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Get a daily digest of the most important stories affecting your hometown with Axios Charlotte Enter your email address[ ] Please enter a valid email. Please enter a valid email. Subscription failed Subscribe for free Thank you for subscribing! Enter your email address[ ] Please enter a valid email. Please enter a valid email. Subscription failed Subscribe for free Thank you for subscribing! 22 hours ago - World In photos: Egypt holds grand procession of ancient mummies in Cairo Rebecca Falconer Carriages containing 22 ancient Egyptian mummies depart from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square during Saturday's parade. Photo: Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images Egypt held a five-mile procession of 22 ancient mummies in Cairo, as they were moved from a museum where they'd been for over a century to the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilization Saturday night. For the record: Organizers "deliberately" hid from view working-class neighborhoods during the nationally televised event celebrating Egypt's past, locals told the New York Times. Urban planner Ahmed Zaazaa noted to the NYT, "The government says they are making reforms, but the vast majority of people in Cairo who live in working-class neighborhoods are excluded." The carriage carrying the mummy of Queen Ahmose-Nefertari, daughter of Pharaoh Seqenenre Tao II, during the parade. In all, the mummies of 18 kings and four queens were carried during the journey. Photo: Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty ImagesA performer dressed in costume designed to look like ancient Egyptian clothes at what's been dubbed the Pharaohs' Golden Parade. Photo: Mahmoud Khaled/AFP via Getty ImagesA marching band during the mummies parade departing from the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Dictator Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, whom some call "a new pharaoh," presided over the event, per the Washington Post. Photo: Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty ImagesThe carriages with the mummies advance along the roundabout of Tahrir Square. Photo: Mahmoud Khaled/AFP via Getty ImagesPerformers dressed as ancient Egyptians near the Obelisk of Ramses II and the recently unveiled and restored four ancient sandstone sphinxes, extracted from the Avenue of the Sphinxes in Luxor, at Tahrir Square. Photo: Mahmoud Khaled/AFP via Getty ImagesPerformers dressed as ancient Egyptians during the parade for the mummies. Photo: Mahmoud Khaled/AFP via Getty Images Go deeper Jacob Knutson Apr 2, 2021 - Politics & Policy In photos: Capitol car ramming attack leaves 2 dead Police investigating the scene where a driver rammed a vehicle into two police officers at the U.S. Capitol on April 02. Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images A male suspect rammed a vehicle into two Capitol Police officers on Friday at the North Barricade vehicle access point of the U.S. Capitol, sending Congress into a roughly two-hour lockdown. The state of play: The attack left two dead, including the suspect and one police officer, and another injured. Congress is no longer under lockdown, and the House and Senate were out of session at the time of the attack. Go deeper (<1 min. read) Jacob Knutson Apr 3, 2021 - World In photos: Hundreds across Britain protest against policing bill People marching toward Parliament Square in London as part of a "kill the bill" rally on April 3. Photo: Hasan Esen/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Hundreds in London and several cities across England and Wales rallied in "kill the bill" protests on Saturday against a proposed law that would broaden police authority for regulating demonstrations, according to Reuters. Why it matters: Opponents of the bill say it could be used to curb dissent and individual freedoms and could excuse heavy-handed tactics used by police to break up peaceful protests. Go deeper (<1 min. read) Barak Ravid, author of from Tel Aviv 2 hours ago - World Jordan claims businessman who offered to help arrested prince is former Mossad agent Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein in 2009. Photo: ATTILA KISBENEDEK/AFP via Getty Images An Israeli businessman with ties to the U.S. government was in touch with former Jordanian Crown Prince Hamzah bin Hussein when he was put on house arrest on Saturday, and proposed to send a private jet to take his wife and kids to Europe. The intrigue: The Jordanian government claims the Israeli has connections to the Mossad spy agency, while the businessman stresses he's only a friend of the prince. Go deeper (2 min. read) Axios gets you smarter, faster with news & information that matters. Copyright Axios Media, 2021 About About Axios Advertise with us Careers Events Axios on HBO Axios HQ Privacy and terms Online tracking choices Contact us Subscribe Axios newsletters Axios app Axios podcasts Courses