Egypt

A 3,400-year-old statue of the head of King Ramses II has been returned to Egypt after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago, the country's antiquities ministry said on Sunday. The statue is...

After Alexander the Great added Egypt to his conquests, he went on a long, perilous journey to meet the ancient Siwa Oracle where he received a mysterious message. By 332 BC when the young king had already conquered vast swathes...

The construction of the Pyramids of Giza and the origin of the Sphinx in Egypt will forever remain mysteries as no scientist has ever produced convincing explanations of their making and the speed of completion. The lack of solid answers...

“Behold, the Lord rides on a swift cloud, and will come into Egypt.” - Isaiah 19:1 On a Biblical tour of the Holy Land, one might visit Jerusalem, Nazareth, and the Sea of Galilee. One might also be interested in visiting...

Across the Mediterranean from Greece on the continent of Africa is the region of Nubia, an area that covers parts of what is now Upper Egypt and Sudan. This is where, in the days of antiquity, Greek warriors marched...

When Alexander the Great conquered Egypt in 332 BCE, he signaled the beginning of the era of Ptolemaic rule. His general Ptolemy established the Ptolemaic dynasty that would govern the vast lands of Egypt for the next 300 years. The...

Netflix's Queen Cleopatra docuseries has caused an immense storm of controversy surrounding its depiction of Cleopatra VII Philopator as a black woman, and whilst Cleopatra herself was not black, there were indeed black pharaohs who ruled over Egypt at...

Greece and Egypt signed an agreement on the establishment of the High-Level Cooperation Council in Cairo on Sunday. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi made joint statements after signing the agreement. The Greece-Egypt bilateral agreement was...

A $183 billion seaside mega city, New Alamein, in Egypt, is touted to become the crown jewel of the Mediterranean, luring tourists away from traditional European holiday destinations such as Greece, Italy and Spain. Nestled along the sparkling north coast,...

After two years of new excavation work, Dr Kathleen Martinez, a determined archaeologist who has been searching for Cleopatra's tomb in Egypt since 2005 has released a new update on the whereabouts of the ancient Egyptian queen's resting place. In...