Near the ancient Pyramids of Giza, just outside Cairo, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is gearing up for a lavish opening on ...

The GEM will offer foreign and Egyptian visitors a unique opportunity to explore more than 5,000 years of ancient Egyptian history.” “The GEM is the largest archaeological museum complex in the world ...

Only moving to wipe the moisture off my heated brow in the searing Egyptian sun, I gazed open-mouthed as I stood in front of ...

As the spotlight beams on the Grand Egyptian Museum and its breathtaking opening, it’s easy to forget the thousands of people who worked tirelessly behind the scenes to make it happen. Not all heroes ...

Even the mightiest of Egyptian pharaohs could not outrun personal grief. Ramses II, a father to over 150 children, was forced to face the unthinkable: outliving many of his own sons. In a monumental ...

In the main hall of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Egypt’s Giza, stands the colossal statue of ancient Egyptian King Ramses II—one of the country’s most iconic monuments - welcoming visitors touring the ...

The U.S. adopted daylight saving time in 1918, but it has been inconsistently applied throughout history. The Sunshine Protection Act, which would make daylight saving time permanent, has been ...

The museum is home to more than 100,000 artefacts, including an 83-tonne statue of Ramses II ...

Egypt has inaugurated the Grand Egyptian Museum, the world's largest museum dedicated to a single ancient civilization and an ...

The 2025-26 college basketball season tips off Monday night, and North Carolina begins its campaign with a fresh start. North Carolina opens its s ...

Maynard Owen Williams was National Geographic's first foreign correspondent, and in 1923 he was on hand for an event the entire world was eagerly anticipating—the opening of King Tut's burial chamber.