King Farouk of Egypt once looked into his crystal ball and predicted that by the end of the 20th Century, there would be only five monarchs left in the world: the kings of England-and of hearts ...

Egypt’s Minister of Agriculture Alaa Farouk met with European Union Commissioner for Fisheries Costas Kadis on the sidelines ...

When the museum was officially inaugurated by King Farouk of Egypt in 1940, it was only one hall and a passage with 1,250 exhibited items in this very same building of Egypt's first postal ...

For twelve years, Farouk of Egypt wandered in exile. In public he wore dark glasses and was accompanied by two bodyguards who fended off newsmen and curious bystanders. In private Farouk endlessly ...

Irma Capece Minutolo, who has died aged 87, enjoyed a moderately successful career in Italian opera; she was also the mistress of former King Farouk of Egypt and, according to her later accounts ...

King Farouk, ruler of Egypt for 17 years, abdicated at noon today at the demand of the armed forces led by F.-M. Naguib, leader of this week’s ‘ coup.’ He was asked to leave the country by 6 ...

Christie's is selling a prized, 18-karat gold Patek Philippe watch that belonged to King Farouk, the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan. Farouk, who died in 1965, reigned for 16 years and was ...