On March 18, 1799, Napoleon's forces arrived at Acre and began a siege, but without siege guns, the city’s strong defenses, supported by the British, posed a major challenge. Despite repeated assaults, the French were repelled, while...

Napoleon's victory at the Battle of Aboukir in 1799 helped restore his reputation after the defeat at Acre, with the Ottoman army decisively crushed. However, news from Europe of mounting threats against France from the Second...

Napoleon's failed siege of Acre in 1799 marked his first major military defeat, costing him 4,500 casualties, over a third of his army. Despite this, he neutralized the Syrian threat and led his troops on a grueling 300-mile retreat...

In February 1799, Napoleon, cut off from reinforcements and facing two large Ottoman armies, led 13,000 men into the Sinai Desert to strike first. Despite logistical challenges and a costly siege at el-Arish, the French advanced into...

Egyptologists theorize the golden tongue would have helped the deceased to ‘speak to Osiris’ in the afterlife.

After two decades of restoration, two huge alabaster statues of Amenhotep III are back where they belong – at the king’s mortuary temple in Luxor.

The ancient Egyptian sarcophagus, dating back over 3,000 years, is adorned with intricate hieroglyphs and vibrant polychrome paintings depicting the priestess of Amun, Ruru.

Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed two embalming workshops and two tombs with 4,500 old artifacts in the Saqqara necropolis south of Cairo, Egypt.

The coffin of one of Egypt’s longest ruling Pharaohs, Ramses II, has been unveiled in Paris as part of an exceptional loan to France.

Egypt unveils new discoveries including two tombs and gold-covered sarcophagus

As Egyptian authorities continue increasing their efforts to reclaim stolen artefacts and bring them back to the country, US authorities have returned a looted ancient sarcophagus to Cairo

In 1822, one of the world's longest-standing mysteries was finally solved - scholars had deciphered the Rosetta Stone. But nearly 200 years, pressure for the stone to be repatriated is mounting

Famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass says a 3,000-year-old city was uncovered near Luxor, home of the legendary Valley of the Kings.

‘Pharaohs’ Golden Parade’ snakes across Cairo, transporting mummified remains of 18 kings and four queens to their new resting place.

A discovery that could help rewrite Egypt's ancient history - archaeologists find coffins and artefacts dating back more than 3,000 years

Egypt’s tourism and antiquities minister says discovered items date back to the Late Period from 664 to 332 BC.

The discovery of Tutankhamun’s undisturbed 3,000-year-old tomb and its treasures was a watershed moment in archaeology.

The largest collection of King Tutankhamun's treasures ever to leave Egypt has gone on display at the Saatchi Gallery in London to commemorate the centenary of the discovery of his tomb.



The exhibition features more than 150...