Long before Alexandria dominated the Mediterranean coast of Egypt, another city controlled the commerce and culture on the Nile: Thônis-Heracleion. The metropolis eventually disappeared beneath the ...

The Greek mercenary Phanes of Halicarnassus aided Persia in conquering Egypt in one of history’s most intriguing accounts.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The 3,200-year-old tomb of ...

Supporters of Egypt's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi holds a poster of Sisi in Tahrir square in Cairo, on the third anniversary of Egypt's uprising, January 25, 2014. Twenty-nine people were ...

Ties between the military and the branches of government – and the use of military tribunals to try civilians – were a feature of life in Egypt in the latter half of the twentieth-century, including ...