In episode 1 we answer many of the questions about this ancient civilisation's origins and explore the history of some of ...

The first study granted access to artifacts in British museums for radiocarbon dating has examined the transition between the Second Intermediate Period and the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. One of ...

“Our findings, combined with prior research, indicate that opium use was more than accidental or sporadic in ancient Egyptian ...

Opium use may have been a “fixture of daily life” for Ancient Egyptians, according to a new study. Experts from the Yale ...

In a significant victory for cultural heritage preservation, Egypt has successfully repatriated 36 stolen antiquities from the United States, marking another milestone in the nation's ongoing campaign ...

Learn how residue trapped inside a Xerxes-era alabaster jar revealed a long-overlooked tradition of opium in ancient Egypt.

El-Enany is the first Arab and the second African after Senegal’s Amadou-Mahtar M’Bow (1974–1987) to hold the post in UNESCO’s 80-year history. His leadership is expected to bring renewed vitality to ...

Treasures from Egyptian Museums in a major exhibition organised in collaboration with the Supreme Council of Antiquities ...

Inside the newly opened Grand Egyptian Museum: six things you didn’t know about its history, scale, galleries, Tutankhamun ...

The repatriation coincided with the lavish opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is finally welcoming visitors after ...

Saudi writer and historian Dr. Suleiman Al-Theeb, a guest at the cultural program of the Riyadh International Book Fair, took ...

The Egyptian embassy in Kenya has organized a celebration at the United Nations headquarters in Nairobi to mark the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM).