The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long last, here’s a look inside.

On an Egyptian desert rock ridge west of Alexandria and between the Mediterranean sea and Lake Mariout is Kom el-Nugus, an ...

Passover began on Saturday and will conclude on Sunday, April 20. The week-long holiday celebrates the liberation of ...

Did Easter come from an ancient Greek festival? Scholars have long linked the customs involved in this celebration with pagan festivals ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was ...

A newly discovered settlement in the north-western Nile delta was built by the Egyptian New Kingdom perhaps 3500 years ago and included a temple dedicated to pharaoh Ramesses II ...

Thailand’s Songkran festival, famous for its massive water fights, offers the perfect mix of tradition and fun. Here’s what ...

The discovery shows the cultural interaction between the Maya of Tikal and Teotihuacan's elite between 300 and 500 A.D., ...

The four clay troughs were initially thought to have served as stands for gold-plated staffs. Now, a researcher has presented ...

During the festival of Passover, the story is told of the exodus of the ancient Israelites from Egypt in the 13th century BCE. The untold story is the second exodus and ultimate ethnic cleansing of ...

The eight-day festival of Passover is celebrated this year from sundown on Saturday evening, Apr. 12, until after nightfall on Sunday, Apr. 20, with its highlight, the festive “Seder” dinners on the ...

A rabbi reflects on the traditions and the importance of the Passover holiday, highlighting the fact that more Jews than before will come together to celebrate in the wake of increased ...