ... |
2 February 2011
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Google and Twitter have gotten together to circumvent the internet blockade in Egypt and are now offering a service enabling those in Egypt to reach out via voice messages which are then tweeted by a special account. As the revolution in Egypt continues to unfold the lockdown on communication methods tightens. The la... |
1 February 2011
08:41 GMT |
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Microsoft has reacted to the decision of Egyptian authorities to cut access to the Internet in a desperate measure to regain some control over the country. The Redmond company confirmed to Computerworld that it moved some of its operations outside of Egypt as a response to the Internet connectivity problem but also ... |
31 January 2011
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The unrest in Egypt, where demonstrators have been protesting against the 30-year regime, is escalating and is turning violent. Unlike in the recent Tunisian revolution, which mostly likely had a lot to do with the situation in Egypt, President Hosni Mubarak isn't going down without a fight. The latest, sporadic... |
28 January 2011
05:04 GMT |
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Various Anonymous cells have launched campaigns in support of Tunisian-inspired civil protests currently happening in countries like Egypt, Algeria or Albania.Anonymous is a social movement characterized by strong anti-censorship views, whose supporters often organize mass Internet "operations" against companies, gov... |
26 January 2011
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A suspected Mossad spy arrested in Egypt allegedly told his interrogators that the Israeli intelligence service damaged undersea data cables that severely crippled the country's Internet access two years ago.The allegation refers to an incident in December 2008 when three high-speed Internet cables passing throu... |
28 December 2010
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All those who are curious about the language spoken 2,000 years ago by Jesus, should be pleased to know that at the University of Oxford, academics are teaching ancient Aramaic to classes of over 50 people at a time.These lessons become more and more popular, and this couldn't be better for the Arts and Humaniti... |
22 December 2010
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Apparently, Cleopatra was not ancient Egypt's only female pharaoh, as her unique crown belonged to Queen Arsinoë II, 200 years before, a thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, concluded.Allowing the re-interpretation of historical events in Egypt after Alexander the Great died, were the ancient s... |
29 November 2010
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According to new geological evidence, it would appear that a very large lake existed at the very core of the Egyptian Sahara desert many thousands of years ago. The body of water was impressive in size and depth, but desertification eventually subdued it.Data collected via radio instruments aboard the American space ... |
25 November 2010
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Archaeologists conducting a routine dig around the Great Sphinx of Giza, in Egypt, have stumbled upon what look like mud walls, which were most likely used as defensive measures to protect the remarkable monument. Experts from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) of Egypt say that the walls were most likely not b... |
3 November 2010
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A team of Egyptian archaeologists has recently discovered a new burial chamber in an area located near a known pyramid, and the experts say that this could be the first tomb of an unknown necropolis. The word means “city of the dead” in Greek, and several such sites have been discovered in the country, in... |
19 October 2010
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An architect and researcher at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) says he has discovered how ancient Egyptians made the pyramids.Ever wondered 'how on Earth did the Egyptians built the pyramids thousands of years ago' when you saw a documentary about Egypt?The same question has been i... |
25 September 2010
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A team of scientists has finally managed to brave the harsh sands of Egypt enough to reach the site of the renowned Kamil Crater, a structure that was discovered using Google Earth back in 2008.Experts who analyzed the image said at the time that the crater was one of the best preserved structures of this sort on our... |
23 September 2010
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Curiosity always takes over and it makes people discover new things, or new hidden old ones. Mysteries must be solved and the ones hidden inside the Pyramid of Khufu, also known as the Great Pyramid at Giza, might soon be at the end of their 4,500 year-old reign. A robotics team from Leeds University, collaborating w... |
9 August 2010
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Experts are puzzled at a discovery recently made in the Egyptian desert. The area revealed a pristinely-preserved crater, which looks as if it was made on the Moon or Mars. Generally, impact features made on Earth are eroded by a host of natural processes, whereas the other two celestial bodies tend to preserve their... |
23 July 2010
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According to a recent press release, it would appear that the Great Pyramids at Giza were not constructed using slaves, as it was originally thought. Egypt's Chief Archaeologist said yesterday that, most likely, the amazing structures were built by free workers. Zahi Hawass said that the new conclusion was drawn... |
11 January 2010
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According to a new scientific study, it would appear that the heavy make-up that the ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra donned in fact had several benefits beyond the aesthetic ones. The paper reveals that the large amount of substances she used to give her eyes their characteristic look prevented numerous eye diseases... |
8 January 2010
