Tag: Egyptian

Egypt to Develop New Currency Indicator to Wean People Off US Dollar

CAIRO—Egypt will develop a new currency indicator partly to wean people off the idea that the Egyptian pound should be pegged to the U.S. dollar, the new central bank governor said on Sunday. Hassan Abdalla, appointed in August, told an economic conference that the central bank was also working to introduce currency hedging and had…


Salah Was Superb in Central Role, Says Liverpool’s Klopp

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp said he was delighted with forward Mohamed Salah’s display in a more central role after the Egyptian’s goal sealed a 1–0 Premier League victory over champions Manchester City on Sunday. Salah raced away from Joao Cancelo to score and give his side a much-needed win after they came into the encounter…


Egyptian Court Sentences 10 to Death for Planning Attacks: State News Agency

CAIRO—An Egyptian court has sentenced to death 10 members of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group for planning attacks on the police, the state news agency MENA said on Sunday. Egypt’s top religious authority, the Grand Mufti, has to ratify the sentences, it said. The identities of the defendants were not disclosed and it was not…


Ancient Mysteries Await at the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose

The Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California, contains a wealth of ancient treasures—the largest such collection in western North America. Not only does the museum house artifacts from the Pre-Dynastic to early Islamic era, it also has exhibits on non-Egyptian Assyrian, Babylonian, and Sumerian periods. Four large galleries—the Afterlife, Daily Life, Rulers, and Religion—tempt…


Israeli Prime Minister Visits Egypt in First Official Trip for a Decade

CAIRO—Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday for talks on Israeli-Palestinian relations and bilateral ties in the first official trip by an Israeli head of government to Egypt for a decade. Bennett, who took office in June, was invited to visit by Sisi last month. Since May, Egypt has…


The Road of the Kings

The Tariq al-Sultani—Road of Kings—winds its way 1200 kilometers along the mountains that separate the Dead Sea from the desert high plateaus. It follows the old route of the Hebrews led by Moses. The Bible refers to this road for the first time. In this episode, we will cross the Edom Region, Jordan, and Syria…