In Cairo’s City of the Dead, where homes are mausoleums and communities have grown among the graves, residents speak out ...

A new study argues that the pharaoh’s statues weren’t destroyed out of revenge, but were ‘ritually deactivated’ because of ...

Ancient DNA has revealed links between the cultures of Egypt and Mesopotamia. Researchers sequenced whole genomes from the ...

1187: Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria, destroys Jerusalem’s crusader army. 1250: Louis IX of France is captured by Baibars’ Mamluk army at the Battle of Fariskur in Egypt during the Seventh Crusade ...

The oldest known Egyptian DNA sample, from a man who lived between 4,500 to 4,800 years ago, offers new insights into the ...

Researchers from the Francis Crick Institute and Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) have extracted and sequenced the ...

One Redditor offers their insight on how to enrich the gameplay mechanics of historical Islamic governments in Crusader Kings 3.

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, ...

In a country where history is written in stone and soul, these five mosques stand as spiritual milestones. Each one holds the ...

Presented at the Louvre until July 28, the exhibit “Mamluks 1250–1517″ recounts “the glorious and unique history of this Egyptian Syrian empire, which represents a golden age for the Near ...

How did the powerful Ottoman Empire manage to conquer Egypt a major Mamluk stronghold in just one year? This video explores the military strategy, political maneuvering, and key battles behind the ...