CAIRO — The Egyptian security authorities and the Saudi Embassy in Cairo have beefed up their search operation and efforts to locate Saudi citizen Hattan bin Ghazi Shata, who has been missing for over a month.
The Egyptian security authorities, who (...)
Scientists think they may have finally cracked the age-old mystery of how 31 pyramids, including the famous Great Pyramid of Giza, were constructed in Egypt more than 4,000 years ago.
And no, it wasn't with the help of extraterrestrials.
A (...)
RIYADH — The Boulevard World in Riyadh has opened its doors again to visitors with an area developed by more than 40%, carrying new, rich and diverse entertainment experiences coming from different parts of the world.
The Boulevard World, which is (...)
Archeologists have unearthed a sphinx-like statue and the remains of a shrine in an ancient temple in southern Egypt, the antiquities ministry says.
The artifacts were found near the Hathor Temple, one of Egypt's best-preserved ancient sites.
The (...)
Egyptian antiquities officials say they have confirmed the existence of a hidden internal corridor above the main entrance of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Video from an endoscope showed the inside of the corridor, which is 9m (30ft) long and 2.1m (...)
The heritage city of AlUla in northern Saudi Arabia has been included on a list of Seven Wonders of the World for 2023.
The list was compiled by award-winning travel writer Aaron Millar.
AlUla is a place of extraordinary history and cultural (...)
Hani bin Mogbil Al-Mogbil, Chairman of the Executive Council of the Arab League Educational, Cultural, and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), emphasized that the launching of the Arab Translation Observatory is the result of collaboration between (...)
The Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) signed seven contracts and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with partners from the public and private sectors with a total exceeding SAR900 million, which included establishing a new integrated logistics park at (...)
JEDDAH — Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman offered condolences to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi of Egypt over the death of many people in a fire that broke out in a church in the country.
According (...)
The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Hissein Brahim Taha, expressed his condolences and sympathy to the people and government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the Abu Sefein Church fire incident in Imbaba area, (...)
At least 41 people were killed and 14 others injured when a massive fire ripped through a Coptic church in the Egyptian city of Giza on Sunday, the health ministry said.
The electrical fire inside the Abu Seifain Church caused plumes of smoke, which (...)
At least 35 people were killed and 45 injured in a fire inside a church in the Egyptian city of Giza on Sunday, Reuters reported.
An electrical fire broke out as 5,000 worshippers gathered for Mass at the Coptic Abu Sifin church in the Imbaba (...)
A 31-year-old Egyptian amputee man just broke two Guinness World Records titles for the Longest distance swam underwater with one breath (LA1) swimming 56.48 meters, and another similar record using fins swimming 76.7 meters.
Omar Hegazy has (...)
Activities of the International Exhibition "Forever is Now" kicked off in its 4th edition here to revive arts in Egypt and the world and to blend contemporary art with the ancient Egyptian civilization.
The inauguration ceremony was held at the (...)
Activities of the International Exhibition "Forever is Now" were kicked off in its 4th edition here yesterday to revive arts in Egypt and the world and to blend contemporary art with the ancient Egyptian civilization.
The inauguration ceremony was (...)
Despite a continued upward trend in new COVID-19 infections, the Egyptian government on Saturday lifted many restrictions put in place against the coronavirus pandemic, reopening cafes, clubs, gyms and theaters after more than three months of (...)
A total of 1,774 new cases of coronavirus have been detected in Egypt during the last 24 hours, health authorities said. They also reported 79 deaths in the same period.
Officials said 400 people recovered from the COVID-19 coronavirus on Friday, (...)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Saturday postponed moving civil servants to a planned new administrative capital city to 2021 from 2020 due to the coronavirus epidemic, a blow to a flagship project for Sisi that has already faced (...)
DUBAI ‐‐ Egypt has reported 29 new coronavirus cases and one new fatality, the health ministry said.
This brings the total number of coronavirus cases in Egypt up to 285.
The 29 new cases include a foreigner and 28 Egyptian nationals, some of them (...)
GCC tourists to Egypt will spend $2.36 billion in 2020, an increase of 11% over 2019, with visitors from Saudi Arabia driving this growth, according to new data published ahead of Arabian Travel Market 2020, which takes place at Dubai World Trade (...)
Egypt on Saturday opened two ancient pyramids south of the capital Cairo and unveiled a collection of newly found sarcophagi, some containing well-preserved mummies.
Antiquities Minister Khaled Al-Anani told reporters the Bent Pyramid of King (...)
Seven Egyptian police officers and four militants were killed in a clash in the north of the Sinai Peninsula, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
The clash took place late on Tuesday when militants attacked forces stationed southwest of the (...)
Egypt is hoping a new electronic ticketing system will help keep fans safe and prevent crowd trouble as security tightens ahead of the African Cup of Nations kick off on Friday.
Tickets have only been available for sale online and the buyer has to (...)
Bahrain has strongly condemned the bombing of a tourist bus near the Grand Egyptian Museum, next to the pyramids in Giza in Egypt injuring a number of people.
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes the injured a quick recovery and affirms the full (...)
An explosion targeting a tourist bus injured at least 12 people near a new museum being built close to the Giza pyramids in Egypt on Sunday, two security sources said.
Most of those injured were foreign tourists, the sources said. One security (...)
