Urgent: Egypt's Nobel laureate scientist Zuwail dies of illness in U.S.

Egypt's renowned Nobel-laureate scientist Ahmed Zuwail, also carrying American citizenship, died of illness at the age of 70 on Tuesday in the United States, the Egyptian state TV reported.

Known as "the father of femtochemistry," Zuwail was awarded the Nobel prize in 1999 due to his researches in the field.

"The procedures have started to move Zuwail's body from the United States back to Cairo," the Egyptian state TV reported. Endit