Hidden beneath the sands of Egypt's Giza Plateau, three precisely engineered shafts have been rediscovered that may unlock access to a vast underground network whispered about by ancient Greek historians.

When most people picture Egyptian pyramids, they imagine gold treasures and mummy-filled chambers straight out of an adventure movie. The reality turns out to be far more bizarre. Archaeologists have uncovered everything from mysterious texts about cannibalism to the bones of animals that definitely shouldn’t have been there.

Egypt on Saturday held a glittering ceremony attended by world leaders to mark the long-awaited full opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum.

The Grand Egyptian Museum, decades in the making, hopes to show off a nation’s history on the biggest scale possible

The long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), the world’s largest archaeological museum complex dedicated to a single civilization, is set to officially open its doors on Saturday, 1 November, 2025,

Archaeologists have recently challenged the long-held belief that the Gunung Padang site in Indonesia is the world’s oldest pyramid, constructed 25,000 years ago. Instead, they propose that this site is a natural geological formation,

Egypt held the official inauguration of the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) near the Pyramids on Saturday, in a lavish ceremony with dancers and stars wearing colourful and golden pharaonic costumes.

The building, as big as Vatican City with a collection larger than the Louvre, has been in the making for over 30 years and is finally set to formally open in November, Maira Butt writes