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In 2008, Italian mineralogist Vincenzo De Michele spotted Egypt’s 148-foot Kamil Crater while scanning Google Earth; scientists later recovered 1.7 tons of meteorite fragments- In 1994, two friends set out to circle the Earth without engines or sails; 13 years later, one returned after nearly 46,000 miles, a crocodile attack and a dozen crossings
- Shark 'graveyard' found in the Egyptian desert? Ancient Cretaceous-era fossilized teeth reveal evidence of a vast sea that once covered the region
- In 1962, Egypt fired rockets over the desert and celebrated its entry into the missile age. Then Heinz Krug, a German rocket scientist at the heart of the program, disappeared without a trace, leaving behind one of the Cold War's strangest unresolved Middle Eastern mysteriesEgypt publicly displayed its new missile capability in 1962 after a secret program. This initiative involved former German rocket scientist...15 Aug, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
- In the 1910s, engineers proposed cutting a canal from the Mediterranean into Egypt's Qattara Depression to flood a below-sea-level desert basin and generate endless hydropowerEgypt has cancelled its century-old Qattara Depression canal project this year. This plan aimed to generate hydroelectric power by flooding...23 Jul, 2026, 05.55 PM IST
- A vanished branch of the Nile once ran beside the Great Pyramid and helped build it, a new study revealsAncient pollen grains trapped in desert sediment reveal a lost arm of the Nile, the Khufu branch, flowed near the Giza plateau during pyram...21 May, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
- In 1945, Egyptian villagers digging beside the cliffs of Nag Hammadi uncovered leather-bound books: The accidental find transformed the study of GnosticismAmidst the arid expanse of the Egyptian desert, a serendipitous find in 1945 revealed hidden scrolls within a clay vessel. These codices pr...16 May, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
- Are Egypt’s Pyramids just the tip of a hidden underground city? Experts unearth bold new theory after radar findingsItalian researchers claim to have discovered an extensive underground city beneath the Great Pyramids of Giza using satellite-based radar t...25 Mar, 2025, 05.37 PM IST
- Third edition of India-Egypt Joint Special Forces exercise CYCLONE-III underway in RajasthanThe third edition of the India-Egypt Joint Special Forces Exercise CYCLONE-III is underway at the Mahajan Field Firing Range in Rajasthan. ...19 Feb, 2025, 02.19 PM IST
- Indian, Egyptian armies begin 11-day exerciseThe Indian contingent comprised 25 personnel from the Parachute Regiment (special forces) at the second edition of the India-Egypt exercise...22 Jan, 2024, 07.44 PM IST
- Rajnath Singh on 3-day Uzbekistan visit from Tuesday to push ties with EurasiaSingh's Chinese counterpart besides Russian counterpart are also expected to be part of the SCO meet. The meeting held in the run up to the...22 Aug, 2022, 10.33 PM IST
- India expanding defence partnership with its key African partner EgyptThe destroyer also participated in a PASSEX in which it closely cooperated with the Egyptian Navy. India’s Ambassador in Cairo Ajit Gupte v...06 Jul, 2022, 03.39 PM IST
- India intensifies defence exchanges with EgyptIndia’s Air Chief Marshal V.R. Chaudhari visited Egypt from 28 November to 2 December 2021 and attended the ‘Egypt Air Power Symposium’ and...06 Jul, 2022, 01.27 PM IST
- Archaeologists uncover 'lost golden city' buried under the sands in EgyptThe site was uncovered near Luxor, home of the legendary Valley of the Kings.09 Apr, 2021, 06.56 PM IST
- Archaeologists unearth ancient beer factory in EgyptDr. Matthew Adams, one of the leaders of the Egyptian-American mission that made the discovery, said they believe the beer was used in roya...14 Feb, 2021, 08.11 PM IST
- Summertime sweetness: How watermelons surprise and delight usWatermelons are also being used as a vegan version of carpaccio.28 May, 2019, 12.54 PM IST
- Egyptian mummification 'recipe' existed 1,500 years before Pharaohs: StudyLondon, Aug 16 (IANS) Sophisticated embalming treatments were developed by ancient Egyptians 1,500 years before the classic Pharaonic perio...16 Aug, 2018, 04.52 PM IST
- Here's why Egyptian king Tutankhamun is making the headlinesDid you know Tut was entombed with a dagger made from metal of 'extraterrestrial origin'?05 Jun, 2016, 10.56 AM IST
- Egyptian forces chasing militants mistakenly kill 12 touristsEgyptian security forces killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, and injured 10 others when they mistakenly targeted their convoy.14 Sep, 2015, 10.16 AM IST
- Masked bandits kidnap tourists in Egypt desertMasked bandits kidnapped a group of 19 foreign tourists and Egyptians at gunpoint as they were on a desert safari in a remote corner of sou...22 Sep, 2008, 10.06 PM IST
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