The Nile flows north for about 6,650 kilometers (4,132 miles), from the African Great Lakes through the Sahara desert before emptying into the Mediterranean Sea.

The sea ate three kilometres into the Nile Delta between 1968 and 2009, with the river’s weaker flow unable to hold back the Mediterranean, which rose around 15 centimetres (six inches) over the last ...

June 3, 2024 — Researchers have explored how the River Nile evolved over the past 11,500 years and how changes in its geography could have helped shape the fortunes of ancient Egyptian civilization.

RIO DE JANEIRO — Guinness World Records, Britannica and the U.S. government agree: The longest river in the world is the mighty Nile — the “father of African rivers,” Britannica says.

From its sources in East Africa to its delta in Egypt, where it flows into the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile has sustained civilisations for thousands of years, becoming an iconic symbol of African ...

Projections throughout the room guide the public along the river's path, from Lake Nasser to the Mediterranean Sea, showcasing the intertwined relationship between nature, civilization, and history.

Egypt has set a new international tender for oil and gas exploration rights in the Nile Delta and Mediterranean sea, the state news agency reported on Tuesday. Skip to main content.

A now-extinct stretch of the Nile once flowed near Egypt’s Great Pyramid and likely played a key role in the construction of ancient monuments, according to new research.