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# Egypt


## Egypt


* ![Adele James in Queen Cleopatra.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9a16da48ef94dcdd/698a3c2722fb858a83e2e972/queen-cleopatra-netflix.png?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 20, 2023  
## [What the Debate Over Cleopatra's 'Race' Gets Wrong](https://time.com/6273435/cleopatra-race-debate-netflix/)  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)  
by Armani Syed
* ![EGYPT-ARCHAEOLOGY-PYRAMIDS](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f3c94a006a47e6c/698a3acddb2987497d268c6e/great-pyramid-giza.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 2, 2023  
## [Corridor Discovered in Great Pyramid of Giza](https://time.com/6259945/great-pyramid-giza-secret-corridor-egypt/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Simmone Shah
* ![Work Continues To Free Container Ship Stuck In Suez Canal](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt600b39f2b0c0c289/698a183b457a52a3aad65033/GettyImages-1231984439.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 29, 2021  
## [Huge Cargo Ship Blocking the Suez Canal Partly Freed](https://time.com/5950702/ship-blocking-suez-canal-free/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Bloomberg
* ![speech bubble icons](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdce2c3181c884c72/6989ff5586f68e34116ed26c/gettyimages-657727152.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 27, 2019  
## [The Case for Embracing Linguistic Identities](https://time.com/5607433/the-case-for-embracing-linguistic-identities/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Peter Hessler
* ![Morsi in Cairo on June 17, 2012.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt36493853ef06d64c/6989fecd096a94538d6a686b/mohamed-morsi-obituary.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jun 20, 2019  
## [Mohamed Morsi: The Arab World's Lost Promise](https://time.com/5610724/mohamed-morsi-obituary-remembrance/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Karl Vick  
* ![FRANCE-EGYPT-LITERATURE](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta3665aaf38de6669/698947d709208f938d4139b0/gettyimages-468895735.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 8, 2019  
## [Egypt's Alaa al Aswany Learns the Cost of Writing Against the Regime](https://time.com/5565084/egypt-alaa-aswany-sisi-press/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Joseph Hincks
* ![House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Holds Her Weekly News Conference On Capitol Hill](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52ab900fe7828cad/6989435d7cdbac067cd5ee11/nancy-pelosi-state-of-the-union-move.jpg?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jan 17, 2019  
## [Trump vs. Pelosi](https://time.com/5506128/donald-trump-nancy-pelosi-afghanistan-trip/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Alana Abramson
* ![Detail of one of the four pillars from the tomb of Ptahmose depicting an adorant](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f5466744a3471c4/6989381d4ee26205db3129b1/gettyimages-152203384.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 20, 2018  
## [World's Oldest Cheese Discovered in Ancient Egyptian Tomb](https://time.com/5371503/ancient-egypt-tomb-old-cheese/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Casey Quackenbush
* ![Opening of ancient sarcophagus in Alexandria](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9d57ecedba03f337/698935d2929fad648ebf11ec/h_54500894.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 20, 2018  
## [What Was in Egypt's Mysterious 2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus?](https://time.com/5343928/egypt-sarcophagus-archaeology-skeletons/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Casey Quackenbush
* ![New archaeological discovery in Alexandria, Egypt - 12 Jul 2018](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2e52524f4d089e93/6989354586f68ea1a76e9a35/egypt-sarcophagus-mystery-alexandria.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 13, 2018  
## [A Mysterious Sarcophagus That May Not Have Been Opened in 2,000 Years Was Found in Egypt](https://time.com/5337768/sarcophagus-alexandria-egypt-mystery/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Abigail Abrams  
* ![Azza Soliman is part of Amnesty International’s Brave Campaign, which calls for the recognition and protection of human rights defenders around the world.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltee5d479ad87d31da/6989309de76ad2d97a632062/238883_azza-soliman.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 17, 2018  
## [How #MeToo and #TimesUp Are Helping Egyptian Women Break the Silence Around Sexual Violence](https://time.com/5280726/how-metoo-and-timesup-are-helping-egyptian-women-break-the-silence-around-sexual-violence/)  
[IDEAS](/section/ideas/)  
by Azza Soliman
* ![egypt election abdul fattah el sisi dissen second term politics](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5fa9ac26d6931e6b/69892a1486f68e553f6e887b/egypt-election-abdul-fattah-sisi-dissent-second-term.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 8, 2018  
## [Egypt’s Abdul Fattah al-Sisi Brushes Aside Dissent to Clear Way for Second Term](https://time.com/5190976/egypts-strongman-brushes-aside-dissent-to-clear-way-for-second-term/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Tara John
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Jan 30, 2018  
## [Massive Dinosaur Fossil Discovered in Egypt](https://time.com/5124436/new-dinosaur-egypt-africa-fossil/)  
[SCIENCE](/section/science/)  
by Eli Meixler
* ![Consumer Confidential: Yes, we can lower drug prices](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5e9edc3159dc7e96/6988f689096a94abd96a0edb/tramadol-pills.jpeg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 26, 2017  
## [U.K. Woman Sentenced in Egypt Painkiller Case](https://time.com/5079656/laura-plummer-painkillers-sentenced/)  
[WORLD](/section/world/)  
by Jamie Ducharme
* ![Pence Joins GOP VA Gubernatorial Candidate Ed Gillespie At Campaign Rally](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8e44ea5737c539fb/6988f5ba4ee2625fbd3103c2/mike-pence-president-trump-egypt-1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Dec 19, 2017  
## [Egypt Is Holding at Least 18 Americans Captive. Activists Want The White House to Fight for Their Release](https://time.com/5070017/egypt-captive-americans/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
by Elizabeth Dias

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