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In ancient Egypt, what was the Sphinx all about? – Effie, age 8, New Plymouth, New Zealand.

Daniel Křetínský could be hoping to develop or sell off the company’s portfolio of about 1,800 sites

It's possible that wind erosion made a rock feature in ancient Egypt look something like a sphinx, and then the Egyptians further refined it into the iconic monument.

Both budget airlines will connect Bedfordshire with Cairo from October

Simon Calder talks overbooked flights, a new Egyptian route and renewing a passport at short notice

Archaeologists suspect statue depicts Roman emperor Claudius

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a sphinx statue "with a smiley face and two dimples" near the Hathor Temple, one of the country's best preserved ancient sites, the tourism and antiquities ministry announced Monday. It is the latest in a series of discoveries revealed over the past few months. The…

SCOTLAND’S snow patches are in danger of disappearing completely this year, giving further evidence the climate is changing.

An image of Egypt's Sphinx statue has gone viral on social media sparking fears the strange photo may be a hint that a global catastrophe is on the way