A 12th-century translation error kicked off a 700-year trade in mummies, depopulating the tombs of Egypt to populate European ...

Once iconic figures of Egypt's cinematic golden age, belly dancers have watched their prestige wane, their art increasingly confined to nightclubs and wedding halls.

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, ...

Granted by presidential decree, the Legion of Honour, the country’s highest national distinction, is conferred exclusively ...

The Brooklyn Museum has unveiled a diverse lineup of July events designed to engage visitors of all ages and celebrate art ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

Empire of the Elite,” by Michael M. Grynbaum, is a story of (mostly) insider-outsiders who helmed the glossiest American ...

In a cozy apartment in Maadi, the light filters inside the room where a 46-year-old cartoonist holds a pad and a digital pen, ...

The nation’s preeminent museum returns a stunning collection to view.

Yi Wong re-examines the destruction of Hatshepsut's statues, suggesting ritualistic deactivation rather than revenge by ...

In plain sight: The ‘blueprint’ for new Manchester neighbourhoods has a 10-acre park surrounded by affordable apartments, ...