First came the romantic proposal for which the couple travelled to Dubai. Birk confides, “Every detail was meticulously ...

Military hospitals are known throughout Egypt as having a better standard of care than the average, crowded, poorly staffed and poorly funded public hospitals serving most Egyptians. The wedding ...

Turki Al-Sheikh has risen from obscurity to the heart of two historic institutions, but who is he really? We spent six months ...

It was a yes from me! "We had two wedding events, the main focus for both being intimate. First, the legal and religious ...

The discovery sheds some light on a "lost" dynasty of pharaohs who ruled during a little-understood time in ancient Egypt's long history. Archaeologists from Egypt and the U.S. unearthed the tomb ...

By Islam Salah El Din For many Egyptians, the gold pound isn’t just a coin—it’s a link to the past, a symbol of good fortune, and a reminder of family roots. Sure, its purchasing power has changed ...

Women from Egypt have long been seen as captivating and alluring beings, possessing a magnetism that can draw anyone in. From the historical era of Cleopatra to the modern day, these enthralling ...

A lesser-known period in Egyptian history has just been unearthed. Penn Museum and Egyptian archaeologists, alongside the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, have discovered a massive ...

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and in tombs. Egyptians believed it offered divine protection. The symbol is linked to Horus, a deity. Myth says his eye ...

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Field work takes place near the site where the tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king was discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and Egyptian ...

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 ...