Egypt

Sarcophagus covered in texts dating back 3,300 years discovered

Sarcophagus covered in texts about safeguarding the dead, and scenes. Sarcophagus showed that it was broken and robbed in ancient…

2 years ago

Archaeological findings reveal buildings of basalt stone carved into the rocks

Buildings constructed of basalt stone and carved into the rocks has been discovered. Mud bricks buildings date back from the…

2 years ago

Remains of fort dating back 1500 years discovered

Archaeological mission also uncovered the remains of a church from the early Coptic era and a temple from the Ptolemaic…

2 years ago

Hundred long-lost wooden coffins unearthed

Many artefacts, funerary masks and statues were also found at the burial sites of the coffins, noting that all the…

2 years ago

Pharaonic tomb discovered ageing 2,500 years

A limestone coffin and a collection of 'ushabti' statues made of faience were found inside the tomb. All the pieces…

2 years ago

Coffins found that date back 2,500 years

The announcement stated that the coffins and three sealed niches were found within an 11-meter-deep hole.

2 years ago

Suicide attack on mayor’s office, 11 dead, mayor injured

On Wednesday, a suicide bomb attack on the offices of Mogadishu's mayor left seven government officials dead, with the mayor…

7 years ago

Tourist arrested for taking obscene photo at Giza pyramids, later released

Egyptian authorities have released a US tourist who was arrested after he allegedly tried to photograph himself mooning in front…

7 years ago