A solar eclipse in the year 2471 BC may have influenced architectural change in Egypt, challenging Pharaonic traditions.

Half a century after her death, Um Kalthoum's singular voice still echoes through busy streets in Egypt, across time-worn cafes in Iraq, and in millions of homes from Morocco to Oman.

Egypt's historic Tahrir Complex in Downtown Cairo will be transformed into a hotel under Marriott's ultra-luxurious brand.

According to Jordan Harrison’s museum piece of a play, we are long extinct by 2240. But the future has kept our Betamaxes.