News

More than 200 animals of 19 different species march across the handle of this knife, which was crafted from flint and elephant ivory, sometime between 3300 and 3100 B.C.E., during Egypt's ...
Editor's note—On Sunday, Feb. 1, Egypt released Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste from prison, where he had been held since 2013 along with his colleagues Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed.
Experience the thrill of horse riding in Egypt! Watch as a rider gallops through sandy landscapes and along the beautiful shoreline.
Egypt zoo overhaul plan raises animal welfare fears Image caption, Giza Zoo is a popular attraction - but it has been criticised for being substandard Article Information Author, Wael Hussein and ...
Spotted hyenas (Crocuta crocuta) live across much of sub-Saharan Africa, but the species went extinct in what is now Egypt 5,000 years ago, when a changing climate made the region too dry for ...
Animal rights activists have heavily criticized Egypt’s zoos as animals often suffer from injuries, untreated diseases and severe starvation, according to animal welfare group “Occupy for Animals.” ...
STORY: Zoo officials said they provide cool showers for animals and freeze their fruits to protect them from the high temperature.Egypt’s Giza Zoo is one of the oldest in the region.The pursuit ...
An estimated 8 million mummified animals, mostly dogs, were laid in the catacombs of Anubis, a high figure that surprises even veteran Egyptologists.
Although the term “animal rights” may sound like Chinese to many, the Cairene community seems to be becoming gradually interested in the welfare of domestic animals. “Comparing to other governorates, ...
By looking at images of animals in Egypt's archaeological record, scientists found that most extinctions over the last 6,000 years were linked to periods of big change in terms of climate and ...
If you took a cruise along the northern stretch of the Nile some 6,000 years ago, you wouldn't have seen any pyramids, but you might have spotted a giraffe or an elephant taking a drink at the bank of ...
Still, a recent government announcement that its doors will be closed for a year to make improvements has been met with scepticism by the public and animal welfare groups alike. "My kids love the zoo.