On Saturday, sun’s alignment with the face of King Ramses II at the Abu Simbel Temple was obscured due to heavy clouds and weather fluctuations that enveloped the city since morning. Despite the ...

Abu Simbel’s solar alignment this week coincided with the 50th anniversary of the salvage and relocation of its temples The usually calm Upper Egyptian town of Abu Simbel was abuzz this week ...

The Great Temple of Ramses II was rediscovered two hundred years ago, carved out of a mountain on the Niles’ banks. The structure is a shrine to the pharaoh and primeval Egyptian gods.

In a gala ceremony held on Tuesday night at the Petite Palais in Paris, Egypt’s embassy in France celebrated the 200-year anniversary of the discovery of the Abu Simbel temples. The ceremony was ...

The Italian Ambassador to Egypt, Giampaolo Cantini, opened an exhibition on Thursday to honor Italian explorer and archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities, Giovanni Battista Belzoni, who discovered Abu ...

The Abu Simbel temples were carved into the mountains in the 13th century BC under the orders of Ramses II. They serve as a lasting monument to the King and his Queen Nefertari, and commemorate ...

The Antiquities Ministry will organize a world-class celebration in November to mark the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Abu Simbel temples, one of the most prominent Egyptian monuments, ...

The Great Temple of Ramses II was rediscovered two hundred years ago, carved out of a mountain on the Niles’ banks. The structure is a shrine to the pharaoh and primeval Egyptian gods.