Ancient Egypt in North Africa was one of the most powerful and influential civilizations in the region for over 3,000 years, from around 3100 B.C to 30 B.C. It left behind numerous monuments ...

Egypt was full of hieroglyphic writing on the walls of temples, palaces and on reams of flat sheets made from the papyrus reed, from which the modern word paper is derived.

“Egypt should immediately halt this vicious crackdown on a vulnerable group simply for waving a flag,” said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa Director at Human Rights Watch.

Ancient Egyptian Writing: New Symbols Reveal Development Of Hieroglyphics. Published Jun 22, 2017 at 7:17 AM EDT Updated Jun 22, 2017 at 8:21 AM EDT.

A child waves an Egyptian flag on the third day of voting in Egypt's presidential election in Shubra El-Kheima, near Cairo, May 28, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih Purchase Licensing Rights, opens new tab.