Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...

Experts are refuting a viral claim about deep structures under the Giza plateau despite a wild theory circulating online.

It divided Egypt into ancient and modern times, and launched the modern vision of ancient Egypt as we know it today. "La Description de l'Egypte" was extremely popular. The structures, symbols ...

And so it goes, the cycle of exile and remembrance, uprooting and rerooting. With the Passover holiday, those free can celebrate their freedom, and those who are rooted, their rootedness. Yet at the ...

Egyptian officials recently announced the discovery ... were relocated to a "safe area" away from the activities of the modern mine. In a statement, the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council ...

Amira joined Newsweek in 2025 from The Wall Street Journal and had previously worked at the Daily News Egypt. She studied journalism at the Modern Sciences and Arts University in Cairo.

then restoring and relocating them to a site away from modern-day mining operations. A section of the ancient mining camp found at Sukari. Photo from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities ...