From ancient pyramids and bazaars, to museums and river cruises, there are so many wonderful things to do in Cairo at night.

The oldest known sphinx statuette has just been found near the pyramids of Giza. It’s small in size but massive in historical ...

Randall Carlson joins UnchartedX to discuss one of Egypt’s most controversial mysteries: the erosion patterns around the ...

One of Cairo's must-see attractions is the Great Sphinx, the world's oldest monumental sculpture. Situated by the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx impresses with its size – it measures 66 feet ...

The Egyptian archaeological mission stumbled upon a sandstone statue of a Sphinx during excavation work that was being carried out at the Kom Ombo temple in Aswan to reduce the ground water level ...

These sphinxes were modeled with the distinctive nemes head dress associated with the Egyptian pharoahs and cannot be confused with other versions of the sphinx in Mediterranean and Near Eastern ...

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Egypt alarmed by Israeli influx into Sinai amid double standards accusations Activists accuse Cairo of hypocrisy for denying aid to Gaza while welcoming Israelis fleeing war ...

An archaeologist has studied broken statues of Queen Hatshepsut—one of the few women to rule as an Egyptian pharaoh, 4,000 years ago—and found that they were not attacked during the ...

Why Were Ancient Statues of This Egyptian Female Pharaoh Destroyed? Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

Discovery of three ancient Egyptian tombs uncover secrets no one could have imagined A significant discovery by Egyptian archaeologists on Luxor's West Bank have provided an insight into elite ...

Research suggests the destruction of her statues "were perhaps driven by ritual necessity rather than outright antipathy." ...