Nefertari was the beloved wife of Rameses II, and her extravagant tomb proves it. Its restored paintings tell an interesting ...

The Sebeiba festival, a 3,000-year-old tradition of the Tuareg people, takes center stage in Djanet, an Algerian oasis town ...

An ancient rock engraving in the Lower Nile Valley may offer a rare glimpse into the origin of Egyptian kings. The art panel ...

A rock art panel near Aswan, Egypt, may depict a rare example of an elite individual from the First Dynasty, shedding light on the formation of the ancient Egyptian state.

Dating back more than 4,500 years, the skeleton belonged to a middle-aged man who may have worked as a potter and likely ...

Vancouver’s former Army post provided a training ground for both Union and Confederate officers until the Civil War broke out in April 1861. At the start of the Civil War, some officers resigned and j ...

Newark, Cruiser, HereCONSTANTINOPLE, July 6. -- The Khedive of Egypt arrived here today and proceeded to visit the Sultan at the Yildiz Kiosk. View Full Article in Timesmachine » Give this ...

The Khedive of Egypt himself, squat, fat and bearded, came personally to Paris to call on Emperor Napoleon III and to invite the Empress to the party; Eugénie was pleased to accept. It was a ...

Due to the excessive debts policy of Khedive Ismail, Mieville wrote, Egypt was on the verge of total bankruptcy when he arrived in 1874.

Ismailïa: a Narrative of the Expedition to Central Africa for the suppression of the Slave Trade, organised by Ismael, Khedive of Egypt.

The idea was welcomed by Egypt’s khedive, Ismail Pasha, and the Suez Canal opened in 1869. Since then, it has become one of the most important maritime routes in the world.