The world's largest Ottoman Quran weighing 176lbs has gone on show in Egypt. Photo shows the worlds largest Ottoman Quran during the opening of Egypt's Islamic Cultural Center in the new administrative capital by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, undated. The Quran weighs about 80 kilograms and was written with iron…
Police in Egypt are using the dating app Grindr to trap gay, lesbian and trans users looking to hook up. Picture shows the alert sent by the Grindr app to Egyptian users warning about police arrests, undated. Grindr is an LGBTQ+ app. (Newsflash) The app has issued a warning to…
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a Sphinx-like statue dating back to the Roman era 2,000 years ago. Photo shows a sphinx statue, believed to be made in the likeness of a Roman emperor, undated. It is uncovered at an archaeological site in Qena, Egypt. (@tourismandantiq/Newsflash) The stunning find was made…
A court in Egypt has sentenced two men to death by hanging for stabbing a 14-year-old to death for his iPhone. Photo shows Youssef Mustafa Naji Suleiman, undated. He was killed by his friends over iPhone in El-Mahalla, Egypt, June 2022. (Newsflash) The two had been friends of victim Youssef…
Egypt has returned nearly 200 ancient coins to their modern homelands after they were seized by officials being trafficked into the country. Photo shows a jewellery of the Queen Ahhotep, which was displayed at the Egyptian Museum of Liberation in Cairo, Egypt, undated photo. Sabah Abdel Razek, director general of…
