The Great Temple of Ramses II was rediscovered two hundred years ago, carved out of a mountain on the Niles’ banks. The structure is a shrine to the pharaoh and primeval Egyptian gods. In his day, ...

Sun aligned Tuesday morning on the statute of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple on a rare phenomenon that happens twice a year; on February 22 and October 22. In statements to MENA, Director ...

Right near the border with Sudan, there is perhaps one of the most famous temples in Egypt. To be precise, not one, but two temples were once lost in time and covered almost in their entirety by sand.

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. In August 1817 Italian engineer Giovanni Belzoni found a way to clear away the huge amounts of sand ...

ASWAN, Feb 22 (MENA) – The sun aligned on the statue of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple on Saturday morning in a rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs biannually — on 22 October and 22 ...

"The rock-cut temple of Ramesses II on the west bank of the nile at Abu Simbel is the greatest of the seven rock-cut temples which the king constructed in Nubia. The forecourt which fronted the temple ...

The sun rays once again penetrated the entrance of Aswan's iconic Abu Simbel Temple earlier on Tuesday in a captivating celestial phenomenon, illuminating the Ramses II statue and showcasing the ...