After conquering Egypt, Greek and Macedonian military leaders took power and made Alexandria a center of commerce and ...

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

Tax day has changed history, with examples including the Rosetta Stone, Julius Caesar’s progressive policies, Caesar Augustus ...

The city of Alexandria in Egypt is sinking, a study published in the journal Earth’s Future has found. Alexandria is famously known as the birthplace of Cleopatra. The study states that buildings have ...

The closest thing we have to a firsthand account is the oft-repeated tale told by Greek historian Plutarch, who was not even alive during Cleopatra’s reign. So his story is just that—a story. He ...

Hamas has agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal it received two days ago from mediators Egypt and Qatar, the Palestinian militant group’s chief said on Saturday. “Two days ago, we received a ...

Llewellyn-Jones imagines Cleopatra I arriving in Alexandria aged 17 for her marriage ... she had to help her husband put down a revolt in Upper Egypt, crushed by 185 and commemorated by a new ...

A top Hamas official said on Saturday the group approved a new Gaza ceasefire proposal put forth by mediators, urging Israel to back it but warning the Iran-backed group's weapons were a "red line ...

and Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, there is plenty of love displayed on stage, but there is more to be said than just the romantic love that is at the forefront of this story.

The Graffito of Esmet-Akhom, the last known inscription written in the hieroglyphs of ancient Egypt, inscribed on Hadrian’s Gate in AD 394, Philae, Egypt. Credit: Following Hadrian. CC BY 2.0/flickr ...

On the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Central Bank of Egypt announced the suspension of operations at all banks operating in Egypt starting from Sunday, March 30, 2025, until Tuesday, April 1, 2025.