The Roman-era temple of Esna, 60 kilometers south of Luxor in Egypt, is undergoing extensive restoration work in an ...

Billed as the world’s largest archaeological museum dedicated to a single civilisation, the Grand Egyptian Museum holds more ...

A few years ago, Egyptian archaeologists ... remains of three papyrus-shaped columns aligned on a north-south axis. They also found engraved stone fragments and a limestone painting of a bird's ...

Egypt has long needed a state-of-the-art facility to focus a spotlight ... into something far darker (to the extent that the original Egyptian Museum was reputedly used for the torture of ...

The restoration of the Temple of Edfu has revealed ancient Egyptian paintings dating back thousands of years. The Temple of Edfu is dedicated to the worship of the god Horus, according to the ...

as the "lady of the house" Sonja Anderson Experts are carefully uncovering traces of the original paint and fragments of gold leaf that once adorned the 2,000-year-old Temple of Edfu Sonja ...

Al/ROPI via ZUMA Press Italian art experts think they've come across an original portrait by Pablo Picasso that could be worth millions, more than 60 years after it was discovered by a Pompeii ...

But the Tutankhamun collection will remain in the original Egyptian Museum for the moment. A year ago a new airport – Sphinx International – opened east of Cairo. It allows easy access to ...

Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum is finally expected to open to visitors this month – 11 years later than the original proposed date. A dazzling new structure close to the Pyramids in Giza has ...

Luxor's North African location and popularity with tourists mean you'll find everything from authentic Egyptian establishments to European-inspired restaurants and Western fast food joints.