Did you know whales evolved from a land-based animal into an ocean-going mammal? To explore the evidence, we need to look at the desert, which may seem strange when discussing whales. The ocean once ...

Greek City Times Egypt Nationalizes Lands of Ancient St. Catherine’s Monastery, Straining Athens-Cairo Relations ...

It typically takes a while to get checked bags at Cairo International Airport so consider traveling carry-on only, when ...

Initial reports that the centuries-old St. Catherine's Monastery would be closed were denied, but Orthodox leaders remain ...

The oasis’s 400 natural hot-and-cold springs and Roman-era wells offer a refreshing rinse after a desert exploration. Kharga is the “Little Italy” of ancient Egypt. The Romans conquered the ...

Explore ancient villages like Deir ... I and the Dendera Temple of Hathor reflect Egypt’s deep cultural heritage. For natural beauty, the White Desert and the Red Sea offer some of the most ...

A large ancient Egyptian fortress in the northern Sinai Desert had an elaborate landscape ... However, new finds by archaeologists from Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities shed light ...

Amid these "unfathomable distances" lie ancient Christian monasteries ... as "astonishing" as any in Egypt. We drove over dunes, and passed through the Black Desert (where the hills are "charred ...

We may never know, but the awe-inspiring structures that dot the Valley of the Kings in the deserts of Cairo and ... and enjoy these 15 images of ancient Egypt from the Smithsonian Magazine ...

Bérangère Redon at the HiSoMA Laboratory in Lyon, France, reports an excavation of Ghozza, a village near one of those mines in Egypt’s Eastern Desert ... been found in ancient silver mines ...