Egyptian religion was filled with magical symbols, amulets, and totems. The Eye of Horus, often called the Wadjet or Wedjat ...

Cecrops, Athens’ first king, banned bloody sacrifices and reformed worship with laws, morality, and symbolic offerings.

The heroic days of deciphering hieroglyphics and cuneiform make for great stories, but will we ever see that happen again?

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 ...

Six Russian tourists were killed on Thursday after a viewing submarine sank near the Egyptian resort city of Hurghada, according to the local governor. Maj. Gen. Amr Hanafy confirmed the deaths in ...

The United Arab Emirates has officially approved a symbol to represent the Dirham currency unit. The Central Bank UAE has unveiled the physical form and the digital form of the new symbol. Previously, ...

The pyramids of Khafre, center, and Khufu (Cheops) on the Giza plateau, on the outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo, on February 25, 2025. The pyramids of Khafre, center, and Khufu (Cheops ...

He noted that Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities had not authorized any work around the Khafre pyramid. Former Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh al-Damaty also dismissed the claims as ...

The fantasy series American Gods, adapted from Neil Gaiman's 2001 novel, debuted on Starz in 2017 and ran for three seasons. The show, developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green, follows the story of ...

The discoveries around Egyptian mummies always unravel vital information about ... Finally, the casing around the feet has two images of the funerary god Anubis." ...