A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

New research suggests the engraving, which shows an elite individual sitting in a boat, may be up to 5,100 years old ...

Could an Egyptian coffin, dated 5,000 years ago, hold the answer to one of the night sky’s greatest mysteries? University of ...

Engravings carved into the sandstone near Aswan in Egypt might have been created at the beginning of the First Dynasty and ...

Shattered depictions of Hatshepsut have long thought to be products of her successor’s violent hatred towards her, but a new ...

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.

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, ...

In the heart of Cairo, a new generation of Egyptian women is shimmying to rewrite the story of belly dance, an art form once celebrated in the country’s cinematic golden age but now shrouded in ...

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

The lily is one of the most recognisable and symbolically rich flowers in world culture. Its history dates back to ancient ...