royal family
Royal Jewelry museum exhibits riches of a bygone era
Archaeology
April 18, 2010
Royal Jewelry museum exhibits riches of a bygone era
A gold medal can tell different stories: the tale of the solider who earned that medal, or the tale of…
Queen Farida, King Farouk’s first wife
Archaeology
January 20, 2010
Queen Farida, King Farouk’s first wife
Born in 1921 in Alexandria, Saphinaz Zulfikar, or Queen Farida, member of the Egyptian-Circassian family of Zulfikar, was King Farouk's…
Royal tombs threatened with collapse
Archaeology
January 20, 2010
Royal tombs threatened with collapse
Leaking water from Ein el-Seira, a body of water formed by six springs, is threatening cemeteries in the Emam el-Leithy…