Archaeology

Since 25 January, Egypt’s many museums and archaeological sites have been the victims of looting. Yesterday, it was announced that…

Amid heated debates on the Egyptian Constitution and two weeks before the referendum on proposed amendments to it, Academy Award-winning…

On 26 February, a mob attacked the mausoleum of Mohamed Sherif Pasha in Cairo’s Al-Sayeda Naffissa district, looting its entire…

Because women were left off the committee to revise the constitution, many worry that their demands will not be heard…

“The road to Memphis and Thebes passes through Turin,” wrote the decipherer of Egyptian hieroglyphs Jean-François Champollion when he came…

Egypt has submitted an official request to Germany to return a bust of Nefertiti displayed in a Berlin Museum, following…

The entrance to the Geology Museum in Cairo, with its sad grey appearance and busy location a few meters away…

Cats love science. They noticeably outnumbered the human visitors at the Suzanne Mubarak Science Exploration Center, even on what employees…

Authorities in Alexandria are preparing plans for the restoration of the city’s only Jewish monument. The synagogue on Nabi Daniel…

Twelve sphinx statues have been found near the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has announced. The…