Archaeology

An increasing awareness of Egypt's photographic heritage may be damaging that very legacy, as flawed archiving systems benefit those in…

For decades, Egyptians listened on the radio during the holy month of Ramadan to the beautiful voice of Sheikh Sayed…

French archaeologists have discovered a roughly 5,000-year-old pharaonic solar boat in an expedition in Abu Rawash, west of the Egyptian…

In the mountainous Lebanese village of Qurnet al-Hamra is a musicians’ haven: a state-of-the-art studio specialized in digitizing, researching and…

“Wahawy ya wahawy/Eyaha/We kaman wahawy/Eyaha” — these are the introductory lyrics of our most popular Ramadan jingle. My brother and…

Cairo International Airport’s cargo terminal received an ancient ptolemaic casket including the mummy of a rat on Tuesday, which had…

Sayed Ali Salem Effendi, head of the Nile Cotton Ginning Company, set up a huge colorful pavilion in the garden…

“The city of Alexander,” “The second Egyptian capital,” “The cosmopolitan city,” “The bride of the Mediterranean;” so many are the…

A stone's throw from Iraq's Shia holy city of Najaf's airport, the remains of the celebrated ancient Christian city of…

  Since the 18th century, Egypt has had a public authority responsible for the registration, inventory and security of its…