A political prisoner freed from an Egyptian prison and brought home to the Britain is facing strong criticism for tweets he made about 10 years ago.

CAIRO — A boat belonging to an Egyptian pharaoh was put on display Tuesday in the Grand Egyptian Museum’s exhibition hall while being reassembled in real time. The cedarwood boat, one of two that were found that belong to King Khufu, was pieced together starting Tuesday morning as dozens of visitors watched.

Known as the Colossi of Memnon, the statues of Amenhotep III both stand at more than 40 feet tall. Experts have been working for two decades to reassemble them

Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper says she and Sir Keir Starmer were unaware of Alaa Abd El Fattah's "abhorrent" historical tweets.

We walk you through the incestuous, murderous, and surprisingly relatable world of Egyptian deities at The Met.

Yale University researchers have found trace amounts of opium jars in an ancient Egyptian vessel, proving that opium use was widespread in the land of the pharaoh — including during the time of King Tutankhamun. The druggy study was published in the Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies.

The Egyptian Swimming Federation is facing major changes in the wake the death of a swimmer at the national under-12 championships in Cairo.

Sir Keir Starmer has been criticised for welcoming the arrival of Egyptian pro-democracy activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to the UK - after historical social media messages emerged showing the campaigner apparently calling for Zionists to be killed.