Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bust of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt Nefertiti was an ancient Egyptian queen consort who was likely King Tut's stepmother and may have ...

The Egyptian queen Hatshepsut is a beloved figure in global history because she was a powerful female pharaoh, which was exceptionally rare. For 100 years, the popular theory held that, after her ...

Princess Fawzia of Egypt married Iran’s crown prince, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, in a royal wedding that united two powerful ...

This ancient queen of Palmyra conquered Egypt, captured Roman provinces, and nearly transformed her realm into an empire equal to Rome.

Archaeologists are one step closer to piecing together an ancient family tree after discovering the 4,500-year-old tomb of an unknown Egyptian queen named Khentakawess, AFP reported. The ...

The jewelry, inlaid with turquoise and lapis lazuli, belonged to Queen Hetepheres I. A bracelet (right) in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MFA 47.1700. The bracelet on the left is an electrotype ...

Scientists have discovered sealed jars of wine from 5,000 years ago in an Egyptian queen's tomb. The find, one of the oldest ever, was among the "grave goods" for Queen Meret-Neith in Abydos, from ...

Netflix on Wednesday finally released its polarizing “African Queens” docu-series “Queen Cleopatra,” which depicts the Egyptian ruler as Black. But Egypt has already launched counterprogramming plans ...