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Archaeologists working at the ancient Egyptian burial site Saqqara, near the old capital city of Memphis, announce the discovery of the largest tomb at the necropolis. The relic dates back to the 26th Dynasty, and is estimated to be about 2,500 years old, experts who got a chance to look at the monument say. A number... |
5 January 2010
05:33 GMT |
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Pharaohs and their priests were praised in Ancient Egypt as something close to gods. Their status was highly privileged, and they benefited from all spoils that their lands could produce, while others were starving and dying. But it would seem that, in spite of having the best possible conditions to live as long as p... |
18 November 2009
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Tutankhamen was perhaps the most renowned pharaoh that lived in Ancient Egypt. His name is mentioned in nearly all museums around the world, as well as in most history books. The actual historical figure lived between 1341 BC and 1323 BC, and was a pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. Since its discovery, in 1922, the tomb a... |
11 November 2009
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The Valley of the Kings, on the banks of the Nile River, opposite to the ancient city of Thebes, is the necropolis where all pharaohs and nobles from the New Kingdom (16th to 11th century BC) were entombed. For over 500 years, numerous funeral monuments were built at the location. Since it began being explored, the V... |
19 October 2009
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Digital Chocolate has released Pyramid Bloxx in the App Store. The puzzle game resembling Tower Bloxx has won several awards from reviewers and can be immediately downloaded, either in full or limited, free version. “Pyramid Bloxx is simple, innovative and fun to play,” Trip Hawkins, CEO of Digital Choco... |
7 May 2009
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The Lahun pyramid was first discovered and excavated about a century ago, but, thus far, the mud-brick-built structure has revealed little significant secrets. On Sunday, however, the head of the excavations at the 4,000-year-old site announced that a cache of mummies had been discovered, each neatly buried in its li... |
27 April 2009
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Egypt’s Superior Council for Antiquities Director Zahi Hawass announced on Wednesday that a team of Egyptian archaeologists would start excavations on a new location near the ancient city of Alexandria, where they believed the bodies of the pharaoh Cleopatra and her consort Mark Antony were entombed. The couple... |
17 April 2009
09:03 GMT |
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Tempering with portraits and pictures to hide imperfections is not something new. Even kings and queens did it, either to hide scars or deformities, or to magnify certain physical traits, depending on the purpose of the painting. However, it now appears that this type of modifications is something that has been aroun... |
31 March 2009
04:13 GMT |
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On Friday, an Italian archaeologist claimed to have discovered one of the oldest-known temples in the Mediterranean Sea area, one that was believed to be more than 4,000 years old. If this turns out to be accurate, then it precedes all other known structures in the region by more than a millennium. Maria Rosaria Belg... |
30 March 2009
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Each time archaeologists discover something that belonged to the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, they are overwhelmed with joy upon unearthing items that are more than 2 or 3 millennia old. But recently, one of their discoveries has made the entire community buzz with excitement – researchers have found a perfectly-... |
16 March 2009
04:33 GMT |
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The tombs of the pharaohs that were buried at Saqqara, an Egyptian archaeological site that never seizes to amaze archaeologists, has recently revealed other surprises, when a team of Japanese investigators has found four wooden sarcophagi, which date back more than 3,300 years, Egyptian authorities have announced on... |
26 February 2009
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The Saqqara necropolis, situated south of the Egyptian capital of Cairo, dates back to the 6th Dynasty, which reigned over the areas some 4,300 years ago. A vast stretch of land was covered with temples, tombs and pyramids, in what would today look like an over-sized and gigantic graveyard. Over the years, it has yie... |
10 February 2009
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A new pair of Pharaonic tombs that were recently dug up at the Saqqara necropolis near Cairo prove that the ancient burial grounds are far more widespread than previously thought. The two new tombs actually belonged to high-ranking officials in the old Egyptian dynasties. The nation's top archaeologist says that... |
23 December 2008
06:45 GMT |
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The numbers of compressed natural gas (CNG)-powered cars has been slowly rising in Egypt, South America and Europe over the last few years, as people try to escape the burden of having to pay more and more money for gasoline or diesel. Plus, the gas offers a slightly cleaner alternative to fossil fuel, releasing very... |
2 December 2008
09:11 GMT |
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A 4,300-year old pyramid has been discovered at Saqqara, the ancient Egyptian necropolis and burial place of the pharaohs. The monument was lying buried under the desert sands and was effectively discovered two years ago. But the announcement comes so late because the archaeologists wanted to be sure that it was ind... |
12 November 2008
02:54 GMT |
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Two mummies of Egyptians who died very young, about 3 and a half millennia ago, were unearthed from a nameless tomb in Thebes, once a great necropolis and capital city of Egypt. DNA techniques used by the researchers enabled them to find out that the 2 people were killed by malaria, which pushes further in time the ... |
24 October 2008
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