Egypt reopened on Saturday an ancient library that's filled with a treasure trove of centuries-old religious and historical manuscripts at St. Catherine Monastery in South Sinai. The ceremony at the ...

Only 7% of LAist readers currently donate to fund our journalism. Help raise that number, so our nonprofit newsroom stays strong in the face of federal cuts. Donate now. In Egypt, the legendary ...

Egypt’s Minister of Culture, Ahmed Fouad Hanno, on Thursday announced the launch of the A Library for Every Home initiative, ...

Egypt reopened on Saturday an ancient library which holds thousands of centuries-old religious and historical manuscripts at the famed St. Catherine Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site, in South ...

CAIRO – An Egyptian court has acquitted the founding director of the new Library of Alexandria, overturning a three-and-a-half year sentence on charges of squandering public funds. The state-run ...

It was 2,200 years ago when the Nile swallowed up the ancient Egyptian port city of Thonis-Heracleion. It was a cataclysmic event, much like the ancient city of Pompeii was buried in ash. But it was ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...