The launch of the billion-dollar site sees fresh calls for the return of antiquities held in museums overseas.

The hotly anticipated new museum boasts some of the greatest treasures of antiquity. But there are some notable exceptions.

CAIRO -- Egypt's antiquities chief said Sunday he will formally demand the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from a Berlin museum after confirming it was sneaked out of Cairo ...

From the banks of the Nile to the grand halls of museums across Europe, Egypt’s ancient wonders continue to capture imaginations everywhere. Over time, many of these masterpieces have traveled far ...

Prominent Egyptologists argue that its establishment strengthens their demand for key Egyptian antiquities held in other ...

Egypt formally demanded the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti, saying it was sneaked out of the country illegally. Dating from the 14th century B.C., the 19-inch painted limestone ...

Archaeologists in Egypt have uncovered the remains of a "major" 3,400-year-old town dating to the New Kingdom that was possibly built by King Tutankhamun's father and later added to by Ramesses II, a ...

CAIRO(Reuters) - High-resolution scans suggest the tomb of Ancient Egypt's boy-king Tutankhamun contains passages to two hidden chambers, including what one British archaeologist believes is the last ...

The face of Queen Nefertiti, who may have been King Tutankhamun's biological mother, will be revealed on the Travel Channel's Expedition Unknown, which airs Wednesday night. The face is the result of ...

Neferneferuaten Nefertiti, whose name can be translated as “The Beautiful Woman has Come”, was a great queen of Ancient Egypt during its 18th – and perhaps its wealthiest – dynasty. After her husband ...

When Queen Nefertiti’s bust was revealed to the world in 1920’s, she caused a commotion in the fashion and beauty industry. “You would see hair salons, for example, in America have replicas of her ...