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The image was captured on Aug. 12 as the Perseid meteor shower hit its peak.

A group of scientists has sequenced the genome of a man who was buried in Egypt around 4,500 years ago. The study offers rare insight into the genetic ancestry of early Egyptians and reveals links to both ancient north Africa and Mesopotamia, which includes modern day Iraq and parts of…

Ashraf Omar Eldarir smuggled hundreds of artefacts taken from ancient crypts into the US

Debra from Sacramento, California, called into “The Ramsey Show” with a devastating story: her husband of 11 years gambled away over $1 million of their savings, and he insists he can quit any time. At age 79, he still works as a pharmacist and earns about $350,000 a year, but…

Fresh figs, so beloved of the ancient Egyptians and Romans alike, are the stars of this ambrosial summer bake that works almost as beautifully with fig jam

Two brothers protesting outside an Egyptian diplomatic building in Manhattan last week were dragged inside the building by Egyptian officials and beaten with a metal chain, video shows

The artefacts recovered from the Mediterranean Sea build on what we already know about the ancient city of Canopus

This year has seen a number of artefacts recovered from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Egypt. The area has attracted interest for some time due to ongoing searches for the tomb of Cleopatra VII and Alexander the Great. But the new finds add to our knowledge of the…

Having lived in Egypt for several years, Tamara Davison knows the capital can feel rushed and chaotic – but in Maadi she finds a peaceful oasis with charming cafes, boutique supermarkets and sleepy residential streets surrounded by greenery