The burial chamber most likely belonged to a ruler in a line of kings once lost to history, researchers said. “It’s a new ...

Alexandria grew rapidly and became a major centre of the Ancient Greek Hellenic civilisation, eventually replacing Memphis (in present-day Greater Cairo) as Egypt’s capital. It retained this status ...

Mai Ghaly Elgazzar’s map Egypt Old Cairo blends the past and the present to capture the rich and storied history of Cairo. For this Behind the Map, we connected with Elgazzar to learn how she ...

with twisting alleyways and ancient churches that are several centuries older than the ornate mosques of Islamic Cairo. According to legend, it was St. Mark who introduced Christianity to Egypt ...

Experts discovered a massive 3-room royal tomb hidden 7 metres underground in Abydos, Egypt, believed to date back over 3,600 ...

one of Egypt’s oldest cities about 300 miles south of Cairo and roughly six miles from the Nile River. Ancient Egyptian mythology held that Abydos served as the burial place for Osiris ...

The burial chamber for the unnamed ruler was found in January in a sacred city where little is known about its ancient ...

For visitors keen to get involved, the largest Sofitel hotel in the world has opened in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.