Cairo is set to open the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum that Egypt hopes will celebrate the nation’s heritage and also revitalise its struggling economy and tourism sector.

After two decades of construction, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) — the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization — during a grand ceremony held near the pyramids and the Sphinx,

After years of delays, the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum – set to be the world’s largest devoted to ancient Egypt – will finally open its doors near the Giza pyramids.

The study of celestial objects ran throughout ancient Egyptian culture. Religious events were fixed by the movements of the sun and moon, star charts were carved into the lids of tombs, and the pyramids were aligned to face the pole star. The observations ...

Egypt stands as one of the world’s most remarkable destinations for history and culture enthusiasts. With a fascinating history that reaches back to the dawn of civilization, Egypt destinations are considered the oldest travel destinations on earth.

When Egypt officially opened the doors of its $1 billion treasure trove of ancient artifacts on November 1, the great and the good of world politics stood in the shadow of King Ramses II. Eleven meters tall and carved from red granite,

The popular perception of Western history is that humans have grown less puritanical over time; compare, for instance, how the sight of an ankle (on a man or woman) was considered shocking in 18th and 19th-century Victorian culture. Given our current ...