San Francisco hosts the US debut of 130 Egyptian works, where Golden City finds from ordinary artisans outshine the royal gold for many visitors.
Golden City Artifacts Quietly Steal the Show at de Young Pharaohs Exhibit
130 Egyptian works including never-before-seen Golden City finds open at San Francisco’s de Young.
Sizzler Prayer Row Apology Sparks Counter Backlash in Egypt
A viral prayer dispute at Sizzler Mall of Arabia ended in apology and suspension, yet ignited fresh anger from those defending mall rules and the...
Tell El-Deir Stelae Show Delta Burial Continuity Across Empires
Twenty limestone stelae with griffin, Agathodaemon and Isis Thermouthis carvings mark a long-used funerary complex that kept Egyptian rites alive from the Late.
Ancient Greek Tourist Graffiti Is Now a Crime in Egypt
Greek and Roman visitors carved their names into Egypt's monuments 2,000 years ago; a 2026 arrest at Saqqara shows how differently Egypt treats it now.
After 34 Years, Barcelona’s Egypt Dig Finds a Buried Iliad
A University of Barcelona mission spent 34 years excavating Oxyrhynchus before finding Homer's Iliad deliberately placed inside a 1,600-year-old mummy.
Nolan’s Record-Breaking Odyssey Vindicates an Eighty-Year-Old Theory
Nolan's Odyssey scored his best opening ever, but a Tel Aviv essay and a freshly confirmed Ithaca shrine show why the Tanakh, not Homer, still...
Amenhotep III’s Tomb Reopens as Egypt Bets Big on Heritage Tourism
Egypt reopened Pharaoh Amenhotep III's tomb after 20 years just as record tourism revenue offsets its collapsing Suez Canal income.
Holograms Reveal the True Colors Hidden in Ancient Egyptian Art
Budapest's Capturing Eternity show uses holography and pigment science to reveal how ancient Egyptian art actually looked before time faded it.
Aviv Moshe’s Bella Opens as Kosher Dining Conquers Tel Aviv
Chef Aviv Moshe's kosher Italian restaurant Bella opens in Ramat Aviv as kosher kitchens approach half of Tel Aviv's dining scene, survey data shows.
Eight Egyptian Summer Movies That Built a Six-Decade Coastal Genre
Eight Egyptian films from 1960 to 2007 built cinema's summer coast genre, from Sharm El-Sheikh to Agami, just as Egypt's 2026 tourism hits record highs.
Manofim Art Festival’s 18th Year Spotlights Jerusalem’s Land Fights
Jerusalem's Manofim art festival marks its 18th year this week, and one documentary in its lineup spotlights the Old City's Armenian land dispute.
Egyptian Mummy Hid a Fragment of Homer’s Iliad for 1,600 Years
Archaeologists found a fragment of Homer's Iliad wrapped into a 1,600-year-old Egyptian mummy, but scholars dispute how unprecedented it really is.
3,000-Year-Old Tomb of Paser Uncovered in Luxor Necropolis
Egypt's 3,000-year-old Paser tomb in Luxor is the latest in a wave of archaeological finds driving tourism revenue toward a $16.7 billion seven-year high.
Egypt Unveils Sealed Tombs and a Planned Byzantine City in the Desert
Egypt uncovered 18 sealed Greco-Roman tombs at Marina El-Alamein and a planned 4th-century Byzantine city in the Dakhla Oasis, reshaping ancient urban life.
How Downtown Cairo’s Banks Built Temples to Their Own Solvency
Downtown Cairo's bank buildings form one of the densest concentrations of historic financial architecture anywhere, a century of solvency carved into stone.