After Egypt’s 1952 revolution, President Gamal Abdel Nasser embraced plans for the Aswan High Dam, an earth-fill embankment 111 metres high and 3.5 kilometres long. Begun in 1960 with Soviet ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

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Stepping up to the table, the tourist squinted to make out what lay underneath the dusty glass top. “ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GAME, ...

Tourism, climate change, redevelopment and nature threaten the existence of some of the world’s most amazing sites, but – ...

Our eight-day cruise hit many highlights: the extensive temples at Karnak and Luxor; the colossal statues of Ramses II ...

Mamdani’s progressive platform, focused on addressing affordability in one of the world’s most expensive cities resonated with voters, earning him 43.5% of the vote.

We found an affordable way to visit Egypt's bucket-list wonders and came home with memories that will last forever.

16. Your cruise company is going to offer you a chance to visit Abu Simbel, where the temples of Ramses the Great reside. Yes, you want to go to Abu Simbel. It’s remarkable.

Fly to Abu Simbel to stand in awe before the enormous rock-cut temples of Ramesses II and Nefertari. Continue by air to Aswan for your four-night Nile cruise, sailing to Luxor aboard Sanctuary Nile ...

From Easter Island to Tikal, plan a trip to see these 18 famous ancient ruins around the world—all of them are UNESCO World Heritage sites.