A coin hoard dating to the 15th century has been discovered near a medieval synagogue in Israel. Why it was deposited there, ...

By Malak Khaled There’s nothing quite like spending a winter in Egypt; picture yourself wrapped in a cozy shawl, sipping on a ...

The Abdelzaher family is the last to preserve Cairo’s ancient bookbinding craft, keeping the tradition alive in the digital ...

The concern is what may have changed in Egypt. Years ago, an Assad regime official – Ali Mamluk – reached out to Egypt to see if Cairo might be keen on supporting it against the rebels.

Souq Al-Selah (Arms Market) Street is narrow, only 220 metres long, and lies in the heart of Islamic Cairo, which flourished from the Mamluk era until the Ottoman era. The street was named after ...

New research examines artifacts found in 2018 in two vessels next to the synagogue at Huqoq, in an excavation led by Prof.

In 1260 the Egyptian Mamluks conquered Israel. It is likely at this point when we start to see major foreign admixture enter the Palestinian genetic pool and when the “Palestinian Muslim ...

Mansour's arrest may ease Egyptian worries over HTS rise Egypt fears Syria's upheaval aids Islamist regrouping Egyptian media critical of Damascus power change, Brotherhood resurgence DAMASCUS ...

Egyptian authorities have informed travel and airline companies in the country not to allow Syrian nationals to enter Egypt from anywhere in the world, except those holding temporary residency permits ...

The normal pattern was for a ruler or chief to adopt Islam—sometimes because of a desire to attract traders, or to be associated with powerful Muslim kingdoms like Mamluk Egypt, and then Ottoman ...

Every year brings new discoveries from ancient Egypt and 2024 was no exception. In this countdown, Live Science takes a look at 10 fascinating discoveries from the past year. When you purchase ...

The cannon symbolizes unity—it’s a single sound that tells everyone in the city that it’s time to break their fast. Ramadan ...