People wearing Halloween masks banged on a family’s door in Alexandria and said they would break in and kill the residents. Police investigated the case as an attempted burglary – and learned ...

Three people wearing Halloween masks banged on a family’s door in Alexandria in what initially seemed like a prank – and then said they would break in and kill the residents, the police chief said.

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

Hailstones covered the ground and battered seafront businesses during the storm in Egypt's Alexandria — Hazem GOUDA An unseasonal rainstorm battered the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Saturday, ...

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

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The Alexandria tram is history on rails. Since 1863, it has grown with the city, evolving from horse-drawn carriages to electric cars, and even rare double-decker carriages that few cities in the ...

Editor’s note (Oct. 27, 2025, 3:20 p.m. ET): Relatives of the victims are responsible and were filming a prank video, police said. Go here for an update. Three people wearing Halloween masks banged on ...