At a cultural festival in the Egyptian city of Luxor, the spotlight was on tahtib, which is part sport and part traditional ...

Crocodiles loomed large in the world of the ancient Egyptians. The Nile teemed with the lurking reptiles, and farmers, who made up most of the population, encountered them on a daily basis. While ...

For 5,000 years scholars, generals, and mystics have been fascinated by the Egyptian pyramids. That obsession persists in the modern age. Today the Pyramids of Giza are surrounded by desert. But 4,600 ...

Dance drama Oriental Legend, inspired by a brocade relic, embarks on its first international tour, bringing its message of unity and peace to Canadian audiences. [Photo provided to China Daily] In the ...

Long before modern billionaires threw lavish parties at sea on their superyachts, the wealthy elite of ancient Egypt traversed the river Nile in luxury on their pleasure barges. Now, for the first ...

Underwater archaeologists announced Monday they had discovered the 2,000-year-old wreck of an ancient Egyptian pleasure boat off the coast of Alexandria. Divers found the vessel's hull, which was more ...

A lavish 6th‑century BC marriage contest in Sicyon, derailed by a drunken dance and Hippocleides’ famous “doesn’t care” phrase, ultimately united Agariste with Megacles and set the family line that ...