New Immigrants from Port Sayid in Egypt arriving to Israel in 1956. The Jewish Agency for Israel. http://www.flickr.com/photos/jewishagencyforisrael/4046118457/.

Archaeologists were delighted by the discovery of an intact pharaoh's mummy, but they couldn't help but wonder: Who were the other 12 mummies resting in the same tomb? Royal occupationA sunken ...

Jailed Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah has lost nearly a third of his body weight after spending 98 days on hunger strike, his sister said Friday following a brief Eid visit to his prison ...

Egypt and Saudi Arabia are separated by the Red Sea. The closest point between the two countries is the Strait of Tiran, which at its narrowest is around 4 miles (6.4 km).

Mostly wonder and frustration towards the incredible monuments surrounded by traffic jams, aggressive sales pitches, and animals worn down by endless rides. Now, Egypt’s government has weighted up the ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — Egyptian blue is a color that is over 5,000 years old. From the tombs of pharaohs to Roman frescoes, this brilliant blue pigment adorned everything from sacred artifacts to everyday ...

The Dead Sea Scrolls may be even older than researchers thought, according to a new study driven by an artificial intelligence (AI) model. A group of researchers from the Netherlands, Italy and ...

Egypt has recovered 11 artefacts that were illegally smuggled to the United States on Wednesday, 4 June, following close coordination between Egyptian and US authorities. The artefacts were officially ...

An AI analysis of the Dead Sea Scrolls, which include texts from the Hebrew Bible, could mean they were composed earlier than experts thought.

Many of the manuscripts known as the Dead Sea Scrolls may be much older than previously thought, according to a new study that could transform our understanding of their Jewish and Christian origins.

Preparations are in full swing by various relevant authorities, led by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, for the highly anticipated official inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on ...