The heart was thought to be key to faring well ... No matter how quixotic their death beliefs were, in Ancient Egypt there was no release from the mundane aspects of life even after you died.

Dr Stephen Buckley, an archaeologist from the University of York, told BBC News that this mummy "literally embodies the embalming that was at the heart of Egyptian mummification for 4,000 years".

For his part, Dr Nabil Farag, Professor of Cardiology at Ain Shams University and President of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology, highlighted that Egypt has high rates of heart disease among the ...

The Egyptian government is concerned that public ... This would have been something she had hoped to offer them in Gaza. "Gaza is my heart," said Mona, her voice trembling. She misses the streets ...