Egypt

Newly discovered fossil challenges idea of ape origins in east Africa - study

The remains, discovered in 2023 and 2024, are incomplete, and made up of only a few jawbone fragments and worn teeth. 

Image from Apes and monkeys, Their life and language; illustrative.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt points while she holds a press briefing at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, December 1, 2025.

'Victory for the US,' claims WH Press Secretary Leavitt, as world reacts to Iran ceasefire

US President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington DC on April 06, 2026.

Trump announces 'double-sided ceasefire' between US, Iran following Pakistani proposal

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross towards an area within the so-called "yellow line" to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire in Gaza City November 12, 2025.

Only IDF is capable of disarming Hamas, senior INSS researcher tells 'Post'


The Seder’s message: Why we diminish our joy for others’ pain on Passover

The spilling of wine at the Seder lessens joy to recognize that freedom came with suffering and calls for empathy toward all.

'Although it is a great joy for us that god took us out of Egypt and redeemed us, it is still painful for us that through this others were destroyed.'

Passover Seder night: The deeper meaning of matzah and the urgency of the Exodus

“When a mitzvah comes to your hand, do not let it ‘become leavened.’”

A MAN wraps fresh matza during Passover in Ashdod in 2016

The power of personal freedom: Finding meaning and joy in a Passover during war - opinion

We can approach this moment with the recognition that Hashem instilled within us this ability to recognize good even in moments of evil.

That spiritual right to freedom will not always live hand in hand with physical or political liberty.

Israel and Egypt: Frosty neighbors' ties tested by Iran war, but remain stable

Operation Roaring Lion has Egypt and Israel on the same side. But what will happen when the war with Iran ends?

Then-US President Jimmy Carter (C) congratulates Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin in three-way handshake on March 26, 1979 at the White House, after signing the historic US-sponsored peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.

Reverse exodus: How the Iran war turned Egypt's Taba into Israelis’ escape route

Amid war with Iran, thousands of Israelis and tourists leave Israel through Taba in a modern-day reverse Exodus.

Jenn Lewin (left) and daughters  in taba.

Passover and peoplehood: The ongoing struggle with empire - opinion

The struggle that Israel and the United States have embarked on against Iranian hegemony speaks to the age-old imperative to counter Egypt.

Exodus from Egypt (Edward Poynter)

Reporter's notebook: The road out of Israel runs through a grotty Egyptian office - feature

With flights grounded and missiles overhead, one journalist's wartime exit took him from the Negev desert to a shakedown at the Taba border crossing.

An Israeli police car blocks the road on the Israeli side of the Taba crossing leading into Egypt on February 16, 2014.

Israel’s military victories spark anxiety in Jordan despite security cooperation - opinion

Israel’s “peace through strength” approach reassures some allies but fuels anxiety in Jordan over regional ambitions.

Royal Jordianian honor guards march in Amman, in February. For Jordan, the ‘peace through strength’ paradigm is not a promise of stability, but a source of deep anxiety, the writer says.

Stone stele depicting Roman emperor, Egyptian gods found near Karnak temple site in Luxor

The stele was discovered during the three-year-long restoration efforts of a gateway from the time of Ramesses III in Karnak.

Stele depicting Roman Emperor Tiberius standing before the Theban triad of the ancient Egyptian gods found near the Karnak Temple Complex, March 30, 2026.

Middle East realignment: Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan are reshaping US-Iran relations - opinion

Turkey, Egypt, and Pakistan’s mediation between the US and Iran signals a new regional alignment with implications for Israel’s regional influence.

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