Egypt News » Alexandria News Egypt » Alexandria: Egypt uncovers long-forgotten 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era city in latest western desert discovery
A well-preserved Byzantine-era residential city in the western desert is one of two major archaeological finds announced by Egypt on Saturday. The recent discoveries at the Dakhla Oasis and at the ...
News Egypt » Alexandria: Egypt unveils historic Alexandria synagogue after three-year renovation
ALEXANDRIA — Egypt unveiled Friday a newly renovated 14th-century synagogue in Alexandria as part of a push to market the country’s rich cultural heritage. The Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue, boasting green ...
News Egypt » Alexandria: Egypt uncovers lost city in one of two major archaeological finds
Egypt uncovers lost Byzantine-era city and ancient tombs in two major archaeological finds - Archaeologists also found four gold pieces placed inside the mouths of some of the deceased, known as ‘the ...
News Egypt » Alexandria: During Egypt Uprising, Alexandria Led The Way
International commentators continue to look for causes of the sudden uprising that toppled longtime Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in February. Many underlying causes have been suggested, from ...
News Egypt » Alexandria: Alexander, Alexandria, and a tribute to a great Egyptian city
Alexander the Great never saw the city he envisioned and had named after himself almost two and a half millennia ago. He was there to map it out, using grains of barley as the story goes, only to ...
News Egypt » Alexandria: The Greek voices of Alexandria
A government initiative inviting Egypt’s former Greek residents to reconnect with their roots in Alexandria has been shedding light on the Greek heritage of this cosmopolitan city Alexandria has ...
News Egypt » Alexandria: From Rome to Alexandria: Catholic Youth Jubilee Continues Its Mission in Egypt
The jubilee days opened with a celebratory Mass at St. Catherine’s Cathedral in Alexandria, presided over by Bishop Lurati and marked by the reception of the relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis. The August ...
News Egypt » Alexandria: Rising seas threaten Egypt's fabled port city of Alexandria
Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, which has survived invasions, fires and earthquakes since it was founded by Alexander the Great more than 2,000 years ago, now faces a new menace in the form of ...
News Egypt » Alexandria: Sudden hailstorm lashes Egypt's Alexandria
An unseasonal rainstorm battered the Egyptian city of Alexandria on Saturday, flooding roads and damaging seafront businesses in the latest bout of erratic weather to hit the region. Hailstones pelted ...