For Ms. el-Helw, though, lions are a family business. Her grandmother Mahassen was the Arab world’s first female lion tamer, and her father, Ibrahim, was a star of Egypt’s state-run National ...

It’s difficult to imagine prides of lions roaming Egypt today, but as late as 1000 B.C. the big cats idled on the banks of the Nile—and some even lounged in palaces as domesticated pets for ...

Lion Mummy Found In Egyptian Tomb. January 14, 2004 / 3:22 PM EST / AP ... The lion may have been considered an incarnation of the god Mahes, the son of Bastet, Zivie said.

Detroit Lions defensive lineman Ahmed Hassanein (61) during offseason workouts at the Meijer Performance Center on May 15, ...

Jan. 15 -- Probing a tomb full of mummified cats, archaeologist Alain Zivie and his team recently came across a startling find: preserved bones from a much larger feline. "It was a lion," Zivie ...

Lions spent one of their 2025 sixth-round picks on Boise State edge rusher Ahmed Hassanein. He is the first Egyptian player ever to be drafted into the NFL. His story is fascinating and deserves a ...

Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities says local archeologists have unearthed the mummy of an unusually large animal, most likely a lion or lioness. The ministry said on Monday the mummy was excavated ...

Egypt’s state-run media has consistently promoted anti-Israeli rhetoric throughout the recent war with Iran—even as the ...

Egyptian authorities have unveiled a trove of mummified animals and statues in remarkable condition. According to The Guardian, the discovery was made near the remains of a mummified adult lion ...

Should the U. S. grant independence to the Philippine Islands and then, after six years, withdraw that boon, Filipinos could scarcely become more vexed than were Egyptians last week. The ...

4. Egypt has a massive conventional army (in the air, land, and sea), which has undergone significant upgrades over the past 40 years. This includes: ...

Inscriptions suggest lions were bred in special animal precincts and buried in sacred cemeteries. But so far none has been found. Professor Lloyd said he had heard rumours in the early 1970s of a ...