After decades of planning and construction, Egypt has officially inaugurated the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in a spectacular ceremony attended by world leaders, royals, and dignitaries. Located near ...
The long-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza opened to the public on Tuesday, November 4, after a dramatic pyrotechnic inauguration ceremony attended by local and European leaders last ...
“Keep moving” ordered a voice deep from the abyss, as a length of people, as far as the eye could see, tried to avoid bashing their heads on the ancient rocks above them. Sweat dripping from my brow, ...
Touring the pyramids and sailing down the Nile are undoubted highlights of any trip to Egypt — but what else should be on your list?
BERLIN — When Monica Hanna first visited Berlin in 2007, even before checking into her hotel, she rushed to the Altes Museum to visit Nefertiti. The Egyptian archaeology graduate student was eager to ...
CAIRO (AP) — A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh is being assembled in full view at the Grand Egyptian Museum’s exhibition hall. Staff began piecing together the cedarwood boat, one of two that ...