CAIRO, Egypt — A giant statue of Pharaoh Ramses II will be moved next month to a more serene home near the Great Pyramids from a congested square in downtown Cairo in a bid to save it from corrosive ...

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More than 30 years in the making, the colossal Grand Egyptian Museum will formally open its doors to the public in a lavish ceremony on Saturday. The $1bn project will be the planet’s largest museum ...

A fragment of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II. Photo: Kevin Cahail An engraved stone slab found under a Coptic building in Abydos, Egypt, is part of the sarcophagus of Ramesses II, according to a team ...

THE ancient, 80-ton statue of Ramses II has been transported to a new location in a grand ceremony attended by Egyptian officials and foreign diplomats. The statue, which dates back 3300 years, was ...

Creating the Grand Egyptian Museum has become a seemingly Sisyphean task, with years of delays suggesting it would be eternally on the verge of opening. These setbacks are understandable. Egypt has ...

In the shadow of the great pyramids of Giza, Egypt has unveiled a new state-of-the-art museum that is the largest in the world and packed with artefacts spanning 7,000 years of human history. The ...

Ancient "propaganda" that was used to support the Egyptian pharaoh who is believed to be a major character of the Old Testament has been spotted in Paris, according to an expert. Jean-Guillaume Olette ...