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10,000 years carved in stone: Egypt’s 100-meter rock reveals a lost human timeline

A significant archaeological discovery in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula has uncovered a vast rock shelter measuring 100 metres long that served as a continual record of humankind's activities for the past 10,000 years. It is located in proximity to the ancient mining centres of Serabit el-Khadim, where researchers were able to…

The Times of India

Ancient rock art depicting hunters and geometric shapes discovered in Egypt's Sinai Desert — and it spans a period of 10,000 years

A rock shelter with rock art and inscriptions spanning millennia has been discovered in Egypt.

LiveScience

5,000-year-old rock carving reveals early Egyptian dominance beyond Nile

An early research paper focuses on the discovery of a very old rock carving in South Sinai, at a site called Wadi Khamila. The carving was found during archaeological surveys in 2025 and is being published for the first time. It dates to around 3000 BC and shows a clear…

The Times of India

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5,000-year-old rock art from ancient Egypt depicts 'terrifying' conquest of the Sinai Peninsula

Archaeologists have found 5,000-year-old ancient Egyptian rock art in the Sinai Desert that depicts the conquest of the region.

LiveScience

Mass grave reveals scale of unlawful killings by Egyptian army in Sinai, say campaigners

Human rights group says hundreds of skeletons found exposed or buried just below ground during research into killings of civilians

The Guardian - UK

Scoop: Netanyahu asked U.S. to press Egypt on military build up in Sinai

Egypt has built underground facilities Israeli intelligence believes could be used for storing missiles.

Axios

Egypt Denies Court Ruling Threatens Historic Monastery

Egypt and Greece sought to ease tensions over the historic St Catherine's monastery in the Sinai peninsula on Friday after a controversial court ruling said it sat on state-owned land.

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Archaeologists unearth tree-lined walkway that led to ancient Egyptian fortress in Sinai Desert

The ancient Egyptian fortress was in use around 2,000 years ago in the Sinai Desert.

LiveScience

Egypt on edge: finding a delicate balance between Gaza and Trump

US president Donald Trump famously called Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi his “favourite dictator” in 2019, but their relationship has been complex. Trump’s return to the White House for a second term has sent ripples of concern through Cairo. In January 2025, Trump proposed a resolution to the ongoing Israel-Hamas…

The Conversation

How this 26-year-old ran 550km through Egypt’s Sinai desert – with the help of the Bedouin

Contending with a swollen ankle, unmarked terrain and a hostile landscape, Ria Xi faced a remarkable challenge crossing the vast desert – she tells Tamara Davison how local knowledge and support were invaluable to completing the ultramarathon safely

The Independent UK

Trump Revives Biden's Failed Proposal To Remove Palestinians From Gaza

Trump wants Arab countries to take in Gaza’s population. The Biden administration already tried, and failed, to bribe and cajole Egypt into doing so.

Reason

Donald Trump’s toxic remarks on Gaza reveal lack of joined-up thinking

US president has already caused trouble abroad and at home with incoherent ideas about Middle East politics

The Guardian - UK

AP WAS THERE: Carter announces Middle East peace agreement

One of Jimmy Carter's crowning achievements as president was the Camp David talks that would deliver Israel's first peace agreement with an Arab nation and make Nobel Peace Prize winners of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin

The Independent UK

Southern Sinai’s secluded beach camps offer a different side to Egypt

Just a short drive from some of the country’s busiest tourist resorts, Tamara Davison discovers a haven of tranquility and calm on Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula

The Independent UK

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3,500-year-old 'rest house' used by ancient Egyptian army discovered in Sinai desert

A 3,500-year-old rest house in the Sinai desert may have been used by an Egyptian pharaoh.

WEKU

Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its border

Egypt's empty Sinai Peninsula would offer safety for Palestinian civilians. But Egypt fears refugees might never be allowed back, citing the painful history of earlier Israeli-Palestinian wars.

Evening Standard

Egypt builds 'enclosure' for displaced Gazans in Sinai

Satellite images appear to show land being cleared near Egypt’s border with Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Egypt building walled enclosure in Sinai for Rafah refugees, photos suggest

Monitoring group releases evidence of work that appears intended to house Palestinians in event of Israeli assault on city

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International Business Times

Egypt Building 'Enclosure' For Displaced Gazans In Sinai: Report

Egypt is building a walled camp in the Sinai Peninsula to receive Palestinians displaced from the besieged and bombarded Gaza Strip, according to a US media report on Thursday.

The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis: Palestinian exodus into Egypt ‘must be avoided’, warns UN chief – as it happened

High commissioner for refugees says people crossing the border would be the ‘nail in the coffin’ for any peace process

The Conversation

Friday essay: 'what else should I lose to survive?' The young writers living – and dying – in Gaza

Please note that all our dreams are vanished. I lost my house. I lost 33 of my family members. And I’m about to lose Palestine. What else should I lose to survive? These are messages sent to me via Facebook Messenger from a 24-year-old Palestinian writer, Abdallah Aljazzar, who, along…

The Conversation

Is Hamas the same as ISIS, the Islamic State group? No − and yes

In the aftermath of Hamas’ bloody raid into Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, many Israelis and people around the world equated the newly ultraviolent and audacious Palestinian militant organization with the world’s deadliest terrorist group, ISIS – the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria.

WEKU

Why Egypt doesn't want Palestinians in Gaza to cross the border

Hemmed in by Israeli forces and the Mediterranean Sea, Palestinians in Gaza seemingly have only one place left to go — across the border to Egypt. But Egypt is resistant to letting them in.

Al Jazeera

Egypt’s Sinai Bedouins fear Israel’s mass displacement of Gaza Palestinians

Bedouin tribes in Sinai have long taken a hit from geopolitical conflicts. Now, concerns are rising again.

France 24

The Gaza-Egypt Rafah crossing explained: ‘It is not a normal border’

For Gaza's two million residents, the Rafah border with Egypt serves as a vital lifeline. Over the years, this crossing has seen numerous shifts, openings, and closures, prompting the construction of illicit tunnels beneath it to facilitate the flow of people and goods. As the war between Israel and Hamas…

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