King Ramses II

Photos: Tourists flock to Egypt’s Abu Simbel to witness semi-annual sun alignment
Culture

Photos: Tourists flock to Egypt’s Abu Simbel to witness semi-annual sun alignment

The sun illuminated King Ramses II’s face in Aswan’s Abu Simbel temple on Saturday, an astronomical phenomenon that occurs twice…
Ramses II obelisk to be fully reassembled in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Egypt

Ramses II obelisk to be fully reassembled in Cairo’s Tahrir Square

A Ramses II obelisk, parts of which were unearthed in Egypt last August, is set to be fully re-assembled and…
Will we celebrate the Sphinx’s sun alignment?
Opinion

Will we celebrate the Sphinx’s sun alignment?

Every year, Egypt and the entire world celebrate the sun’s illumination of the sanctuary of King Ramses II at the…
Photos: Egyptian-German mission discover New Kingdom artifacts in Heliopolis
Archaeology

Photos: Egyptian-German mission discover New Kingdom artifacts in Heliopolis

The Egyptian-German joint archaeological mission working in Heliopolis temple discovered on Sunday remains of statues and stones featuring inscriptions of…
Ramses II obelisk relocated to Alamein city
Archaeology

Ramses II obelisk relocated to Alamein city

Amid tight security measures, the obelisk of King Ramses II was transferred to the new city of El Alamein from…
Beheira governor to promote recent archaeological discovery
Archaeology

Beheira governor to promote recent archaeological discovery

Major General Hisham Amna, governor of Beheira, announced that local authorities were mulling on the promotion for a recent archaeological…
Egypt’s King Ramses II unveiled on World Heritage Day
Egypt

Egypt’s King Ramses II unveiled on World Heritage Day

Marking World Heritage Day, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities unveiled a restored statue of ancient Egyptian King Rameses II in front…
King Ramses II celebration compartment unearthed
Archaeology

King Ramses II celebration compartment unearthed

  The entire celebration compartment of King Ramses II has been unearthed by the Archaeological Mission of Ain Shams University, which operates…
Antiquities Ministry invites foreign ambassadors to celebrate sun alignment at Abu Simbel temple
Archaeology

Antiquities Ministry invites foreign ambassadors to celebrate sun alignment at Abu Simbel temple

  Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry announced on Saturday that it has invited a large number of foreign ambassadors in Egypt, ministers…
Tomb of Ramsses II’s top army general discovered in Saqqara
Archaeology

Tomb of Ramsses II’s top army general discovered in Saqqara

Egypt Antiquities Ministry said on Tuesday that an excavation mission from Cairo University uncovered the tomb of top army commander…
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