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Patek Philippe watch once owned by Egypt's King Farouk sets Middle...

King Farouk was a collector of rare watches.

27 March 2018 8:15 PM IST

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Once overlooked, 2,500-year-old coffin may offer clues into ancient...

The discovery offers scientists an almost unique opportunity to test the cadaver.

27 March 2018 7:53 PM IST

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King Tutankhamen's military chariot moved to new Egyptian museum

King Tut ruled Egypt as pharaoh for 10 years until his death at age 19, around 1324 B.C.

7 May 2018 3:03 PM IST

Rabindranath Tagore

Tagore's painting exhibited in Egypt

Tagore started to paint as painting is a universal language and can reach everyone without the need to be translated.

6 May 2018 4:46 PM IST

The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed about 4,500 years ago, under the orders of Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. (Photo: Pixabay)

Egypt moves last chariot of King Tut to new museum

The priceless artifact, paraded through Cairo on Saturday with a military police escort, was relocated to the Grand...

5 May 2018 6:21 PM IST

Why everyone wants piece of Salah in his homeland Egypt

Last month foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid went so far as to call him an icon of Egypt's soft power .

5 May 2018 1:45 AM IST

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Egyptian in Red Sea resort town charms snakes to sleep

The 29-year-old has more than 13 snakes and hopes that snake charming could become a growth industry in Egypt.

8 Aug 2018 11:05 AM IST

The national library reclaimed the manuscript on July 13 after it was spotted at an auction in London in April. (Photo: AP)

Egypt retrieves ancient Islamic manuscript

The national library reclaimed the manuscript on July 13 after it was spotted at an auction in London in April.

7 Aug 2018 1:05 PM IST

The Great Pyramid of Giza was constructed about 4,500 years ago, under the orders of Egyptian pharaoh Khufu. (Photo: Pixabay)

A recipe for mummy preservation existed 1,500 years before the...

Perhaps the best-known archaeologist is Ernesto Schiaparelli, director of the museum between 1895 and 1928.

16 Aug 2018 4:00 PM IST

According to Director General of Antiquities Mohamed Abel Aziz, the statue was still in the ground and was embedded in the soil. (Representational Image/ AFP)

New ancient Egyptian Sphinx discovered buried near Valley of the Kings

Roadworks between temples of Karnak and Luxor have been halted after large statue was discovered featuring lion's body...

10 Aug 2018 12:52 PM IST

The go-kart-like vehicle comes as Egypt pushes ahead with painful economic reforms. (Photo: Reuters)

Students in Egypt invent car that runs on air

The undergraduate students are rolling out a prototype one-person vehicle that runs on compressed oxygen.

10 Aug 2018 9:17 AM IST

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Egyptian archaeologists find sandstone sphinx in temple at Aswan

The sphinx was discovered at the Kom Ombo temple.

18 Sept 2018 11:50 AM IST