Underwater archaeologists have stumbled across the remains of a pleasure barge dating from the first half of the 1st century ...

Beneath the shifting waters of Alexandria's eastern harbor, on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, lie the drowned remnants of a once-splendid city—ports, palaces and temples swallowed by the sea. Submerged ...

The Lighthouse of Alexandria, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was a Greek engineering marvel that guided ships ...

A synagogue in Alexandria, Egypt, is set to reopen Friday following the completion of multi-million-dollar renovations of the almost two-century-old building, an Egyptian Antiquities Ministry official ...

In the 1200s, a Chinese official described Alexandria and its lighthouse in remarkable detail given the vast distance.

The residents of Agami outside Alexandria, once Egypt’s most-famous summer getaway, still have many stories to tell and memories to share “No one will tell you a story like its heroes. No one will ...

International commentators continue to look for causes of the sudden uprising that toppled longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February. Many underlying causes have been suggested, from ...

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ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Along Fouad Street, a Costa coffee shop near old buildings with Italian and French architecture reminds Egyptians that commercial ventures threaten to erase traces of ...

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt — A $2 million restoration of Egypt’s largest synagogue is the start of a government effort to keep alive the legacy of the Jewish community, whose members have largely left for ...