"I know someone who has been to 85 countries. I asked him which country he'd like to visit again. He didn't even think for a ...

Cyrus, known as king of kings or Shahenshah, is remembered particularly by Jewish and Christian scholars for his support for ...

Across time, music has been a key channel for human connection, weaving us together even when separated by geography or language.” Abbas also stressed the museum’s commitment to honoring both Egypt’s ...

Image: Thais Cordeiro on Pexels.com Ancient Egypt was shaped more by its geography than anything else. The Nile River and the deserts that frame it defined Egypt’s agriculture, religion, politics, and ...

In 2024, Egypt welcomed 15.7 million visitors, up from 14.9 million in 2023. The government hopes to double that number by 2030.

Then Hussein’s donkey tripped on something – upon further examination it was an ancient step. The workers soon uncovered 14 ancient steps on that hot day in August 1922 that led to the tomb of the ...

The much-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has partially opened its doors ahead of its full launch on 3 July 2025. Located near the newly inaugurated Sphinx International Airport and offering ...

In an exhibition on ancient Egyptian-inspired fashion at the Cleveland Museum of Art, a relief depicts the wife of Amenhotep wearing a kalasiris, or long linen dress, juxtaposed with a white ...

Euphrates also, as well as Tigris, goes down into the Red Sea… and Geon runs through Egypt,” he wrote, noting that Geon (Gihon) is the Ancient Greek name for the Nile.

Dates: 3100 B.C. to 30 B.C. Writing: Hieroglyphics, a writing system that uses pictures; hieratic, a quicker type of "cursive"; and demotic, a written short-form script Ancient Egypt's gods ...

In 2019, a touring show of artefacts linked to Egypt’s boy-king, Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh, drew more than 1.3 million visitors in Paris at the La Villette space.

Guided tours cost from £49pp. The five-star Plaza Hotel overlooks Ulcinj’s Small Beach and has an outdoor pool, spa, restaurant and kids’ club. Doubles cost from £130 in June.