Osama bin Laden has reportedly been killed, but his body is gone.
Amenhotep III reigned during a time when Egypt was at the height of its prosperity and cultural development.
A one-year jail sentence handed down Sunday seemed to put to an end Zahi Hawass’ career.
The border between Egypt and Israel is testing the ability of ancient deserts to survive through tough political times.
The artifacts were stolen when vandals and looters broke into the Cairo museum during the January revolution.
Following the revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak, a new unprecedented wave of looting and vandalism washed over Egypt.
The recent looting of Egyptian artifacts raises thorny cultural questions of preserving history.
Many physical and social factors influence the success of a protest.
The story of the looted artifacts at the Egyptian museum almost reads like a crime-fiction story.
Following the exit of Egypt's President Mubarak, the minister of antiquities reverses an earlier statement and reveals valuable objects were stolen during a recent break-in.