{
  "id": 11402679,
  "title": "Row erupts over Cairo mural depicting Tutankhamun and Nefertiti with dark skin",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/row-erupts-over-cairo-mural-depicting-tutankhamun-and-nefertiti-with",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-02T08:55:42.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/02/row-erupts-over-cairo-mural-depicting-tutankhamun-and-nefertiti-with-dark-skin"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Artwork created in Tahrir Square for Chinese president’s state visit to Egypt is painted over amid allegations it revived Afrocentric claims about Pharaohs’ origins On the eve of Chinese president Xi Jinping’s state visit to Cairo last month, the city authorities were busy removing a 66-metre-long mural from the esteemed guest’s line of sight. Depicting the Pharaoh Tutankhamun and Queen…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}