As the spotlight beams on the Grand Egyptian Museum and its breathtaking opening, it’s easy to forget the thousands of people who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make it happen. Not all heroes ...

On October 22, the first-ever Egyptian-European summit convened, marking a milestone in relations between Egypt and Europe.

Prime ministers, presidents and royalty descended on Cairo on Saturday to attend the spectacle-laden inauguration of a sprawling new museum built near the Pyramids to house one of the world's richest ...

The Netherlands will return a 3,500-year-old sculpture that turned up at a Dutch art fair to Egypt, Prime Minister Dick Schoof said on Sunday during a visit to the country, where he met with President ...

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Whether it's an ancient death mask found on an Egyptian sarcophagus or the selfie you have just cropped on your phone, we have been creating portraits for centuries. So why do we love them so much?

The colossal project dates back to the 1990s. The huge site, next to the pyramids of Giza, is billed as the largest museum in ...

The GEM brings to life a shared story of partnership and mutual admiration, Japanese Ambassador to Egypt Iwai Fumio tells Al Ahram Weekly ...

In an excerpt from his new book Dinner with King Tut, Sam Kean explores a weird and wild '90s experiment to replicate ancient ...

From Tutankhamun’s treasures to Egypt’s reimagined cultural future, 5,000 years of history come alive at the Grand Egyptian ...

Often, while watching our favorite shows or movies or even playing an immersive video game, we get completely mesmerized by ...

MEDICINE has come a long way, imagine a world where we didn't have anesthesia, insulin, or even vaccines? The world wouldn't ...