Egypt

Archaeologists have identified an ancient Egyptian L-shaped structure underground near the Giza Pyramids of Egypt, according to a study published in the journal Archaeological Prospection on Monday. A joint team of researchers from Higashi Nippon International University, Tohoku University, and...

Greece will rectify its labor shortage issues this summer by importing workers from Egypt for temporary agricultural employment as part of an initiative between the two countries. This will help alleviate workforce deficiencies in various sectors, including agriculture, tourism,...

The Asian campaign of Alexander the Great had an unexpected impact on the economy of Macedonia and the rest of Ancient Greece. The conquests of the cities of Damascus, Persepolis, Susa, Sardes, and others brought the massive amount of 180,000...

The ancient Library of Alexandria was one of the greatest human achievements in antiquity. It was a vast collection of knowledge from countless and varied sources and contained tens or possibly even hundreds of thousands of scrolls. For this...

A map of the night sky created by the ancient Greek astronomer Hipparchus was recently discovered at St. Catherine Monastery on the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. Hidden beneath Christian texts, scholars have discovered what seems to be part of the...

The life and legacy of the daughter of Ptolemy XII Auletes, Cleopatra, has fascinated not only Europeans but also Arabs and Africans alike. Her name over the years has become synonymous with beauty, and she is known as the...

The ancient Greeks named the Phoenicians the "purple people" because of the rare purple dye they made out of snail shells, but they were much more than that: they were the Mediterranean seafarers who created the first alphabet It was...

Greek poet Konstantinos Kavafis brought an international aura to modern Greek poetry, by being a master at saying a lot with very little.

A 3,400-year-old statue of the head of King Ramses II has been returned to Egypt after it was stolen and smuggled out of the country more than 30 years ago, the country's antiquities ministry said on Sunday. The statue is...

After Alexander the Great added Egypt to his conquests, he went on a long, perilous journey to meet the ancient Siwa Oracle where he received a mysterious message. By 332 BC when the young king had already conquered vast swathes...