ancient paint—but not just any paint. Known as “Egyptian Blue,” it’s among the oldest synthetic pigments in the world, with the newly found ingot weighing more than five pounds.

was behind the spread of the tapes by working with a video store that helped him make so many copies and selling them for as cheap as 100 Egyptian pounds a piece. Police officers seized the ...

Essentially, it means the government is no longer controlling the value of the Egyptian pound compared to other currencies. For decades, it had been pegged to the US dollar, which meant that its ...

The Egyptian pound plummeted to an eight year low against the US dollar on Sunday afternoon, following a currency auction in which the Central Bank sold $75 million to local banks. The dollar is ...