With much fanfare, Egypt on Thursday placed the ancient statue of one of its most famous pharaohs, Ramses ... museum under construction near the pyramids of Giza, just outside Cairo.

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry says it has placed the ancient colossus of famed pharaoh Ramses II at the entrance of a museum under construction near the country’s famed pyramids ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum ... is dominated by a colossal statue of Ramses II, which stood for half a century at a traffic circle in downtown Cairo before being painstakingly transported to ...

Egyptian Prime Minister Madbouly announced new opening date to be determined after coordination with concerned parties.

After nearly a century in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, King Tutankhamun's iconic gold mask and remaining treasures are set ...

THE opening of a mega-museum – home to the famous “cursed” coffin – has been postponed again over war tensions. Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum will be home to more ...

After we admired Ramses in all his granite glory ... Right now, the main exhibition hall of Egypt’s treasures is Cairo’s Egyptian Museum, built in 1902, which is old, shabby and displays ...

From the world’s largest archaeological space dedicated to a single civilisation to a fascinating deep dive into regional BBQ ...

After years of delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is officially opening next month. Here are seven highlights among its many ...

Ramses II was received like a high-ranking state guest, with gun salutes thundering into the sky to greet him. Today, his mummy rests in the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo.

Cairo, it seems, is having a major moment. As the city gears up for the debut of the Grand Egyptian Museum — a ... “Founded in 1951 by architect Ramses Wissa Wassef, this textile school ...

Sarah Erdman A colossal statue of King Ramses II found in the ancient ... be able to visit the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) outside of Cairo, it was mid-October and he was some 500 ...