Cubism, impressionism, expressionism and... Is there anything else? Many artistic currents did not achieve such renown, but were undoubtedly central to the development of 20th-century avant-garde art.

The Eye of Horus was a key symbol in ancient Egypt. It appeared on amulets and in tombs. Egyptians believed it offered divine ...

While it is common to see cats in modern households, cats are among the most recently domesticated animals. Archaeological ...

The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long last, here’s a look inside.

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

Along the Manhattan skyline, Jennie C. Jones turns Minimalist sculptures into sonic ‘wind’ instruments. It’s the last Roof ...

This is the first time the City of Dortmund and the Egyptian embassy in Berlin have collaborated to organise such an event.

The rich history of ancient Egypt involves power struggles, amazing feats of engineering, advances in writing and art, and ...

Egyptian mummies have always been a subject ... hence it was important to have a physical form, even after death. The mummification process began shortly after death, before rigor mortis could ...

Hamas has agreed to a new Egyptian proposal to release 5 hostages, including the American-Israeli Edan Alexander, in exchange for a renewed ceasefire, a Hamas source tells CNN. Hamas leader Khalil ...

The limestone tomb chamber, dating to about 3,600 years ago, of an unknown ancient Egyptian king, discovered during excavations by Penn Museum and Egyptian archeologists, is seen in Abydos ...

An Egyptian security source said the submarine suffered an engine failure, though investigations into the cause of the accident are still ongoing. In November, a tourist boat capsized off the ...