When Napoleon embarked upon a military expedition into Egypt in 1798, he brought with him a team of scholars, scientists, and artists. Together, they produced the monumental “Description de l’Égypte,” ...

Newly excavated Egyptian tombs dating back roughly 4,000 years are yielding a cache of rare relics that is reshaping how I ...

Recently, archaeologists unearthed a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mining camp in the Sukari Mountains. Crews found evidence of ancient gold mining, processing, and purification. The archaeological ...

A 2,000-Year-Old pleasure vessel has emerged from the silt of Cleopatra’s harbor, turning a stretch of seafloor off ...

The inundation of water was more than just provision for crops and fields: the Egyptians called the event the coming of Hapy, god of abundance and fertility. THE PERFECT AMOUNTEgyptians needed the ...

This cultural event marks the official opening of the GEM on the 1st of November 2025. The GEM is spanning over 500,000 square metres, and packed with some 100,000 artefacts of the ancient Egyptian ...

An Egyptian lawmaker has called for the ticketing system at the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo to be overhauled, claiming that the current approach places Egyptian citizens in a ...

In the Egyptian city of Esna, a highly decorated entrance hall completed during the mid-third century a.d. is the only surviving part of a temple dedicated to the creator god Khnum. Some 100 major ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) began implementing a pre-booking system for entry tickets on Sunday, with specific time slots allocated for each visitor. This aims to improve visitor flow within the ...

Russia has long been a preferred destination for students from across Africa seeking affordable higher education. In 2023, Russia estimated that 32,000 students from the Middle East were living in the ...

This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). The Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo has been heralded as one of the biggest cultural openings of the year. Located near the Pyramids of ...

Roman military elites in Egypt kept Indian monkeys as pets, burying them with piglets, puppies, and personal items like ...