Hundreds of visitors to the Egyptian city of Luxor woke up at dawn on Sunday to watch the sunrise line up with the axis of an ancient temple for the winter solstice.

Archaeologists recently unearthed an amazing trove of more than 1,500 intricate and colorful decorative stone blocks from Queen Hatshepsut’s valley temple near Luxor’s Deir al‑Bahari. The blocks date ...

Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany on Friday opened the newly-restored Opet Temple in Luxor, one of the few temples in Egypt to contain clear images of Egyptian royalty, providing a glimpse into ...

The newly restored colossus of King Ramses II at Luxor Temple has been placed in its original location according to the original layout of the Temple American Egyptologist Ray Johnson, a specialist at ...

LUXOR, Egypt – Residents are in a panic in this Egyptian city of monumental pharaonic temples and ancient tombs, fearing that a foiled terrorist attack outside the famed Karnak Temple will kill the ...

On Thursday evening, Governor of Luxor, Eng. Abdel Mottaleb Amara, and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, welcomed King Felipe VI of Spain and Queen Letizia. This visit is the first by ...

A man stands up in Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt November 23, 2018. (REUTERS) CAIRO, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- The first Chinese archeological mission in Egypt will start its excavation works on Sunday in ...

Plans are afoot for Luxor to bathe in the international spotlight, and hopefully attract large numbers of tourists, as the city prepares to recreate an ancient festival with a modern twist. Luxor is ...

A third attacker is in custody. Carved head of Ramesses II with obelisk base, colossal statue of Ramesses II, and first pylon in the background, Temple of Luxor, Thebes (UNESCO World Heritage Site, ...

Luxor is an attractive Egyptian town - with a wonderful view across the Nile to the pink cliffs of the Theban desert. Luxor Temple, with its 4,000 years of history, is right in the middle of town, and ...