Picture a country where pharaohs once ruled, and billion-dollar smart cities rise from desert sands. Egypt isn’t just about ...

Whales are amazing creatures that have been swimming through the oceans for millions of years. What many people don’t realize ...

Sudanese troops are keeping watch over a band of kidnappers holed up in the desert after snatching a 19-member tour group in Egypt, but are not closing in on them, fearing any move could endanger the ...

A 3,500-year-old fortress from ancient Egypt has been discovered, featuring towers, zigzag walls, and ancient military ...

Constructed from stacked rocks and carved into remote mountainsides, the desert hermitages of Egypt and Sudan are barely perceptible in the arid landscape. They represent an often overlooked practice ...

Most foreign visitors to Egypt stick to the Nile Valley or the Red Sea coast, but that's to miss the bulk of this huge country – the deserts that stretch westwards from the river to the Libyan border.

Soldiers who died together in Egypt during World War II fighting in North Africa in what is seen as one of the most decisive battles of the war. (Photo courtesy Kathlyn Clore) It’s impossible to serve ...

Out in the desert beyond Cairo, where sand stretches to the horizon and oil refineries dot the landscape, Hello Kitty schmoozes with a sharpshooter and a penguin. Imperial stormtroopers guard a bank ...

Egyptian journalists wait for information about tourists who were injured Sunday while on a desert safari trip, in front of the Dar Al Fouad Hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. At least ...

A 2008 Google Earth search led to the discovery of Kamil crater, one of the best-preserved meteorite impact sites ever found. Earlier this year, a gritty, sand-blown expedition reached the site deep ...

A new gas discovery in Egypt’s Western Desert has added another timely boost to the country’s strained upstream portfolio ...

CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces hunting for militants in a remote area of the western desert mistakenly fired on a group of tourists on safari, killing at least 12 people, including two Mexican ...