The Grand Egyptian Museum, which held its opening ceremony on Saturday, will showcase tomb paintings and other artefacts offering insight into ancient Egyptian life, said Salima Ikram, Distinguished Professor of Egyptology at the American University in Cairo.

Waiters and deliverymen receive tips. But so do receptionists, government clerks and hospital nurses. And with Egypt stuck in an economic crisis, even the cost of tipping is inflating.

President Mahmoud Abbas today received an official invitation from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to attend the inauguration of the new Egyptian Museum. The invitation was delivered at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah by Egypt’s Ambassador to Palestine,

It also highlights the methods by which people animated the gods for daily veneration, establishing a crucial link between the human and divine realms.

People in Egypt have attended the opening ceremony for a new museum that was constructed with Japanese assistance in Giza. The city is located outside the capital Cairo.

Archaeologists in Egypt discovered a 3,000-year-old fortress along the Horus Military Road, which was referenced in the Book of Exodus. It dates back to the New Kingdom period.

As you know, the Egyptian military has taken President Mohamed Morsi into custody, suspended the constitution, and installed an interim government. The army says it has taken these steps in support of the will of the people, and that does appear to be ...

Egypt’s cause is just and does not violate the rights of others,” President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi stated as he outlined Cairo’s position on the Palestinian issue and the Israeli war on Gaza.

Israel said the teams have been permitted to search beyond the so-called "yellow line" in the area controlled by its forces in Gaza.