In the third in his special series of articles exploring the enduring legacy of Tutankhamun, Zahi Hawass searches for the boy king’s relatives among mummies thought to belong to the royal family ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Ancient DNA has revealed a genetic link between the cultures of ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, according to research published Wednesday in the journal Nature.

The legendary Macedonian King Alexander III, famously known as Alexander the Great (who was educated by the titanic Greek ...

A joint Egyptian-Italian team discovered Graeco-Roman tombs with intact mummies and hieroglyphics near Aswan’s Aga Khan ...

A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago in the Nile Valley has shed new light on the rise of the Ancient Egyptian civilisation.

Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. Muslims across the world have been practicing the first 10 days of Muharram with Sunni Muslims fasting or celebrating and Shia Muslims observing a ...

If Ashura is performed on July 7th, that could lead to school and public holidays in various parts of India. The exact date ...

B.C. might not sound like the best time to punch into a time machine, but for time travellers with a taste for ancient ...

Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi has said that the rich and distinctive presence of ...