Brush the bottom and sides of a 7-by-11-inch baking dish with olive oil.

Our expert culinary travel guide to the best things to eat in Cairo—plus recipes for making many Egyptian classics you'll find in the city at home.

The origins of Egyptian mummification could go back 1,500 years earlier than previously thought, archaeologists report in the journal PLOS ONE.

A mummy buried in Southern Egypt more than 5,000 years ago has revealed its grisly secrets, shedding new light on prehistoric embalming practices.