A new film, "The 21," recounts the beheadings 10 years ago of 21 Coptic Christians by ISIS radicals. But the film also ...

Choosing a girl's name is a big decision, and opting for a name inspired by goddesses can bring a powerful and special ...

While much of the world embraces the winter cold, Luxor and Aswan offer a warm and welcoming escape. These two cities are not ...

A cache of 337 coins bearing Cleopatra VII’s image sheds new light on the age of the Temple of Taposiris Magna—and the ...

The story of Ruthven and her Doomsday Cat Cult is now the basis for a Discovery documentary. Interviews with her followers ...

Read about the Egyptian zodiac signs and delve a little deeper into your natural personality, life purpose, and destiny. That ...

They are the missing, torn from their families a decade ago by ISIS militants. Many are likely dead. Some may have been sold into sexual slavery. Others have been trapped in detention camps.

One person was killed and five others wounded in stabbings in the center of the town of Villach. A man from Syria was arrested at the scene. By Jin Yu Young and Christopher F. Schuetze Christopher ...

But researchers who indulged their curiosity in the name of science found that well-preserved Egyptian mummies actually smell pretty good. “In films and books, terrible things happen to those ...

Experts are returning to Syria’s war-ravaged heritage sites, hoping to lay the groundwork for restoring them and reviving ...

With the head of a lion, the body of a woman, and near uncontrollable blood lust, Sekhmet stands out as one of ancient Egypt’s most fearsome and revered goddesses. Associated with the sun god Ra, and ...

The anniversary comes as Christians worry about the future of Syria following the ouster of longtime president Bashar Assad ...