The sun rays once again penetrated the entrance of Aswan's iconic Abu Simbel Temple earlier on Tuesday in a captivating ...

Ramses II (the Great) was one of the most prolific builders of ancient Egypt. Hardly a site exists that he did not initiate, add to, complete, or build entirely himself. Some of the greatest ...

It was thanks to a combined effort of both Egypt and the U.S. that allowed archaeologists to find it and discover that it was ...

More than 3,000 years ago, a long sword emblazoned with the insignia of Ancient Egypt’s Ramses II — the most powerful pharaoh of the era — was set down in a mud hut somewhere in the Nile Delta.

Sun aligned Tuesday morning on the statute of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple on a rare phenomenon that happens twice a year; on February 22 and October 22. In statements to MENA, Director ...

How the pioneering television broadcast of the 1937 Coronation procession led the way for the biggest outside broadcast yet attempted - the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953. The Coronation of ...

This Coronation, the older generation of the young Queen’s subjects say contentedly, was the last they ever expect to see. It was probably the most superb and certainly the most moving one that ...

Luxor, Egypt - From tours to cruises, flights and authentic bites, here’s how to see the best of Egypt’s ancient capital ...

And he gave us living legends: his son Seti I ushered in a period of art and culture unrivaled in later Egyptian civilization, and his grandson Rameses II earned the suffix "the Great" by building ...

The drawings will now go on sale at auction later in the year. The coronation of Charles II was an extravagant and lavish occasion. Historical records show a large procession took place through ...

Eve Morris stood out as she made her way to work in a pastel dress and white hat on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation. It was pouring with rain and "everybody was in rain gear", she ...

These dates signify important incidents: 22 October marks the anniversary of the birth of King Ramses II and 22 February marks the anniversary of his coronation as Egypt's king. Originally taking ...