Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Pyramids of Giza, seen here with the Milky Way in the background, are not Egypt's oldest pyramids. Pyramids are iconic symbols ...

“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, ...

Just inside the entrance of Cairo’s must-see Egyptian Museum is an unassuming display case off to the left. Competing for attention in a sea of head-turning antiquities — from towering statues to ...

Egypt had always lived in my mind as a faraway place with monuments that I’d only briefly seen on travel channels as a kid, full of ancient history that seemed more legendary than concrete. When I had ...

For 5,000 years scholars, generals, and mystics have been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids. That obsession persists in the modern age. Today the Pyramids of Giza are surrounded by desert. But 4,600 ...

There are cities, there are capitals and then there is Cairo. Chaotic, enchanting and magnificent, the Egyptian capital is awe inspiring and home to a raw energy that’s all its own. A city of a ...

Could bacteria or viruses lurking in ancient Egyptian mummies unleash a plague today? Do mummies contain pathogens that could be transferred to humans today, and should we be worried? 'William the ...

A prime 30-story perch along the Nile with sweeping views of the Great Pyramid would be more than enough to recommend a hotel—but these things are not what make the Four Seasons Nile Plaza special.