"They found that the ancient Egyptians were most closely related to the peoples of the Near East, particularly from the Levant. This is the Eastern Mediterranean which today includes the countries of Turkey, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon."

Wow! Color me stunned! The AEs were closely linked genetically with their nearest neighbors. Who'd have guessed it? Anybody who wasn't obsessed with meaningless modern identity issues maybe?
While there is plentiful evidence, both artistic and forensic for a strong Nubian presence in AE, they were also definitely seen as being phenotypically distinct from Egyptians. As of course were the 'Wretched Asiatics'.