A study of the canopic vases of an ancient Egyptian lady provides new clues and raises new questions about the complex mummification process as well as the society’s trade links at the time
The conflict-plagued western region of Sudan is, once again, the scene of numerous atrocities. While fighting between the Army and paramilitary forces continues in the capital of Khartoum, violence is also spreading to other parts of the African country
The 7th-century cemeteries in the east of the capital, of great artistic, architectural and historical value, are being swept aside to make way for roads
Dozens of sexual assaults reported by various organizations are estimated to be only the tip of the iceberg, while attacks perpetrated by paramilitaries and criminal gangs go unpunished
Since fighting broke out between the army and RSF paramilitaries in April, some 200 disappearances have been registered in the capital alone amid reports of targeted arrests and torture in detention centers
A study analyzes the tree growth rings on hundreds of wooden pieces used to tie the dead on the way to the necropolis
The figure was excavated in a temple to the goddess Isis at an ancient Red Sea port. It suggests that the two worlds were closer than previously thought
Violence has pushed the capital to almost total collapse, but neighborhood groups that emerged during the country’s long struggle for democracy are filling the void left by the state and NGOs
The decision to cast Adele James as the Egyptian queen has caused heated debate on social media, an online petition and even a legal complaint
Experts warn of the possible intervention of rebel forces and foreign militias in an already unstable area. Fighting continues this Saturday near the presidential palace in Khartoum despite the truce proposed by the UN
NGOs have warned that medicines and blood are in short supply in hospitals, while experts fear an escalation in Darfur and the entry of more armed groups into the fighting
A team of researchers has been able to trace the exact dimensions of the so-called north-facing corridor, although its purpose remains unknown
A study that reconstructed 8,000 years of the river’s history sheds new light on the important role it played in the construction of the monumental pharaonic tombs
The country wants to take advantage of its capacity to generate renewable energy and the organization of the COP27 to become a large producer
This expert from the Free University of Berlin has spent a decade studying and emulating fragrances from pharaonic times
Twenty-year-old Maryam Alsyed Tiyrab’s sentence sees small human rights gains overturned following the October 2021 military coup
A group of scientists in South Africa believes the ‘Hypatia stone,’ a strange extraterrestrial rock discovered in the Sahara Desert, was formed by one of the most powerful and luminous events in the universe
A team of chemists and archaeologists has analyzed the volatile compounds emitted by objects in a burial chamber in order to find out the nature and origin of their contents
Chemical analysis of the artifact has determined that the object was a gift from a king of Anatolia, and was manufactured at a low temperature